Peter Stanford

To hell with hell: Bart Ehrman debunks the Christian belief in perpetual torment

His take on the afterlife should certainly be balm to the 58 per cent of Americans still living in fear of a literal hell

Detail of the Last Judgement by Fra Angelico. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

    Bart Ehrman

    Oneworld, pp. 326, £20

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