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Why the Christian idea of hell no longer persuades people to care for the poor

  • Written by Meghan Henning, Assistant Professor of Christian Origins, University of Dayton
What was behind early depictions of hell?Erica Zabowski/Flickr.com, CC BY-ND

It’s that time of the year when hell is used as a common theme for entertainment and hell-themed haunted houses and horror moviespop up all over the country.

Although many of us now associate hell with Christianity, the idea of an afterlife existed much earlier....

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