universal restoration
religion
Also known as: apokatastasis panton
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Christian doctrine and dogma
- In Christianity: Fellow humans as the present Christ
…teaching of universal reconciliation (apokatastasis pantōn) has struck against opposition in all Christian confessions. This is connected with the fact that such a universalistic view easily leads to a disposition that regards redemption as a kind of natural process that no one can evade. Such an orientation can lead…
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early Unitarian Universalist thought
- In Unitarianism and Universalism: Early Universalism
…was correct in affirming a universal restoration (the ultimate reconciliation to God of all human beings, the Devil, and his angels), Petersen gave her views scriptural foundations in his Mystery of the Restitution of All Things (1700–10), which included The Everlasting Gospel, a restorationist treatise by George Klein-Nicolai published under…
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