# Eric Reitan / Limited Salvation and the Problem of Heavenly Grief

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Published: 2025-08-05T12:00:00+00:00
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THEMES: - the blessed & the lost/damned - infernalism, annihilationism, & universalism - heavenly grief - moral sanctification BIO: Eric Reitan is professor of philosophy at Oklahoma State University. He is the author of Is God a Delusion? A Reply to Religion’s Cultured Despisers (2009), The Triumph of Love: Same-Sex Marriage and the Christian Love Ethic (2017), and the novel So Eden Sank to Grief (2024). He is co-author (with John Kronen) of God’s Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism (2011). PODCAST LINKS: - Troubled Paradise (book): https://wipfandstock.com/9781666765335/troubled-paradise/ NEWSLETTER: Subscribe to our podcast newsletter and get ***40% OFF*** any Wipf and Stock book: http://eepurl.com/cMB8ML . (Be sure to check the box next to “Podcast Updates: The Theology Mill” before hitting Subscribe.) CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/category/podcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wipfandstockpublishers X/Twitter: https://x.com/TheologyMill *The Theology Mill and Wipf and Stock Publishers would like to thank Luca Di Alessandro for making their song “A Celestial Keyboard” available for use as the podcast’s transition music. Link to license: https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/ .

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