THE OLD FORTS TAKEN, Five Lectures, On Endless Punishment and Future Life. By Rev. A. A. Miner, D. D.,
Universalist Publishing House, Boston, 1878.
 
Religion
 
Alonzo Ames Miner (1814–1895) was a Universalist minister. He was the second president of Tufts University.
 
The fundamental idea of Christian Universalism is universal reconciliation – that all humans will eventually receive salvation. They will eventually enter God's kingdom in Heaven, through the grace and works of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christian Universalism teaches that an eternal Hell does not exist, and that it was not what Jesus had taught. They point to historical evidence showing that some early fathers of the church were universalists, and attribute the origin of the idea of hell as eternal to mistranslation, as well as many Bible verses, to argue that historically the concept of eternal hell is not supported either in Judaism or early Christianity.
 
Dark green with gilt title to spine and front. Secure binding with scattered pencil underlining and original cursive gift inscription at the front endpaper (dated 1881). Paper left at the rear inside cover caused a darkening of the page. 7 x 4-3/4 with 134 pages. Scarce Universalism book!