Eeuwig vuur: de hel is terug (met Arnold Huijgen) | Pauscast

Eternal fire. Torture. Demons: anyone who thinks of hell immediately conjures up all kinds of images. For centuries, hell was a terrifying vision of the afterlife for most people. Nowadays, that vision has faded into the background for most. That needs to change, says theologian Arnold Huijgen: we need hell. He discusses this in the Pauscast. In his new book *Inferno, the Discovery of Hell*, Huijgen casts a fresh light on one of the most loaded subjects in Christianity. He explains where our image of hell comes from, what Jesus actually says about it, and why we must learn to embrace hell anew. Sidekick and theologian Willien van Wieringen offers his thoughts on the question of how we can speak about hell today. Is hell a reality, a metaphor, or both? And what does it mean that, according to the Creed, Christ 'descended into hell'? Editors: Bas Roetman Technical and editing: Mark van Vliet Production: Eugenie van der Weerd 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more