by alecto » March 14th, 2006, 5:50 pm
There are too many definitions of "Universalist", I think, Jo. Are we talking about the ones who believe God can and will save people of good will (like Emeth in The Last Battle) even though they explicitely deny Christ, are we talking about the ones who believe other faiths like Hinduism are actually different versions of the Truth filtered through other cultures, or are we talking about the ones who believe all people will be saved in the end, even Satan? I'm sure there's some I'm missing, too.
As for the question of denying God, I don't think many people would. It's just that in common practice, one person's accepting God may look like another person's disbelief, because of the different faiths out there. And of course, there's also Matthew 25:34-46, which makes clear that simply saying "I believe" is not enough anyway.
Sentio ergo est.