A well-known podcaster recently brought the topic of hell to the forefront by advocating for annihilationism or conditionalism, the belief that the soul of the nonbeliever ceases to exist at the final judgment. A stir of responses followed! The doctrine of hell has always been a controversial one. The traditional view of hell as eternal conscious torment has so often been accused of being cruel, and even dare I say, unjust? Add to this medieval depictions of souls in agony burning forever in literal fire and it's a topic to offend even a passive skeptic. It may be helpful to consider the Bible’s teaching on hell again, with some help from C. S. Lewis.