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October 2014

October 06, 2014

We didn’t fall from Eden–we are slowly but surely crawling out of hell

"A loathing of modernity is one of the great constants of contemporary social criticism." So...

February 2014

February 04, 2014

The best of all possible stories — can it be true?

That's the title of the paper I'll be delivering at Trinity Western University's Hell and...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

52-minute version of “Hellbound?” now available

Good things come in small packages, or in this case, shorter packages. (Yikes, there's no...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

“Where” would we be without hell?

Better ask Designer Jonathan Hull, who created a map of America's most hellishly named places,...

October 28, 2013

Live video chat on Halloween

I'll be talking to the Raven Foundation about hell, Halloween and all sort of other...

September 2013

September 10, 2013

Inside the Evangelical Bunker

Parodies of this scene with Hitler never get old for me. I like everything about...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

The best book on hell I’ve ever read

It's called God's Final Victory: A Comparable Philosophical Case for Universalism by John Kronen and...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Offensive? Inflammatory? Incredibly wrong? All of the above?

No, I'm not talking about my new cologne. I'm talking about this image, which I...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

The “Hellbound?” store is officially open for DVD pre-orders!

The film is available in DVD and Blu-ray. Special features include interview outtakes, director's commentary,...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

“Hellbound?” to screen at Colloquium on Violence and Religion

Today it was officially announced that Hellbound? will screen at the annual Colloquium on Violence...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Thomas Merton on “blood-drinking gods”

Strong hate, the hate that takes joy in hating, is strong because it does not...

February 20, 2013

Guest post: Why Hitler will (not) be in heaven

Today we have a guest post by Rev. Heath Bradley, who is an ordained elder...

February 12, 2013

Storming the four fortresses of hell – part 3

First it was freedom. Then truth. Now justice. In each case I'm looking at the...

February 04, 2013

Storming the four fortresses of hell – part 2

Last week I began my assault on what I'm calling the four fortresses of hell,...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Storming the four fortresses of hell – part 1

Last week I closed my cheat sheet on hell by listing three "fortresses" on which...

January 24, 2013

A cheat sheet on hell

Lately I've had to do a number of interviews and Q&A sessions relating to Hellbound?,...

January 10, 2013

Watch “What the hell?” on Huff Post Live

I just finished a segment on Huff Post Live called "What the Hell?" where I...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Do you have faith, or merely fear?

If our faith is primarily a mantra to drive away punishment, our faith isn’t really...

September 25, 2012

Hell: The ultimate reality distortion field

Over the past two years, I’ve traveled across North America and beyond filming and promoting...

September 18, 2012

Hell is far from an abstract theological discussion

A couple of years ago you would have had a hard time convincing me to...

September 10, 2012

Peter Kreeft on hell–a “Hellbound?” outtake

Catholic apologist Peter Kreeft on hell from Kevin Miller on Vimeo.

September 06, 2012

If the gospel is true, why use fear to compel belief?

I don't recall Einstein ever threatening people that they would burn in hell if they...

September 04, 2012

Why I’d rather seek truth than defend an idea

When you make a movie about hell (especially if it has a question mark at...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Talking to Christians About Hell–It’s Harder Than You think

Anyone who thinks filmmaking is glamorous should try making a documentary sometime. Better yet, try...

August 26, 2012

Is God violent? Brian McLaren weighs in

In light of my recent blog posts addressing what I see as significant problems inherent...

August 25, 2012

The Dark Knight’s Delusion

It's not often that you'll find me sitting in church these days. Due to my...

August 24, 2012

Is Universalism the new Annihilationism?

Thanks to a prod from Graham Ware, I'm currently reading Clark. H. Pinnock's excellent essay...

August 23, 2012

Why we need the language of hell

James Eagan Holmes allegedly slaughters 12 people at a movie theater in Colorado. Survivor Stephanie...

August 22, 2012

“Hellbound?” footage sneak peek: Greg Boyd on reframing hell

Most bonus features are released on a film's DVD. However, I've decided to post this...