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The article focuses on Universalism and the views of young Christian theologians. It mentions the book "That All Shall Be Saved" by David Bentley Hart, in which he has accused those who believe in an eternal hell with "moral imbecility." Hart found the two-thousand-year Christian tradition unbelievable and inhuman. It also cites scholar N. T. Wright, who has said that the Pauline texts do not support universalism.

The article discusses propositions of the Christian universalism and the nation. The first proposition describes Church as the agent of Christian universalism, by arguing that Christianity opposes any political project that pretends to a universal mission or dominion. According to the second proposition, fusing church with nation is not right, as America is a nation, not a church. Another proposition states that the Bible treats the nation as a fundamental element of the divine plan.

Examines the question of universalism on whether all of mankind will be saved from eternal damnation and its impact on the Christian tradition. Contention based on God's generosity; Reality of hell; Fate of Judas Iscariot; Demands of justice; Implications for Christian evangelization.

Asserts that true Christian universalism requires defending the unique role of Jesus Christ in salvation. Consequences of an exclusive religion; Concerns that adherence to universalism will offend other religions; Justification for the evangelization of non-Christians.

Ponders on the mediatorship of salvation by Jesus Christ. Denial of the possibility of salvation for non-Christians who do not before death explicitly profess faith in Christ by exclusivists; Conception of an ultimate aim of life by Buddhists and Christians; Challenge of avoiding to minimize the distinctive features of the major religious traditions through a well-intentioned universalism.

Discusses the reasons for Christians recommitment to a mission. Debate in various Christian communities concerning universalism; Information on the encyclical "Redemptoris Missio" by Pope John Paul II; Importance of the religious freedom and the rejection of the form of coercion to the Gospel.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Remembering John Hick" by Gavin D'Costa in the May 2012 issue, which discusses Christian views regarding universal salvation.