Personal Background
He was best known for his book The Fire That Consumes in which he argues for an annihilationist Biblical interpretation of Hell. He has been called “one of the foremost scholars on hell” by The Christian Post. He was also the subject of the 2012 independent film Hell and Mr. Fudge. Fudge’s other works on Hell include Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue, coauthored by traditionalist Robert A. Peterson, and Hell: A Final Word (The Surprising Truths I Found in the Bible)
Admissions and Certification
- US Supreme Court
- Texas State Bar
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- Texas Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Education
- A.A. - Florida College (1965)
- B.A. - Abilene Christian University (1967)
- M.A. - Abilene Christian University (1968)
- J.D. - University of Houston College of Law (1988)
Awards
- Christianity Today has called “The Fire That Consumes the standard reference on the subject."
- Christianity Today picked The Fire That Consumes as one of four volumes representing the "annihilationist" viewpoint on Hell in a 2000 topical bibliography.
Community and Professional Activities
- Houston Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Order of the Barons
