My take on the discussion/debate of universalism centres on the dogmatic belief by universalists that everyone will be saved, as opposed to the belief that salvation is offered to all but only God knows if everyone will repent and accept salvation.
I assume that for Christians, the purpose of the faith in Christ, the begotten Son of God, is the salvation of humanity from sin into eternal life in God the Father. This is shown in the life, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Christianity offers the means by which humanity progresses (or reaches its destiny) into human beings who are like Christ. Human beings may progress from our present state (symbolised by the first Adam) into that revealed by the actions and teachings of Christ (the final Adam). This thesis would require a careful review of human attributes as they are now, and the attributes (ultimate) of Christ. Overall, it is not what I sometimes regard as a Miltonian view of Christ outwitting or ‘beating’ the Devil, nor a Dantean view of a cosmological order into which people ‘fit’ or ‘act’ so as to aspire to an end result that accords to a human ideal of good and evil that ultimately actualises into a hell for the wicked, a heaven for the blessed, and a purgatory for those ‘in between’.
Is it fair to assume that universalists have a different view of salvation?
It seems to me that for those who may not consider themselves Christians, the debate is more on matters of theodicy (evil in the world, punishment etc.)
The discussion may be productive if it is focussed on the differences in the belief with universalists amongst Christians.