In some small circles within the broad Christian spectrum, there is a belief that some, not all, will be resurrected and raised to judgment, something called the doctrine of "Resurrectional Responsibility." In such a view, only those who knew about the Gospel and either accepted it or rejected it in this lifetime will be raised to judgment by God, with the rest of humanity remaining in the grave. The largest group that holds to such a view would be the Christadelphians, a group that I have discussed before on this blog, mainly on the issues of Christology and Satan/Demons.
To read John Thomas's defense of this doctrine, see his work Anastasis. To see attempted defenses thereof, the Wrested Scriptures Website (based on the book of the same name by Ron Abel) has a section on the topic of Resurrection.
There are, of course, an overwhelming body of biblical evidence refuting the concept that only the "responsible" will be resurrected (see my post defending universal resurrection). Raymond Flaircloth, a "biblical Unitarian" has a very good paper refuting the view that only the responsible will be resurrected:
Is the Resurrection to be Only of the "Responsible"?
He also has another good article refuting the Christadelphian view of "mortal emergence" (i.e., that the righteous dead will be initially raised mortal, not immortal):
The Faithful Dead Will Be Raised Immortal
To read John Thomas's defense of this doctrine, see his work Anastasis. To see attempted defenses thereof, the Wrested Scriptures Website (based on the book of the same name by Ron Abel) has a section on the topic of Resurrection.
There are, of course, an overwhelming body of biblical evidence refuting the concept that only the "responsible" will be resurrected (see my post defending universal resurrection). Raymond Flaircloth, a "biblical Unitarian" has a very good paper refuting the view that only the responsible will be resurrected:
Is the Resurrection to be Only of the "Responsible"?
He also has another good article refuting the Christadelphian view of "mortal emergence" (i.e., that the righteous dead will be initially raised mortal, not immortal):
The Faithful Dead Will Be Raised Immortal
