Category: Rob Bell

Rob Bell punches back against claims of heresy

Saturday March 19, 2011 RNB's Religion News Blog, Rob Bell

Rob Bell Bell says he was surprised by the controversy around his book. Critics said he was preaching universalism, a theology that suggests everyone goes to heaven and hell is empty.

“I’m not a universalist. So that’s just not true.”

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New York Times on the Rob Bell controversy

Saturday March 5, 2011 Christianity, RNB's Religion News Blog, Rob Bell

While sliding close to what critics consider the heresy of “universalism” — that all humans will eventually be saved — Rob Bell never uses the term in his book.

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Upcoming book by Rob Bell ignites debate over Universalism

Friday March 4, 2011 Christianity, RNB's Religion News Blog, Rob Bell

Mars Hill pastor Rob Bell — one of the leaders in the supposedly leaderless Emerging Church movement — has become the subject of a heated online debate regarding his forthcoming book “Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived.”

The discussion erupted on Twitter and many Christian blogs after Justin Taylor, vice president of editorial at Crossway, published a blog post titled “Rob Bell: Universalist?”

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