

#2059
Mentioned in 18 episodes
Love Wins
A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
Book • 2012
In Love Wins, Rob Bell tackles one of the most contentious issues in faith – the nature of hell and the afterlife.
With a hopeful and insightful message, Bell argues that eternal life does not start after death but begins right now.
He challenges traditional views of hell, suggesting it is more often a self-created prison on earth rather than a literal lake of fire.
The book emphasizes that heaven is not just a future reward but something to be worked towards every day.
Bell's central thesis is that God's love is so profound that everyone who wants to spend eternity with God can and will, even if they find the right path after death.
With a hopeful and insightful message, Bell argues that eternal life does not start after death but begins right now.
He challenges traditional views of hell, suggesting it is more often a self-created prison on earth rather than a literal lake of fire.
The book emphasizes that heaven is not just a future reward but something to be worked towards every day.
Bell's central thesis is that God's love is so profound that everyone who wants to spend eternity with God can and will, even if they find the right path after death.
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Mentioned in 18 episodes
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as a book arguing against eternal punishment.

John Dickson

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147. On Hell
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as an ambiguous defense of universalism that was featured in a Time magazine cover story.


Trent Horn
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#1066 - The Biggest Heresy Destroying the Church
Mentioned as a case on the rocks and as a substantive due process case, specifically concerning same-sex marriage.

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All About Substantive Due Process
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, referencing Rob Bell's book "Love Wins."


Dave Stovall

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#284 An Ex-Progressive Christian Speaks out on Deconstruction and Evangelical Culture, with Dave Stovall
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as a book about hell that he loved and found helpful.

Will Small

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Brian Recker: Reframing Hell, Exchanging Fear for Love
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in discussion about his questioning of the doctrine of hell and its impact on the evangelical church.


Alisa Childers


Christopher Yuan

17 snips
#307 The False Teaching of Side B Ideology, with Christopher Yuan
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as an example of a book expressing universalist sentiments within the deconstruction movement.


Allie Beth Stuckey

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Ep 1186 | From Crunchy to Cultish: The Deconstruction of 'Rose Uncharted'
Mentioned by Oprah as a book Rob released that pondered taboo questions in traditional Christianity.

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Super Soul Special: Rob Bell: Let's Talk About God
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when referring to a time before Rob Bell's book 'Love Wins' was released.


Jason Clark

Jason Clark / Rethinking God with Tacos — Chapter One: What Is The Gospel?
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, stating that the evangelical movement wrote off Rob Bell after he released it.

Brian Recker

Deconstructing Hell: Brian Recker on Fear, Faith, and a Spirituality of Love
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in the context of evangelical reactions to his book on universalism.


Gavin Ortlund

Universalism in Church History is a Fascinating Story
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, it greatly impacted ![undefined]()

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Rob Bell

Derrick Day

#089: Quantum Reconstruction (HOTW: Rob Bell)
Mentioned by EDJ as a book that resonated with her deconstruction journey.

Where Does Deconstruction Go From Here?
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as a book that caused evangelicalism to be turned upside down.


Kyle Whitaker

William Paul Young & Brad Jersak: Judgment, Wrath, Hell, and the God Who Is Love
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, discussing the concept of hell and its implications.


Ryan Holiday

X Mayo

X Mayo on Discipline, Christianity, and Practicing Stoicism in Hollywood
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in the context of his spiritual journey and exploration of faith.


Pete Holmes

Pete Holmes: Comedy! Sex! God!
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as a controversial book by Rob Bell, sparking debate on universalism and hell.

Justin Brierley

Classic Replay: Three views on hell
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when discussing progressive views on heaven and hell.


Alisa Childers

The Sabbatical Series: The Gospel According to Progressive Christianity #3: Redemption and Restoration
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as a book that started a lot of conversation about universal salvation.


David Artman

Ep. 190 Winslow Parker - author of Hitler's Hell and Other Stories of Divine Justice
Mentioned as a book where Rob Bell suggests moving the dial more towards hope regarding universal restoration.

Ep. 194 Benjamin McNair Scott (author of A Hope in Hell) - Surveying the Scene Today (...or looking at the current state of Christian Universalism)



