Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, And The Fate Of Every Person Who Ever Lived (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
Well, LOVE WINS is certainly the conversation starter that Rob intended. For me, it was a chance to see if the broader Christian community was actually discussing the doubts I have wrestled with for some time over the 'who is in and who is out' aspect of my fundamental Christian upbringing. How big is God's mercy? I would say pretty big, bigger than I can imagine. But, that doesn't fit with a lot of the crowd I associate with. Many of them dear friends.Yes, it was light reading. Bell overuses the free-form prose and poetry style. Makes effective use of white space, but man, is there a lot of white space. Still, it was nice to read between one cover most of those paradoxes of Scripture about God's love and judgement and heaven and hell. Made me realize at a minimum that there are a few other nut-cases out there who believe in BIG MERCY, that the love of Jesus can cover the entire scope of human sin. I've read other Rob Bell books and found them insightful, nuanced, and thought-provoking. Love Wins fits right into that same category. Due to the controversy it generated when it was first published I waited to read it myself and listened first to the critics. Love Wins generated accusations that Rob is teaching universalism at best and is a heretic at worst. I don't see what the uproar is about. Rob provokes us to think and asks good questions using sound logic, reason, and good history. He leaves it up to the reader to determine their view. I found it inspiring and didn't find much with which I would disagree. Thank you, Rob Bell, for using your intellect and reason to love God and not stale dogma and religion.
What do You think about Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, And The Fate Of Every Person Who Ever Lived (2011)?
Very interesting. It raises a lot of questions.
—psycoflow
