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A review by wackeracker
Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell
4.0
Wonderfully thought-provoking book about the nature of heaven and hell. Contrary to the criticism Bell received in conservative evangelical corners, Bell doesn't deny the existence of hell or propose universalism; rather, he rethinks the *nature* of hell -- what it really is, what it really means. He proposes a soteriological position he terms "exclusivism this side of inclusivism", a position I had already come to intuitively, though without the creative terminology. He also emphasizes how profoundly free we are as human beings, another position that is very important to my own personal theology.
In Love Wins, Bell calls us to a kind of Christianity that is much more invested in this life than the next by asserting that the Christian walk is one that actually extends heaven or hell to Earth by the way we choose to show up in our lives. His approach resonates with me A LOT; he merely found words to express many things that I already believed. 4.5 stars, with half a star knocked off for stylistic reasons. I appreciated what he was trying to do with his sort of choppy/hipster writing style, but over the course of an entire book it kinda got on my nerves a time or two. 5 stars on content, though. A must-read for believers and non-believers alike, especially if the idea of hell is what prevents you from seriously considering Christianity. There's more than one way to be a Christian.
In Love Wins, Bell calls us to a kind of Christianity that is much more invested in this life than the next by asserting that the Christian walk is one that actually extends heaven or hell to Earth by the way we choose to show up in our lives. His approach resonates with me A LOT; he merely found words to express many things that I already believed. 4.5 stars, with half a star knocked off for stylistic reasons. I appreciated what he was trying to do with his sort of choppy/hipster writing style, but over the course of an entire book it kinda got on my nerves a time or two. 5 stars on content, though. A must-read for believers and non-believers alike, especially if the idea of hell is what prevents you from seriously considering Christianity. There's more than one way to be a Christian.