The Gospel of Inclusion: Reaching Beyond Religious Fundamentalism to the True Love of God
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979168902 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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A book for all sane people to read and digest. I salute Bishop Pearson for having taken a bold step in the right direction. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence . The God Bishop Pearson is serving is a God of love, not judgment; a God of universalism, not sectarianism; a God of expansion, not control. It arrives to a generation whose fear of deception is often greater than its faith. He comes with the spirit of Elijah and the courage of John the Baptist and Paul the Apostle." -- Dr. Bishop Pearson has nailed a thesis to our church door and demanded reformation. It is intriguing, provocative, and hopeful, a surprising twist in our ancient faith story." -- John Shelby Spong, author of Why Christianity Must Change or Die and The Sins of Scripture"I love the spirit of Bishop Carlton P
By 1971 he was a student at Oral Roberts University, where he sang with the World Action Singers and appeared before 40 million people on Roberts' NBC special. Later, he was appointed to the Board of Regents at ORU and made bishop by the International Communion of Charismatic Churches. . His father and grandfather were ministers and at 5 years old, Carlton was preaching in the backyard with
Poignant powerful and impacting I used to watch Carlton Pearson on TBN over 20 years ago. He was funny and a great communicator. I was ecstatic when I found out that he and I have been on the same journey of discovering an inclusive and loving God. The fact that he walked away from such notoriety speaks volumes to me about the power of his conviction and revelation. I am impressed with the scholarship of the book, the . Five Stars I think I will have to read this book a second time once I've finished it.. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Wonderful book, wonderfully written! Very inspirational!
Weaving theology, biblical scholarship and cultural history, Pearson asserts that the dogma of Hell is nothing more than a device to control the faithful, that authoritarian religion is at the heart of the world's troubles, that God is not a Christian, but indeed belongs to all humankind.. Following a revelation, he began to preach that a loving God would not condemn most of the human race to burn in the fires of Hell for eternity. He stopped believing in Hell. Speak the name "Carlton Pearson" and you will get one of two reactions: "heretic" or "prophet." Pearson was a Christian mega-star, host of his own TV show, traveling in private jets to speak at evangelical Christian gatherings. He was Oral Roberts' beloved protege. He didn't have an affair. This book is the story of one man's turning his back on fifty-plus years of religious teachings and on a "family" of millions to preach a new truth-The Gospel of Inclusion. His church, Higher Dimensions, drew 5,000 people every Sunday. In this book, Pearson shows that all of God's children are already saved by the sacrifice of Christ-gays, Muslims, Jews, atheists, everyone. Then, Pearson watched everything he had built crumble due to scandal. Shocked, the Pentecostal community made him an outcast. He didn't embezzle church funds