Did you know that most seminaries don't even teach courses on Heaven any more? That is what John Blake writes on CNN's religion blog. Just about the only time we hear about Heaven is when we go to a funeral.
Blake writes about Rob Bell, an evangelist who was forced to resign after he wrote a book in which he asserted that it is not only Christians who go to Heaven.
Do we really have to turn to Beyonce for inspiration?
Blake writes,
The church eventually stopped talking about heaven, though, for a variety of reasons: the rise of science; the emergence of the Social Gospel, a theology that encouraged churches to create heaven on Earth by fighting for social justice; and the growing affluence of Americans. (After all, who needs heaven when you have a flat-screen TV, a smartphone and endless diversions?)Hat tip Ann Althouse
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