Rob Bell's new book has been keeping bloggers up late. Here are some reviews of the book by people who have read it. Feel free to leave your comments below.
Tim Challies (Author, Book Editor)
http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/love-wins-a-review-of-rob-bells-new-book#
Kevin DeYoung (Pastor, Author)
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2011/03/14/rob-bell-love-wins-review/
Trevin Wax (Author, Book Reviewer) - this one is more about the evangelical reaction
http://trevinwax.com/2011/03/15/rob-bell-love-wins-taking-evangelicalisms-temperature/
Greg Boyd (Theologian, Pastor)
http://www.gregboyd.org/blog/rob-bell-is-not-a-universalist-and-i-actually-read-love-wins/
Richard Mouw (President of Fuller Theological Seminary)
http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?p=188
Ben Witherington (NT Scholar)
http://www.patheos.com/community/bibleandculture/2011/03/16/hell-no/
http://www.patheos.com/community/bibleandculture/2011/03/23/do-not-ask-for-whom-the-bell-tolls-a-chapter-by-chapter-review-of-love-wins/ (Witherington is writing a post for each chapter...this might be the most thorough review online. Be sure to read them all)
Darrel Bock (NT Scholar) (7 Part Series)
http://blogs.bible.org/bock/darrell_l._bock/rob_bell_on_heaven
Christianity Today (Book Review: Rob Bell's Bridge Too Far)
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/april/lovewins.html
CNN Talks about Zondervan's parting ways with Rob Bell
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/08/firestorm-over-bell-book-continues/
D.A. Carson (N.T. Scholar) (his thoughts from the Gospel Coalition Conference)
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/god-abounding-in-love-punishing-the-guilty
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http://tgc-audio.s3.amazonaws.com/2011-conference/sessioncarson_lovewins.mp3
Mark Driscoll (Pastor, Author)
http://theresurgence.com/2011/03/14/to-hell-with-hell
Scot McKnight's article in Relevant Magazine
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/church/features/24878-universalism-and-the-doctrine-of-rob-bell
John Byron (NT Scholar) (5 Part Series)
http://thebiblicalworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/love-wins-my-thoughts-on-attempt-at.html
Al Mohler (President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) (2 Part Series)
http://www.albertmohler.com/2011/03/08/doing-away-with-hell-part-one/
Timothy Tennent (President of Asbury Theological Seminary)(4 Part Series)
http://timothytennent.com/2011/03/love-wins-part-one-why-rob-bell-needs-to-return-to-seminary%E2%80%A6-and-bring-along-quite-a-few-contemporary-evangelical-pastors/
Scot McKnight (NT Scholar) (9 Part Series)
http://www.patheos.com/community/jesuscreed/2011/04/01/exploring-love-wins-1/
Michael Horton (Theologian) (9 Part Series)
http://wscal.edu/blog/entry/bells-hell-a-review-by-michael-horton-part-1
Micahel Bird (NT Scholar and Blogger) (5 part series so far)
http://euangelizomai.blogspot.com/2011/03/ok.html
To be honest I'm torn. I have a desire to read the book to be able to discuss the content. At the same time I also feel the same amount of Rob-bell-discussion overload that I feel after my monthly middle school girls sleepover. I just can't take one more discussion about Rob Bell or Justin Bieber.
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Ben Witherington's review of chapter 6 is outstanding.
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