Christianity Without Hell: A Conversation with Brian Recker

About this episode

The episode explores how the doctrine of hell impacts belief and behavior in Christianity, featuring a conversation with Brian Recker about his journey and insights on love-based spirituality.

What if one of Christianity's core teachings is actually holding people back from love? In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles , Emily and Robert Perry sit down with Brian Recker, author of Hell Bent , to explore how the doctrine of hell shapes belief, behavior, and our image of God—and why it undermines a truly love-based spirituality. Brian shares his journey from a fundamentalist upbringing to becoming an evangelical pastor to ultimately questioning the fear-based theology he once preached. Together, they discuss the lingering impact of early religious conditioning, the hidden role hell still plays in modern Christianity, and what it could look like to rebuild the Christian story on a foundation of love. ___________________________ Since 1993, our purpose has been to help with both the theory and practical application of A Course in Miracles . We are the publisher of the Complete and Annotated Edition of the Course (known as the "CE"), which is available as a revised hardcover* , ebook* , and via Audible . Our work grows out of our commitment to be as faithful as possible to what A Course in Miracles says, years of dedication to walking this path ourselves, and a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily, Robert Perry

Guest: Brian Recker

Topics covered

• Christianity
• doctrine of hell
• love-based spirituality
• religious conditioning
• evangelical theology

Keywords

• Christianity
• hell
• love
• spirituality
• evangelical
• theology
• religious conditioning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Circle of Atonement

Books & works: Hell Bent

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