Books
Recommended Books
Project members have found the following books helpful, it must be stressed that we don't support everything written in some of these, but it is often useful to study alternative positions:
Those listed in green we have found to be easy to read and a good introduction to the subject.
Those listed in brown are scholarly books that go into the subject in greater depth.
Books about Universal Reconciliation and refuting eternal conscious torment
A Larger Hope? Volume 1: Universal Salvation from Christian Beginnings to Julian of Norwich by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
All Shall Be Well: Explorations in Universal Salvation and Christian Theology, from Origen to Moltmann by Gregory MacDonald
All Things New: What Does the Bible Really Say About Hell? by Peter Hiett
Christian Universalism: God's Good News for All People by Eric Stetson
Christianity Without Insanity by Boyd Purcell
Deconstructing Hell edited by Chad Bahl
Destined for Joy by Alvin F. Kimel
Flames of Love: Hell and Universal Salvation by Heath Bradley
God's Final Victory: A Comparative Philosophical Case for Universalism by John Kronen
Grace Saves All: The Necessity of Christian Universalism by David Artman
Heaven's Doors: Wider Than You Ever Believed! by George W Sarris
Hell's Illusion: Exposing the Myth of Hell by Don Keathley
Hell? No!: Why You Can Be Certain There Is No Such Place As Hell by Rick Lannoye
Hell Yes / Hell No by John Reid Noe
Her Gates Will Never Be Shut by Bradley Jersak
Hope Beyond Hell by Gerry Beauchemin
Hope for All: Ten Reasons God's Love Prevails by Gerry Beauchemin
How Wide Are Heaven’s Doors? by George W Sarris
Inventing Hell: Dante, the Bible and Eternal Torment by Jon M. Sweeney
If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person by Philip Gulley
Jesus Undefeated by Keith Giles
Let's Talk About Hell by Kenneth Myers
Logical Answers To Life's Toughest Questions by Richard Goyette
Once Loved Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis by Andrew Hronich
Patristic Universalism: An Alternative to the Traditional View of Divine Judgement by David Burnfield
Raising Hell by Julie Ferwerda
Razing Hell: Rethinking Everything You've Been Taught about God's Wrath and Judgement by Sharon L. Baker
Spiritual Terrorism by Boyd Purcell
That ALL shall be SAVED by David Bentley Hart
The Evangelical Universalist: The Biblical Hope That God's Love Will Save Us All by Gregory MacDonald (Robin Parry)
The Inescapable Love of God by Thomas Talbott
The Triumph of Mercy: The Reconciliation of All through Jesus Christ by George Hurd
The Uncontrolling Love of God by Thomas Jay Oord
The One Purpose of God: An Answer to the Doctrine of Eternal Punishment by Jan Bonda
Universalism: The Prevailing Doctrine of the Church During it's First Five Hundred Years by J.W. Hanson
What Does the Bible Really Say About Hell? by Randy Klassen
Books about the character of God and why there is suffering
God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord
God Can’t Q&A by Thomas Jay Oord
God of the Possible by Gregory A. Boyd
God versus Evil by Richard Murray
Love Wins by Rob Bell
Pluriform Love by Thomas Jay Oord
The Box You Can Put God In by Randy J. Elstrott
The Elephant is Running by Bruce Epperly
The Experience of God by David Bentley Hart
The Mystery In You by Logan Barone
The Jesus Driven Life: Reconnecting Humanity With Jesus by Michael Hardin
The Shack by William Paul Young
Books about the overarching plan of God
All Set Free: How God is Revealed in Jesus and Why That is Really Good News by Matthew Distefano
Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Into the Abyss by Mo Thomas
Quantum Life: The Kingdom of God is Within You by Steve McVey
The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel
The God of Hope and the End of the World by John Polkinghorne
Books about the life of Jesus
The New Testament
The Case for a Christ by Lee Strobel
Who Moved The Stone? by Frank Morison
Books about living life
A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor's Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace by Brian Zahnd
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
How to be a Bad Christian: ... And a better human being by Dave Tomlinson
Leaning Forward: Finding Peace Beyond the Confines of Religion by Karl Forehand
Books about near-death experiences and the afterlife
Afterlife, The Whole Truth by Stephen Hawley Martin
Imagine Heaven by John Burke
The Map of Heaven: A neurosurgeon explores the mysteries of the afterlife and the truth about what lies beyond
by Dr Eben Alexander
Why Are We Here by Ian Todd
Love Above All Things Project Books
Two members of the project have produced the following books.
Hope for Everyone
Hope for Everyone uses a parable-like story to depict a possible future assuming the concepts of Progressing Reconciliation.
It follows four characters brought back to life and making their way in a different, but also reassuringly familiar, world. A soldier, a gangster, a slave and a western housewife find themselves on a journey they never expected to happen.
It is available to read and download without cost or obligation at https://www.hopeforeveryone.uk/
Emerging from the Rubble
‘Emerging from the Rubble’ charts the story of four resurrected people from different centuries being sent as a team to encourage hope and love in a post-apocalyptic community.
All infrastructure is gone and the surviving humans are starting again, almost from scratch.
Navigating relationships with tyrannical patriarchs, abused women, downtrodden men and perceived enemies, these four have much to teach and yet so much to learn.
This book aims to excite questions and conversation about a possible future for humankind based on a particular view of Christian eschatology and the biblical concept that God loves everyone.
It is available to read and download without cost or obligation here.
It is also available from any good bookseller.