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There has been a fair bit of discussion of universalism lately, since Rob Bell\u2019s new book was announced. A couple of posts today seemed worth sharing. Richard Beck argues that universalism is more Biblical<\/a>, and David Congon continues a review\/conversation<\/a>. On a somewhat related note, Thom Stark reposted a piece on theodicy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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