Hell bent : how the fear of hell holds Christians back from a spirituality of love

"There is a black hole at the center of Christian spirituality: the doctrine of hell. No matter how hard we try to believe in a loving God, the fear of eternal torment always lurks at the back of our minds, warping our sense of what love means. Worse still, many churches act as if the point of Christianity is not to follow Jesus but to secure a get-out-of-hell-free card -- and to "save" everyone you know by converting them to your religion. But d...