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July 29 - Universalist Rob Bell Jumps on Mysticism Bandwagon

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Hipster preacher Rob Bell is mashing up quantum physics, Jewish Kabbalah and Catholic mysticism to explain humanity's future evolution.  In his 30-city "Everything is Spiritual" tour, the former megachurch pastor and short-lived Oprah Winfrey Network talk-show host delivers a two-hour monologue aimed at a millennial generation less interested in sin and judgment and more attuned to science and cosmic connections.
 
"A bunch of the old stories that we used to rely on just aren't working anymore," Bell told a crowd of almost 500 during a tour stop in Durham. "I want to take a stab at a new story."
 
Wearing a gray denim jacket, a white collared shirt, chinos and ankle boots, Bell used only one visual aid: a large dry-erase board in the shape of a long, skinny triangle. In the far left corner he drew a small black dot representing the Big Bang. Moving to the right, as the universe expanded over the course of his talk, he sketched milestones of evolution over 13.8 billion years.

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