Zondervan Brings Rob Bell to the App World

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) A film series founded by megachurch pastor and author Rob Bell is finding new life as a smartphone app. The series, called NOOMA, has sold more than 2 million copies, and is now available for Apple and Android platforms. “We feel like apps...

More Questions, Fewer Answers, on the Afterlife

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) For millennia, people have been trying to imagine what happens after death. Is there an afterlife, a heaven? Who gets in? And what happens to those who don’t? Books trying to provide answers to these age-old questions continue to be...

Debating Hell While Ignoring It Here on Earth

Belief in an afterlife – and the summary belief that eternity can be one of either eternal reward or punishment – is inextricably linked to historic expressions of Christianity. And as you also might have heard, rejection of the doctrine of eternal punishment – hell –...

Innovative Film Series Gets Christian Distributor

A major Christian communications company has picked up a new line of short films for distribution. Zondervan, a leader in Bible publishing and Christian resources, began distributing NOOMA, a series of 10 short films about Christian perspectives, in April. The 10...