Rev Carlton D Pearson on The Pathways of an Inclusive God

Carlton Pearson has made a choice to move away from the exclusiveness of the religious traditions he was raised in to embrace a more affirming, welcoming and inclusive approach to faith. He has chosen to tell the world that the love of the Ultimate Reality we like to call God, is absolute, complete and all-inclusive. His message boldly declares that God wants and indeed equals relationships with all of humanity: Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Gays, the spiritual unresolved and any other groups which have been considered “unfit” and unacceptable or have been marginalized by the Christian church at large. Furthermore, Pearson, through both scriptural re-interpretation and heartfelt conviction, is absolutely convinced that God is not sending people to a customized torture chamber called Hell, nor does such a place exist except in an unregenerated or unenlightened mind and imagination. He believes that institutionalized religion has misinterpreted and misrepresented the Infinite Intelligence called God, causing destructive and counter-productive fear and paranoia. Pearson believes that fundamentalism in any religion is the greatest and most pronounced and organized threat to peace on earth and good will towards all of humanity. More recently, he has been given a mandate to proclaim the “Gospel of Inclusion” and has written a widely acclaimed book by that name. The book confronts the Christian church’s exclusivism as being inconsistent with the teachings of Jesus and that it is more important what Jesus said about God than what the church says about Jesus. He has appeared on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley, The Edge with Paula Zahn and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, NBC Dateline, ABC’s Nightline, 20/20 and a number of other television, radio and print media outlets. Bishop Pearson was recognized as one of America’s 10 Most Influential Black Ministers by Gospel Today and Belief.net. He has received several honorary doctoral degrees.