Bishop Carlton Pearson speaks at a news conference accompanied by other clergy members, April 4, 2013, in Chicago. Once one of the best known preachers in the nation, Bishop Pearson underwent a cataclysmic theological shift that altered the course of his life.
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Send-offs show Carlton Pearson’s split legacy spurred by his inclusive beliefs, rejection of hell
Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once one of the best known preachers in the nation.