Universalism is the belief that all people will eventually find salvation—that is, heaven for everyone, hell for no one. It is definitely not taught in the New Testament, and the church at large has never accepted it. But many wishful–thinking people (including many Christians) are uncomfortable with the idea that anyone would suffer eternal torment, so there have been and probably always will be universalists. As an organized religion, Universalism began in America in the 1700s, with the first congregation