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4.0
This book is my kind of approach to theology and spirituality. It is very conceptual and philosophical. It grapples with binaries, mysteries, and paradoxes. It prods critical thinking and questioning. If you are looking for easy, feel-good spiritual pablum, you won't find it. Not that there isn't a positive, exuberant, and even joyful Christian message there (it's there); but you have to dig deep and think hard to unpack and feel it. And for all that it is very persuasive and coherent, although I didn't find it completely convincing. It's a wonderful read for those who want a deeper, cerebral, philosophical explication of the transformative aspect of Christianity in human spirituality. I didn't give it five stars because I found it at times to be contradictory and maybe a bit too repetitive on certain points. But I love the inclusion of references to Dante, Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, and other cases in the development of his argument. As I said earlier, I am not completely convinced by his argument, and some of my fundamental questions remain about issues such as the power of God, the omniscience of God, the human condition in relation to the Divine will; but his book has, indeed, opened my eyes even more to these issues and has really given me a lot of thoughtful ideas to chew on. My own thoughts and doubts are clearer in my mind because of having read this, and this is great because it helps me to move forward in continuing to think more clearly about the issues it raises.
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