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alj24's review against another edition
3.0
A big ol' "meh" from me. It was too sexual and I didn't find the main character redeeming at all. Maybe if I paid more attention to the theology (or listened to my friends when they said it wasn't worth it), it would have been better.
cookingwithelsa's review
3.0
The Rev. Tom Marshfield doesn't understand the ministry as I do. It's interesting to read this reflection on ministry in the 1970's before the common understanding of professional boundaries. And yet, his mistakes are familiar to the failings of many ordained leaders today. What terrifies me is how he supports his actions through four sermons and journal reflections theologically. Barth supports his model of ministry while he abhors the doubt introduced by Tillich and others. This book leaves me wondering if a little bit of doubt in the ministry is actually a really good thing.
charlesdoddwhite's review
4.0
A strong book in Updike's Hawthorne trilogy, though it betrays its Nabakovian echoes a little too frequently. Still, recommended for verbal pyrotechnics and shrewd sense of humor.
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