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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
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i didn't like this as much as the first Rob Bell book i read which was "Velvet Elvis" i didn't like the structure that much either. i guess i didnt feel as attached or the vibes either. i liked some of the stories he shared, and the view of heaven, earth and hell, but i think i'm going to take a break from Christain "guidebook" inspirationals for now
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I liked a lot of the ideas presented, but the writing and flow sometimes didn't feel very cohesive and would lose me.
overrated. Instead of being a book, the author should have written an essay based off of the last two chapters.
My husband finally won the battle to get me to read this book. While most of it I'd already heard from him, it does challenge and open discussions about long-held beliefs on heaven and hell.
Wow, people sure get riled up about not much sometimes. I wonder how many people who were outraged by this book actually read it. I enjoyed it, though I was also glad it wasn't any longer. Bell shares a refreshing vision. Some of the responses to this book are simplistic and sad. Many of them boil down to: "But this doesn't match with received tradition via ____." Right. 2000 years of changing, shifting, developing Christian theology (and that's leaving aside the various versions of the Bible that have come and gone)... and now we're done! Glad we don't have to think about any of *that* anymore, now that we've got theology exactly right at the exact moment when I am alive. Makes it easy to sharpen up the pitchforks for whoever wants to heretically keep the conversation going.
As is true in almost any scenario, there are nuggets if you choose to look for them. Not sure how I felt overall.
I want to read Francis Chan's response book.
I want to read Francis Chan's response book.