Reviews - Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature

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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature

Peter Scazzero

4.18 AVERAGE

jessimoore's review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

bethanybeyondthejordan's review against another edition

5.0

This may be he single most helpful book I've read this year in growing in Jesus. The key theme that has begun revolutionizing my thinking is the author's own assertion that, "Even years after becoming a Christian, I realized my life and choices were reflecting more my family of origin than Jesus' work in me."

This isn't a quick, easy, painless read, but a convicting examination, the beginning of a potentially arduous emotional journey in which I ask the Lord to identify those places in me where my actions and words don't align with biblical truths.

Recommended reading for every believer with a desire to grow closer to Jesus.

j_greer's review against another edition

2.0

there's a thin balance between self-help and biblically-based advice. and it's an increasingly widening tightrope that Christian authors continue to toe. Scazzero joins the crowd and then sprints ahead of the pack.

it's evident from the book's beginning - there's a cavernous imbalance between quoting mystics, saints, pastors and quoting the Bible - and the final tally is not in the Apostle Paul's favor. beyond this, the 'must pay for the workbook' scheme is a little too money/bestselling author-y for my taste.

that said, there are a handful of helpful exercises and practices for both the infant and the seasoned christian. it's disheartening to find so little biblical evidence in the book's foundational elements. to add insult to injury, nearly all biblical examples are male-centered and leave very little room for female perspectives (not to mention Scazzero's anecdotes and biographical accounts).

i would recommend this read only on specific bases in established friendships and relationships - not as a widespread stamp of approval. a read to be walked through and talked through - above all with an open Bible and journal next its reader.

nikkitadcomeau's review against another edition

3.25

challenging informative slow-paced

jmchivers's review against another edition

3.0

This was a decent read. I found some aspects and tips really helpful, but much of it I had heard before. If you are looking for something to help guide you on your spiritual journey in a healthy way, I would suggest this book.