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A review by adamrshields
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne
4.0
I read this as an audio book and think that is the way that you should read all of Shane Claiborne and Rob Bell's works. They are both so conversational that their writing doesn't always flow right if it is not read by the author.
Many people will not like or agree with what Shane says or does, but I think that there are very few that are actually trying to live a radical Christianity like Shane is. I put him in the category of St Francis of Assisi. Many people thought he was nuts too but he did more for the long term health of the church than almost any other human. Shane will not have the kind of impact, but that doesn't keep him from trying.
Also, after reading several other's reviews I think that the main issue that people seem to have is with his economics. People keep charging that he is forcing people to redistribute money to the poor. He is not, he is suggesting that we give it away and by definition, giving it away is not forcing. You may be shamed that you are not giving, so give when you prefer not to, but that is not being forced either. One reviewer actually compared him to Stalin. But I should just ignore that.
Many people will not like or agree with what Shane says or does, but I think that there are very few that are actually trying to live a radical Christianity like Shane is. I put him in the category of St Francis of Assisi. Many people thought he was nuts too but he did more for the long term health of the church than almost any other human. Shane will not have the kind of impact, but that doesn't keep him from trying.
Also, after reading several other's reviews I think that the main issue that people seem to have is with his economics. People keep charging that he is forcing people to redistribute money to the poor. He is not, he is suggesting that we give it away and by definition, giving it away is not forcing. You may be shamed that you are not giving, so give when you prefer not to, but that is not being forced either. One reviewer actually compared him to Stalin. But I should just ignore that.