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A review by brenticus
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution by Rainn Wilson
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
2.0
This was a decent overview of spiritual concepts common among many religions and other belief systems. The core thesis, that we need a global
I'm not sure I like the approach; Wilson leans heavily on commonalities between different belief systems to establish his ideal religion and his spiritual revolution, but doesn't necessarily talk a lot about why some of these commonalities exist or why we should keep them around. Altogether it felt like he did a lot of research, thought a lot about what's missing as society moves away from organized religion, and then suggested we bring those things back.
There isn't a lot of depth to the book, but it also doesn't feel actionable enough to group in with the usual self-help stuff. It's a weird read with some interesting info and some interesting insights but without really feeling like there's a solid foundation to any of it.
I'm not sure I like the approach; Wilson leans heavily on commonalities between different belief systems to establish his ideal religion and his spiritual revolution, but doesn't necessarily talk a lot about why some of these commonalities exist or why we should keep them around. Altogether it felt like he did a lot of research, thought a lot about what's missing as society moves away from organized religion, and then suggested we bring those things back.
There isn't a lot of depth to the book, but it also doesn't feel actionable enough to group in with the usual self-help stuff. It's a weird read with some interesting info and some interesting insights but without really feeling like there's a solid foundation to any of it.