A review by lmwanak
Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols by Madeleine L'Engle, Madeleine L'Engle

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective

3.0

 The only reason I got the book was that someone in the Almost Heretical FB group posted a quote from her Bible chapter. That said, I was simultaneously comforted and annoyed by her words. Half the time, her questions drove me crazy. “Why this happen? Why that? Why?” It had a very liberal-white-woman feel to it, and a good chunk of the time, I found myself wondering what she would make of today’s climate. 

At the same time, there were points in the book that made me think, and even agree. Her view of the Bible was very much not the evangelical inerrancy. And she is strongly of the opinion that the Bible is written by people and she has feelings that the Old Testament God is not the God she follows in love (which was shown through Jesus). Overall, I wasn’t in a good space to appreciate all of her words. I want to read it again when I’m in a better place (and over ebook so I can annotate it better).