kbelcher1992 's review for:

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne

2.0

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I both enjoyed this book and also was annoyed by it at various points throughout the book. While I would consider myself opposed to war, left-leaning and in a lot of ways agree with what was described in this book I also think that the author at times is entirely unrealistic. I could go into a big spiel on how I disagree with various aspects of the book but I don't think that is necessary. In general, I think a lot of the church at large could read this book and take a lot away from it. Consumerism is something that I think has ruined the church's reputation and I can agree with the author on that. We should be serving the poor more. However, I think the way to do that is probably where the author and I would diverge to some extent. Still, overall an interesting read. Definitely has been thought-provoking and I would recommend in general to a Christian audience.