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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers-Corporate Brands (Sep 15 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0785263713
ISBN-13: 978-0785263715
Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 14 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 137 g

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Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, serves as campus ministry leader at Reed College. His writing voice is casual and somewhat eccentric, while his theories—largely derived from experience rather than extensive study—are at times brilliant, at times questionable and rarely supported by outside sources. The book covers a great deal of territory: Miller's walking away from God as a teenager and returning to his faith; the competitive nature of human relationships, painfully demonstrated through junior high memories; the meaning of morality and religion; the essence of true Christianity. But Miller's main theme is dissatisfaction with the way Christianity is taught and practiced. He says the religion ought not to be presented as a formula, its tenets broken down into bullet points to fit modern Western thought patterns. At its heart, Miller argues, Christianity is relationship. Interested people should be presented with biblical stories rather than steps to salvation. Miller also believes that many Christians behave correctly but their actions lack meaning: "The tough thing about Christian spirituality is, you have to mean things. You can't just go through the motions or act religious for the wrong reasons... this thing is a thing of the heart." However, Miller offers only faint suggestions to replace the formulaic or systematic approach to faith that he denounces.
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In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful careers, satisfying religious systems, status, and escape. Miller reveals how the inability to find redemption leads to chaotic relationships, self-hatred, the accumulation of meaningless material possessions, and a lack of inner peace. Readers will learn to identify in themselves and within others the universal desire for redemption. They will discover that the gospel of Jesus is the only way to find meaning in life and true redemption. Mature believers as well as seekers and new Christians will find themselves identifying with the narrative journey unfolded in the book, which is simply the pursuit of redemption.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Searching for a great book? Look no further!, Sep 17 2009

By	James Fretz "LeafersRule" (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Donald Miller once again writes creative, deep thinking about the Christian faith. His writing style is unique, the book follows a similar pattern with Blue Like Jazz. Donald explains that faith is not meant to be formulatic. That love is important, and his chapter on morality is a thinker.

This is worth a read, and if you really like Miller you should buy the 3 in 1 book with this, blue like jazz and thourgh painted deserts.

With his new book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years being released in a few short weeks, this is worth a part of the collection.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Heavy on theology, but an interesting read, Mar 10 2009

By	Braden Murray (Fredericton, NB) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a little bit biased, I suppose, because I like Donald Miller and I've enjoyed a few of his other books before this one. For people looking for "Blue Like Jazz 2" look somewhere else. This can get into some fairly heavy theology and is written to believers. This book is filled with scriptural references and Miller makes good use of "The Message", which I enjoyed greatly.

Like I said before, this is not "Blue Like Jazz 2", and the book is often light on the personal narrative that Miller is so popular for. That being said, Miller brings an interesting perspective to the Gospel, making the arguement that the Bible is a story of relationship with God, rather than a list of rules or a how-to guide.

Overall I would recommend this book to Miller fans, but would suggest that you pick up "Blue Like Jazz" and read that before you dig into this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Donald Miller is a gentleman, Sep 17 2007

By	Tyler - See all my reviews

Donald Miller is long-winded. What he has said in this book has been said before and more concisely, without the intentional provocations of the Religious Right (comparing God to Jimmy Carter) and broad-stream evangelicalism (comparing Adam to Charles Darwin). Although I agree with what Donald Miller is saying, I wouldn't have made the decisions he has made, nor said it the way he has phrased it. That said, the man is a gentleman and orthodox. If you liked this book, I would reccomend to you Watchman Nee's "Christ the Sum of All Spiritual Things." It's under $4 on Amazon.ca and very short, but it will take you weeks to read, because every paragraph forces you to pause, pray and reflect for quite some time before you can continue with good conscience.

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