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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Yancey's best,
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This review is from: Soul Survivor: Why I am Still a Christian (Hardcover)
This book is something of an enigma to me. The latter chapters seem to be more about the process of writing than about surviving. Yancey is at his best early in the book in the chapter Dr. King and his effect on Yancey's faith, the chapter on Dostoeyevski and Tolstoy, and the chapter on Ghandi. By the way,I don't think Yancey is endorsing Ghandi's ultimate rejection of Christianity; rather I think that the power of this chapter is in showing how the gospel message can reach through and influence a non-Christian like Ghandi. I also think it makes a point about how Christians who preach mercy, grace and love, but live judgementally, can cause a person who comes close to the kingdom to turn away. It is interesting that some reviewers see the book as being anti-Evangelical, but nowhere do I see Yancey saying anything like what reviewer Darling states: "He has allowed his own deep spiritual abuse to color his perspective of evangelical Christianity to the point of negatively stereotyping every fundamental Christian as a intolerant whacko.... Yancey seems to think we've all had the same bad experiences in church. We haven't." I don't think Yancey is stereotyping Evangelicals; I think he is talking about his own experience with one strand of Fundamentalism. I guess that if you are a fundamentalist or Evangelical Christian, and have had a positive experience in the church to which you belong, then I guess this book wasn't written for you. For those of us who have had experience with an abusive church, this book is helpful; however,it is not in the league with some of his other works.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yancey - Never disappoints,
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This review is from: Soul Survivor: Why I am Still a Christian (Hardcover)
I just finished reading "What's so Amazing About Grace" and this book is a great follow up. I grew up in Alabama going to churches similar to those described by Yancey and I am still trying to recover. The 13 biographical sketches in this book present inspiring details about the subjects but also allow the reader to see their human flaws as well. Read this book and learn about history, faith, and struggles of extraordinary people trying to live up to God's purpose for their lives.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book,
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This review is from: Soul Survivor: Why I am Still a Christian (Hardcover)
What I liked about it: Real stories of real people struggling to figure out how to authentically answer the question "How then shall we live?" What set this book apart however, was its realness. All of the characters are presented with their tragic flaws. Thus, we're not left with any feeling of defeat ("oh how could we ever be perfect like they were"), instead we're challenged to recognize that each one of has the potential to effectively change our world on behalf of the gospel - and it would be best if we prayerfully consider in which ways God is leading us to do just that!I was very moved by Yancey's personal struggle with Martin Luther King, Jr. I could identify with the evangelical skepticism of this man, having been brought up in a tradition with a lot of sidestepping when it came to civil rights. The man's foibles were too clear. Seeing how Yancey drew strength from his life (the good and the bad) helped me grow a much deeper appreciation myself.
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