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Summary: A high quality apologetic of the Christian faith
Review: Alister McGrath has written an excellent apologetic of the Christian faith. He starts with our human predicament, illustrated by Plato's "cave" and Rene Magritte's "The Human Condition". He then uses our culture's spiritual longings to bring us to a place where only God (in Christ) can satisfy. The excerpts from great theologians and writers through the ages are very relevant to his argument.I am buying several copies of this book to give to friends and family and would recommend it for any seeker of true religion.
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Summary: REFRESHING!
Review: Alister McGrath has written an excellent apologetic of the Christian faith. He starts with our human predicament, illustrated by Plato's "cave" and Rene Magritte's "The Human Condition". He then uses our culture's spiritual longings to bring us to a place where only God (in Christ) can satisfy. The excerpts from great theologians and writers through the ages are very relevant to his argument. I am buying several copies of this book to give to friends and family and would recommend it for any seeker of true religion.
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Summary: THE UNKNOWN GOD
Review: Alister McGrath slowly weaves into the fabric of human intellect the silver cord which draws one to the ever flowing springs of living water. In "The Unknown God" the search for fullfillment, wholeness,and totality of the human heart is found in the belief of "The Known God". The spiritual hunger and emptinees that occupies the human heart cannot be fullfilled by the physical. They are diametrically opposites. The depth and breath of God's love for all mankind is shown at Calvary. The pilgrims find spiritual restoration and completeness. A masterfully written book on the plan of salvation.
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Summary: Towards Spiritual Fulfillment
Review: McGrath certainly is a prolific and articulate Christian writer. Here, he takes a rather different path than his other writings, a short, consise presentation of the search and fulfillment of spiritual wanderings. He begins with that emptiness, that meaninglessness that thrives in the soul of each human. In essence, he begins with the natural knowledge of God, cf. Romans 1 and 2 (natural knowledge of God in creation and conscience) and then moves to supernatural knowledge of God through the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ. This book is beautifully done, with clean layout and sidebars of quotes, photos and artistic prints gracing the pages. What McGrath chose to omit needs to be included. How does this knowledge of Christ and all His benefits to be received by the individual? While the Calvinist and others struggle with this answer, the Bible declares this saving knowledge of the crucified comes through the gospel in the Word and Holy Sacraments. I resonate more to Senkbeil's excellent approach to this in the first forty pages of "Dying to Live: The Power of Forgiveness," and in Gene Veith's "The Spirituality of the Cross." Both provide the one searching for spirituality to be confronted with the true knowedgle of God proclaimed to them in the church's holy means of grace. McGrath's fine book, although lacking a clear step from the natural knowledge to supernatural without speaking of God's means, is still a fine work which will benefit its readers.
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Summary: Towards Spiritual Fulfillment
Review: McGrath certainly is a prolific and articulate Christian writer. Here, he takes a rather different path than his other writings, a short, consise presentation of the search and fulfillment of spiritual wanderings. He begins with that emptiness, that meaninglessness that thrives in the soul of each human. In essence, he begins with the natural knowledge of God, cf. Romans 1 and 2 (natural knowledge of God in creation and conscience) and then moves to supernatural knowledge of God through the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ. This book is beautifully done, with clean layout and sidebars of quotes, photos and artistic prints gracing the pages. What McGrath chose to omit needs to be included. How does this knowledge of Christ and all His benefits to be received by the individual? While the Calvinist and others struggle with this answer, the Bible declares this saving knowledge of the crucified comes through the gospel in the Word and Holy Sacraments. I resonate more to Senkbeil's excellent approach to this in the first forty pages of "Dying to Live: The Power of Forgiveness," and in Gene Veith's "The Spirituality of the Cross." Both provide the one searching for spirituality to be confronted with the true knowedgle of God proclaimed to them in the church's holy means of grace. McGrath's fine book, although lacking a clear step from the natural knowledge to supernatural without speaking of God's means, is still a fine work which will benefit its readers.
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Summary: REFRESHING!
Review: This is a wonderful book. If you're struggling with the idea of God or looking for a portrayal of Christianity that's intellectually and aesthetically sensitive, check this out! One of the few explanations of Christianity I'd actually share with non-Christians.
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