This books goes into some of the things that we discuss when we talk about God. I thought that there were two really good sections in the book. The first dealt with the OT law and how it set a higher expectation on how to treat people than the Israelites were used to. However, it was warped and had to be reset by Jesus. The second dealt with the communion and how it uses every day objects to focus our attention on the fact that God isn't just in "holy" places. This fairly fascinating little book touched on some heavy themes without being heavy handed and I think that was probably the author's ultimate goal. He took the time to talk about the attitude of the irreligious towards those of faith (and vice versa) and pointed out that there is faith everywhere in everyone whether they have a relationship with God or not which Is a quite obvious point but something that gets utterly lost in the dueling bumper sticker wars - fish or such with feet! He also spent considerable time talking about the concept of God and how it has or for some hasn't evolved over time. And this was perhaps the most compelling part of the book; what is God? Where is God?The structure of the book was a little e.e.cummings but it wasn't as maddening as trying to read A Cormack McCarthy novel with no punctuation.
Recommending this book to everyone. It gave me something that I was searching for.
—Sitapa
More than just questions; Bell offers some curious thoughts on theology proper.
—mikem
One of Bell's best. Life-changing. It should be read by all people of faith.
—missbowie
Irrelevant and did not get past page ten
—nicolestanfill
now we're talking!
—PotteryParks
