Comments on: 2 more God books join the ranks http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/ / strategist / ideator / Asian American / connector / gamechanger Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: erin http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4573 erin Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:41:25 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4573 Good lord(!), the publisher had the audacity in the press clippings to write "The Prodigal God uses a famous story of the Bible to redefine nothing less than the central Christian message for believers and skeptics alike." <br>Have they no shame? <br>I'm so glad we finally get the central Christian message. All these years of Calvin, Luther, Kierkegaard and Barth have been killing us. Wretched people that we are, who will save us? Praise be to Keller. -or rather his publishers. lol! I'm sure Keller rolls his eyes at the advertising blurb, too. (Here I thought it was all about a gracious father and the pharisaic misunderstanding...)<br><br>Roger's book looks compelling, can't wait!<br><br>It 's fascinating that Keller's book ranks first, followed by Dawkins and Hitchens: somehow appropriate. It reads like dueling visions of the 19th century clashing in the public consciousness. That's not fair to Keller, I'm sure, but still. Good lord(!), the publisher had the audacity in the press clippings to write “The Prodigal God uses a famous story of the Bible to redefine nothing less than the central Christian message for believers and skeptics alike.”
Have they no shame?
I'm so glad we finally get the central Christian message. All these years of Calvin, Luther, Kierkegaard and Barth have been killing us. Wretched people that we are, who will save us? Praise be to Keller. -or rather his publishers. lol! I'm sure Keller rolls his eyes at the advertising blurb, too. (Here I thought it was all about a gracious father and the pharisaic misunderstanding…)

Roger's book looks compelling, can't wait!

It 's fascinating that Keller's book ranks first, followed by Dawkins and Hitchens: somehow appropriate. It reads like dueling visions of the 19th century clashing in the public consciousness. That's not fair to Keller, I'm sure, but still.

]]> By: human3rror http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4527 human3rror Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:45:17 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4527 t.k. is the man. love that guy. t.k. is the man. love that guy.

]]> By: djchuang http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4511 djchuang Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:07:17 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4511 @Steph - I'm with you, that this book is worth re-reading time and again, because we can never get enough of the Gospel -- it's not only the ABCs, it's the A through Z @Steph – I'm with you, that this book is worth re-reading time and again, because we can never get enough of the Gospel — it's not only the ABCs, it's the A through Z

]]> By: steph http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4501 steph Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:03:10 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4501 haha, i laughed at the same thing re: the keller book jacket. let's worry less about intellectualism for its own sake and let the text speak for itself. :)<br><br>i'm finding it to be a quick read too but also one of the few i'll probably start over again once i'm done! haha, i laughed at the same thing re: the keller book jacket. let's worry less about intellectualism for its own sake and let the text speak for itself. :)

i'm finding it to be a quick read too but also one of the few i'll probably start over again once i'm done!

]]> By: steph http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4499 steph Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:03:10 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4499 haha, i laughed at the same thing re: the keller book jacket. let's worry less about intellectualism for its own sake and let the text speak for itself. :)<br><br>i'm finding it to be a quick read too but also one of the few i'll probably start over again once i'm done! haha, i laughed at the same thing re: the keller book jacket. let's worry less about intellectualism for its own sake and let the text speak for itself. :)

i'm finding it to be a quick read too but also one of the few i'll probably start over again once i'm done!

]]> By: Matt Rogers: ‘Losing God’ « Donald Kim: “Life’s a Blur.” http://djchuang.com/2008/2-more-god-books-join-the-ranks/#comment-4488 Matt Rogers: ‘Losing God’ « Donald Kim: “Life’s a Blur.” Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:58:51 +0000 http://www.djchuang.com/?p=1795#comment-4488 [...] ‘Losing God’ Posted by donaldkim under Society, Spirituality, Theology   DJ Chuang has up on his blog a plug for Matt Rogers’ Losing God: Cling to Faith Through Doubt and [...] [...] ‘Losing God’ Posted by donaldkim under Society, Spirituality, Theology   DJ Chuang has up on his blog a plug for Matt Rogers’ Losing God: Cling to Faith Through Doubt and [...]

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