Book 4
4. The Myth of Certainty: The Reflective Christian & the Risk of Commitment by Daniel Taylor
Well, I had to read this book for my Intro to Christian Theology class and at first I really liked it. Taylor appears to set out in hopes of reconciling the differences between close-minded skepticism and close-minded Christianity, but as the book progressed, I just felt like he was repeating a lot of what I've read and heard before. The style was good, and he included one or two little narrative selections throughout each chapter that put emphasis on certain points that he was making. These were very helpful because I personally could sympathize with the main character and identify people I knew with others. But I just am tired of reading things about reflective Christianity I suppose. It certainly wasn't bad, I'm just not sure that it was profound at all. Not that it has to be. So I suppose my conclusion is if you are new to this sort of discussion then this is a great book to pick up. If you are familiar with this debate then you probably don't need to spend time on this one.
158 pages/884 total=5.9% of 15000
4 books=8% of 50
2006 Book List
Well, I had to read this book for my Intro to Christian Theology class and at first I really liked it. Taylor appears to set out in hopes of reconciling the differences between close-minded skepticism and close-minded Christianity, but as the book progressed, I just felt like he was repeating a lot of what I've read and heard before. The style was good, and he included one or two little narrative selections throughout each chapter that put emphasis on certain points that he was making. These were very helpful because I personally could sympathize with the main character and identify people I knew with others. But I just am tired of reading things about reflective Christianity I suppose. It certainly wasn't bad, I'm just not sure that it was profound at all. Not that it has to be. So I suppose my conclusion is if you are new to this sort of discussion then this is a great book to pick up. If you are familiar with this debate then you probably don't need to spend time on this one.
158 pages/884 total=5.9% of 15000
4 books=8% of 50
2006 Book List