This was a school book. I need two religious studies courses to graduate and this is for one them (Intro to Christian Thought). The prof chose this as one of two books we will be reading and discussing this semester. For whatever reason this book had to be finished by the third week of school, and the other one is being read over the course of the semester.
I sat down and read pretty much this whole book in 1 day. I wouldn't recommend trying that. It hurt my head. Not because it was complicated theology, but because it was a book that required some thought. I couldn't get lost in someone else's life, because this was about life in general. But that is not to say I didn't like it.
This isn't the first theology book I have read, and it probably won't be the last. That being said it is far from my favourite. Basically it is claiming that everyone is a theologian because everyone thinks about life and the afterlife, who God is or isn't, and how all this knowledge affects their life. This book stressed the importance of being a good theologian. It spoke about how oftentimes theologians have a bad rep because there are bad theologians out there, but the key to that is not to get rid of theology, but rather to have good theology.
I agree with the premise of the book. People need theology, especially Christians. You need to know what you believe and why. It is very dangerous to believe something because you were taught it or simply because "the Bible says so". If you already believe theology is important than this book isn't for you. Skip it, you already know it. However if you are wondering if theology is important and what it looks like to do on an amateur level, give it a read. Just don't try to do it in one day.
Overall I would give this book 3/5. It is what it claims to be and could be useful for certain people.
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