The Romance of Religion is witty, easy
to read. It exposes the reader to difficult theories of philosophy
and theology, not to mention physics and metaphysics, and makes it
easy to understand. The point is to show us that religion is not for
the faint hearted and that pagan philosophy, the old testament and
present day physics, which is closer to theology than most people
realize, point to Christianity.
Christianity is not dull. It's not
something for the cynic to turn up his nose at. Christianity is real.
It's a call to each of us to accept Christ and strive to be all that
we can be. It calls us to love, but not erotic love. It calls us to
search for the beauty in truth and see love and service in everyday
life.
I loved this book. It was fun to read.
It's not a book that hits you over the head with religious precepts.
Longenecker pulls you into his vision using examples from today:
romance novels and heroic films. It's not filled with jargon. The
points are clearly made in everyday language. He makes even the
difficult concepts of philosophy come alive. I highly recommend this
book if you want to experience a view of Christianity that is alive
and part of the world we live in.
I reviewed this book for the Thomas
Nelson BookLook Blogger Program.
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