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The Evolution Of Faith: How God Is Creating A Better Christianity (2011)

by Philip Gulley(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0062065270 (ISBN13: 9780062065278)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

HarperLuxe

review 1: I love Phillip Gulley. Always have. To me, this book is the next logical step in his last few books If God is Love and If Grace is True, I would describe it as a kinder gentler and much more folksy "Why Christianity Must Change or Die" by Bishop John Shelby Spong which was written about 15 years ago. That book caused a bit of controversy, mostly from people who didn't actually read it. The same may be true about a book like this with such a provocative title and cover but I do hope folks will give it a chance.
review 2: A book by a Quaker pastor that basically espouses Enlightenment-era Deism mixed with some Unitarianism. Gulley, while he clearly knows the Scriptures well, puts little value on them in this book, quoting them only a few times in among his midwes... moreterny anecdotes and generally viewing "revelation" as a bad, war-starting kind of thing. He also insists on the essential impotence of deity in the world and the futility of most kinds of prayer, so much so that I found the title and subtitle to be disingenuous: if God is unable to do anything, how is he creating a better Christianity? Logically, he can't be. Furthermore, he gives no reason for his optimism that a big-tent, non-dogmatic Christianity will join forces with similarly progressive faith movements to counter the cruel but immensely popular fundamentalist strain of American Christianity. The book is folksy, if you like that sort of thing, conscientiously organized and generally well written, but I just disagreed with and disliked its central message that I had to give it a lower rating. less

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