Nov 3, 2008
The November Blogging Begins at the Geoff Re(y)port
Geoff Matheson kicks off the November segment of the blog tour. I have a number of bloggers lined up to post on Coffeehouse Theology whenever they can. Many of these bloggers experienced shipping delays, so we’re not going to worry about a solid schedule to follow. I’ll just post the reviews whenever they come up.
Today (or did he post it tomorrow with the date line and Australia?), Geoff shares the following:
Despite a title that a friend called a little bit “touchy-feely-emergenty”, this book is a really worthwhile read. Up until now I’d have described Brian McLaren’s “A New Kind Of Christian” series as the best introduction to post-modernism and the ramifications for the church, but (with a completely different approach), Ed Cyzewski provides a very gentle, very thorough and balanced understanding of what post-modernism really is and how it effects how we think about God. Ed has a way of writing that makes him almost impossible to disagree with: you feel like he’s articulating the way you already felt, even as he takes you to places you’ve never been before.
If I could just drop in a quick aside… I love hearing the responses to the book’s title and cover. Some people love them and some really, really hate them. Since the cover and title were primarily the work of the good folks at NavPress, it’s been fun to sit back and see the responses. I pass along the positive remarks when they come, and chuckle when a reviewer says, “The book’s content is alright, but THAT COVER IS HIDEOUS!” I don’t pass those reviews on to NavPress.
