What does that look like, I wondered??I am an Christian environmentalist with a heart for people and creation. I was intrigued by the title and topic of this book. Especially since I have written about similar issues in my book, The Light Way.
I sat down, excited to dig into what the author had to say, but was disappointed by the flowery writing style and run-on sentences. Imagine reading textbook level information with citations that is written in the flowery language of poetry and metaphors. I think the two styles separately work great, but combined it was hard to follow and the concepts were not conveyed effectively. I will dare to say the author, James W. Perkinson is a outstanding poet, as it mentions in his bio, but that talent does not lend itself well to theological essay writing. I waded through as much of the book as I could, desiring to understand the concepts Mr. Perkinson wanted to communicate. I enjoy learning from elders of the faith. Unfortunately, I was again disappointed by his Biblical perspective. After reading, I would guess Perkinson to be more a Unitarian believing all spiritual roads lead to heaven, than a Christian. He gave equal weight to all beliefs discussed instead of wrestling with his concerns of his heritage in the Christian faith. I was also disappointed by the factual explanations given for the many mysteries in the Bible. I disagree with his simplified explanation that a shift to agrarian lifestyles and the increased consumption of carbohydrates is the reason that child birth became painful after the fall of Adam and Eve. Explaining away the mysteries of the Bible cheapens God to simply a scientist changing the variables of His lab experiment. I hoped to read about solutions to the many issues that humanity faces, but all I got was a confusing theoretical discussion. As Kingdom builders, we need to come with solutions instead of fancy rhetoric. #PoliticalSpiritualityInAnAgeOfEcoApocalypse Political Spirituality in an Age of Eco-Apocalypse on Amazon Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Speakeasy. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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