Sunday, June 9, 2019

The Logic of God – Ravi Zacharias

Subtitled "52 Christian Essentials for the Heart and Mind," this book was not what I expected, which was for 52 clearly articulated topics to be addressed in an orderly manner. Instead, as stated in the Introduction, it is ". . . a collection of my writings, most never before published in book form, selected for their perspective on the many ways God has provided us with evidence of His existence and how this 'logic' gives life meaning, establishes the credibility of the Christian message, shows the weakness of modern intellectual movements, demonstrates the certainty of the claims of Jesus Christ, and validates biblical teaching and Christian apologetics." Unfortunately for me, it seemed the 52 chapters alluded to the above topics without always addressing them, as if the author were addressing an audience familiar with his earlier writings. Some chapters were excellent standalone topics, such as "The Pathway of Pain" and "Are You Lonely?", while others, such as "A Bigger Story" seemed an introduction to something that never came. A few chapters, such as 'A Royal Wedding Just Like Mine" seemed almost silly, comparing Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding to the author's own 46 years ago; this particular chapter seemed appropriate for a blog followed by faithful readers and will not hold up well as the years pass. This makes for an uneven reading experience, with the sometimes-profound sprinkled in among the almost-shallow—might I even say "trite"?--chapters. I would recommend this book only to those who have read other works by Ravi Zacharias, which I have not. It is a fairly light work by an author who, I can tell, usually writes works of much more depth. I received this book for free in exchange for my unbiased review through the Thomas Nelson Booksneeze Program.

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