“Nature's beauteous form
Contains a lovely essence
Called by some - decay.
By this lovey presence
New life finds its way.
Tears shed silently
Are but water of the soul:
They bring new life
To the pain of being -
A separation from that seeing
Which death makes whole.”
- Ancient song, Leto II, Children of Dune
Fun read. Left me thinking about the symbolism about the book long after reading it. Looking forward to the movie!
I noticed this book is much more violent than the previous books in the series. Felt excessive. Other than that, I enjoyed the intersecting plots.
This book was really helpful. It gave me a framework to understand the gradual changes of western culture from the days of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the modern day.
This is a history book for the most part. Trueman does offer some reflection and insight in his conclusion, as well as three points of advice to the Church on how to navigate being a Christian in the modern west.
He also made a suggestion that stuck with me: the Church in the west should learn from the 2nd Century Church, since that was, in his POV, a time where people had to actively make a choice to be a Christian, which was an odd thing in the surrounding culture at that time.
I'd recommend anyone to read it.
Rated 4 stars because it was quite challenging to read at some points.
Gives a great framework for understanding how faith in the West migrated to a private value rather than being both a private and public value. This book argues that a christian cannot live his life privately, and is called to engage with the world. Newbigin's suggestions to do this were helpful.
This man has only encouraged me to learn from Jesus. So thankful for his ministry here on earth.