Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity

Full review at http://bookwi.se/primal-a-quest-for-the-lost-soul-of-christianity-by-mark-batterson/

Short review: I think that this is a good book for helping us to re-discover the emotional and spiritual attraction that Christianity held for us at the beginning. I thought it would be more about the church and less about us as individual Christians. I feel this is the greatest weakness. Primal (early Christians were not individualistic) and a focus on the “Primal” feelings and motivations of early Christians would have spent a lot more time helping us to rediscover a sense of community among the church.

That being said, Batterson has a keen sense of wonder and creativity. I think that he really does help move people to embrace Christianity as more than a theological or philosophical exercise. I think that this time of book is needed in the church. But I wish that it was less individual focused and more community focused.