The Benedict Option

Short review: This has been a good book to initiate discussion about the purpose and focus on the church, but I think the alarmism (against the wrong things) fundamentally missed the right questions and then gives the wrong answers.

After the first section I thought I would disagree with more than I did. There really is some good there. And I think Dreher is writing out of Christian conviction (even if I think he is wrong) because he really is trying to help the church in the best way that he can. So I think there should be some lauding of his attempt even if the result misses the mark.

I have just over 1700 words in my full review on my blog at http://bookwi.se/benedict-option/