Henk Sipers Sipers itibaren Dhar, Maharashtra, هند
kind of hard to get into. I started it over a year ago and only got about 200 pages in, then needed to start over again, still only got to about page 120 then found another book that caught my interest.
mathematical in a romantic way.
The author masterfully utilizes philosophy, logic, and reason to showcase the utter absurdity of the Christian faith. He candidly confronts the damaging and downright silly weapons that the church has wielded in an attempt to "keep up" with post modernity and secular thought. In an attempt to make the gospel and a relationship with Christ look "fresh" and "attractive" we have plunged to ridiculous depths and have made ourselves look the fool. The author puts it this way,"We are always seeking to validate the truth of Christainity, desparately trying to come to a point of acceptance by mainstream culture"(pp.100-101). We are so busy aguing people's minds into accepting the facts of Christianity that we forget that genuine Christianity starts and ends with God working with an individual to change their heart. This book is the Mere Christianity of our generation. It resets and reminds us as to what Christianity truly is and what it is not. The author's argument: there is no argument for God. You either believe in Christ or you do not. God is either doing a work in your life or He is not.
As I read this book it was difficult not to think of the movie - the Coen Brothers really followed the plot & characters so closely. I have not read McCarthy before, so in some ways I wish the movie (as well done as it was) wasn't so connected to it for me. However I enjoyed the sparse yet rich narrative style & the examination of decisions people make that can alter the course of their lives in ways they cannot predict. McCarthy also provides a glimpse into a place & time where cultural shifts are just starting to be felt by different generations. I'll be moving up a few of his other novels on my list so I can read them sooner rather than later.