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By: Saturday Review of Books: October 31, 2009 : Semicolon

Saturday Review of Books: October 31, 2009 : Semicolon — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:04:07 +0000

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By: JW

JW — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:54:32 +0000

I love Dallas Willard, but was uncertain of the scope and direction of this book. Thank you. Now I have to get it. I can highly recommend Foster and others in that group. Excellent writers!

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:43:08 +0000

Great article! Thanks for sharing it. I’m glad to have the link here so others can read it, too.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:25:33 +0000

Here’s an excellent Christianity Today piece on Wlllard you might enjoy:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/27.45.html

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:46:03 +0000

That’s interesting; I wasn’t aware that Dallas Willard was a controversial figure to anyone. My study guide arrived today, so I’m looking forward to going through the book again and getting a firmer hold on it.

Hope your family likes ‘The Book of Three’! Thanks for stopping by.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:43:55 +0000

Hi Janet — I’m going through all my books and selling many non-keepers on Amazon (I’ve unloaded 15 in less than two weeks and made over $130). When I came to DC, I immediately put it on the keeper shelf.

I read it about 8 years ago, and it made quite an impact. I actually heeded his recommendation and read Law’s “A Serious Call To A Devout And Holy Life.” I later discovered that Willard is highly suspect in my Reformed church world. The criticism being that he overemphasizes a vague sort of mysticism by endorsing the likes of Foster.

Your review has renewed my interest in picking it up again. I know I missed alot the first time around, and since I’m reading Adler’s “How to Read a Book,” I’m getting a good dose of the importance or reading a book twice.

Thanks for the great post, and for keeping up such an interesting blog. btw…per you recommendation, we’re reading “The Book of Three” in our homeschool!

By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word

Amy @ Hope Is the Word — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:44:23 +0000

This sounds like a very worthwhile book. I’ll definitely look into it!

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:28:36 +0000

Really?! Hmm… Interesting news indeed!

By: Lisa the Correspondent

Lisa the Correspondent — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:55:25 +0000

I think this is one of my mom’s favorite books. She reads a lot of Dallas Willard.

On another topic, I just got word that a movie is in production for Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I’d like to read the book (and it’s usually the better thank the flick), but when I read the news, I thought of you.

By: DebD

DebD — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:49:54 +0000

you said: “Closing it after one reading must be akin to a 15-minute stroll through the Sistine Chapel; ” What a lovely comparison. I’ve read a few books that are also hard to explain…it is like standing in open mouthed awe.