Darren Whitehead and Jon Tyson set out to examine the declining religious nature of the American public and attempt to enlighten the reader with a more thoughtful, insightful experience with their faith. The premise is that the Christian of today is drastically removed in faith and devotion from the first believers in the church that we have lost our way. They set down guidelines they believe will be both life-changing and motivational, but fall flat. Perhaps it's simply that in this point in my Christian walk I'm not "in this place", so to speak, but I felt it generally oversimplified the faith of today. As a Catholic, I feel that the rich tradition of the Church has continued though the Liturgy. Maybe a Protestant viewpoint may differ, but I feel just as strongly that any believer of today can be just as passionate for the Lord as those in his time. The idea of lukewarm Christianity being a new idea, unique to America and this time, is somewhat lacking and historically inaccurate to boot. I think that this book seems to capitalize on the idea some have that the faith of those around them isn't as strong as their own. It seems jaded at least. I was looking for something less agenda-driven and something more personal, so this book, while having some interesting ideas, lacked any depth for me.
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