“I'm not a huge fan of this book. I give Warren credit for getting lots of people excited about learning more about God, that's a big feat. But, his methods bug me a bit. I felt like the book watered down Christianity into simple bullet points, where more complexity needed to be accounted for. Also, Warren's habit of using multiple versions of scripture seemed to be about making the scriptures fit his points, instead of his points fitting scripture. By using many versions, he could select the one that said what he wanted. At least that's the vibe I got. I'd rather see someone stick to primarily one version of scripture for a particular theological reason and deviate for reasons that they specify in footnotes. It's just good, trustworthy practice. I have more comments on this book, but you can learn them best by reading my copy and reading all my marginalia...there's a lot.”
