Though there are a plethora of books on the basic non controversial issues of the Christian faith, there is an amazing void in books tackling the tougher issues. This book is neither an advanced text on ethics, nor a simple how to handle life s problems in six easy steps. Mark Brewer has discovered that there is a profound hunger in people who want tools for how to make Christ-honoring decisions in a world of almost incomprehensible complexities and confusion. This book will equip people in their journey of becoming spiritually intelligent.
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Dr. Mark Brewer came to church ministry as a third-generation Presbyterian minister's son. Since June of 2001, he has served as Senior Pastor of the historic Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles with a congregation of more than 5,000.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I did not know what to expect due to the title of this book by Dr. Brewer. Then I read the very positive "endorcements" by the many well-known writers, teachers and pastors. The book covers for the new, young and growing Christian a package of evangelical and fundamental Bible-based education. I was kind-of looking for a suggested "formula" at the end for a person to carefully assess/measure his or her "Spiritual Quotient." This book, to me, is Teaching Life's Issues Class 1 thru 101. Dr. Brewer, an excellent communicator, just might consider his next book on the same or simular topics and sujects and cover Class 201 thru the "End times".
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Mark's got a nice book here. He decides to take on every controversial issue known to Christendom in one book, and somehow pulls it off.
What he does exactly right is the structure of the book. The first section lays a fairly clever foundation for approaching spiritual issues. He draws on the likes of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences to say that there is a spiritual intelligence that simply helps people live life better. He then names the four pillars on which Christian decision making are made: Scripture, Reason, Wise Counsel, and the Holy Spirit. Then he dives into everything from homosexuality to war, politics and money, other religions and hell.
The only weakness of the book is that he has a fundamentally and unquestioned modernist approach to the Scriptures. He asserts that every passage has only one interpretation (p 50) and that the author's original intention can be discerned, which begs the obvious questions about who subdivides the text and whether or not any of us have only one intention in the things we communicate, much less whether or not literary genres like parables can be constrained to single meanings. Given the foundation, American evangelicals carry the day on most of the issues.
The strength of the book is the voice. Brewer writes from his own experience with nearly every subject in here, and you can tell he's a Pastor who cares about people and about intellectual honesty. In this world, that combination is painfully unique and eagerly welcomed. So on that front, whether you agree with his conclusions or not, this is exactly the kind of book you want to use for conversation fodder. Books should be pretentious enough to make some grand assertions, or else they're not worth reading. But this book does so without a combative edge. So if you want a beginning point for discussions, lectures, or small groups on social issues, this is the place to begin.
James W. Miller is the author of God Scent: A Devotional
What he does exactly right is the structure of the book. The first section lays a fairly clever foundation for approaching spiritual issues. He draws on the likes of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences to say that there is a spiritual intelligence that simply helps people live life better. He then names the four pillars on which Christian decision making are made: Scripture, Reason, Wise Counsel, and the Holy Spirit. Then he dives into everything from homosexuality to war, politics and money, other religions and hell.
The only weakness of the book is that he has a fundamentally and unquestioned modernist approach to the Scriptures. He asserts that every passage has only one interpretation (p 50) and that the author's original intention can be discerned, which begs the obvious questions about who subdivides the text and whether or not any of us have only one intention in the things we communicate, much less whether or not literary genres like parables can be constrained to single meanings. Given the foundation, American evangelicals carry the day on most of the issues.
The strength of the book is the voice. Brewer writes from his own experience with nearly every subject in here, and you can tell he's a Pastor who cares about people and about intellectual honesty. In this world, that combination is painfully unique and eagerly welcomed. So on that front, whether you agree with his conclusions or not, this is exactly the kind of book you want to use for conversation fodder. Books should be pretentious enough to make some grand assertions, or else they're not worth reading. But this book does so without a combative edge. So if you want a beginning point for discussions, lectures, or small groups on social issues, this is the place to begin.
James W. Miller is the author of God Scent: A Devotional
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He excellently expresses himself and is informative in an understanding way, but defending with facts his own belief. It was very informative on explaining the different religions and comparing them to Christianity.
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