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A review by neyhart
Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish by C. Christopher Smith
2.0
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Positives:
-Well written
-Some good ideas (I especially like the idea of the way books read us and form us.)
-Great annotated bibliography at the end of the book.
Negatives:
-Seems a little thin on the question of how to get our church to be a reading church. (Though Chapter 9 attempts to address this question.)
-The question the subtitle of the book sets itself up to answer is “How do books help our churches and neighborhoods flourish?” While Smith does set out to answer this question, I found myself wanting more practical and concrete answers. It all felt rather abstract at times.
-Sometimes Smith’s ideas seem a bit too, well, ideal. Even though he talks about his own church and community, it just doesn’t seem like his ideas would work as well in other places.
Positives:
-Well written
-Some good ideas (I especially like the idea of the way books read us and form us.)
-Great annotated bibliography at the end of the book.
Negatives:
-Seems a little thin on the question of how to get our church to be a reading church. (Though Chapter 9 attempts to address this question.)
-The question the subtitle of the book sets itself up to answer is “How do books help our churches and neighborhoods flourish?” While Smith does set out to answer this question, I found myself wanting more practical and concrete answers. It all felt rather abstract at times.
-Sometimes Smith’s ideas seem a bit too, well, ideal. Even though he talks about his own church and community, it just doesn’t seem like his ideas would work as well in other places.