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    <body><![CDATA[The sequal to A New Kind of Christian is not as good as the first book. The story and characters are not interesting at all. The only thing that kept me reading the book was the dialogue about the Christian faith. I found myself skipping paragraphs in order to just read the conversations rather than...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52083023">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this for my bible study book group and found it interesting.  He does not exactly *speak to my condition* since I dont have many of the questions he is trying to answer.  But it was illuminating to realize that so many folks do.  I am now reading another of his books.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent as it prepares the Christian to interact with those influenced and even steeped in Postmodern thinking. This is a must read for Christians to be able to communicate with Postmoderns and Lord willing to lead them into a saving fulfilled relationship with Him.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some great ideas and things to think about regarding Christianity and life, but I didn't like the actual writing style.  It's sort of like a nonfiction placed inside a thin fictional story.  I would rather have the book be a straight up nonfiction. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A continuation of &quot;A New Kind of Christian&quot;, I think I most appreciate McLaren's attempt to tell the Bible story as more of a holistic story of the universe's unfolding than just a theology with certain points (like the four spiritual laws).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My friend hates this book because the title ends in a preposition. I just thought it was a huge let-down after A New Kind of Christian. Interestingly enough, I believe I have read/heard him say that this is his favorite in the trilogy. Hmm...]]></body>
    
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