Is Your God Big Enough to Be Questioned? The freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice that is absolutely vital to the health of ...
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Dec 08, 2010
Cori
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OK. I loved this book. A lot. The Sacredness of Questioning Everything made me reexamine pretty much everything that enters my head. I think about the music I listen to, the news stories I hear, the books I read, the speeches I attend, the sermons I listen to, the television programs I watch, the links people send me on Facebook — everything. Dark challenges the reader (specifically Christians, but I do think that most readers would like this book) to make sure they question what they are taking
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Jan 21, 2011
Adam
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Short review: I think the most important idea from this book is that we need to be open to questioning our ideas because we desire to be in relationships. If we are unable to question then we are unable to relate to those that are unlike us. Another very good section was on how we need to be able to laugh at ourselves and our beliefs. If we cannot laugh then we cannot really get to a point where we can look at what those beliefs really mean. It has 10 chapters, each about how to question a d
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Jan 11, 2010
Charlie
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I actually stopped reading this book because it made me feel like I was in a Dr.Culbertson religion class at SNU all over again. Frankly, I really don't need anyone to tell me its okay to question what we read (or don't read) in the Bible. I've questioned the way the Bible is interpreted for quite some time. And I feel it is fine. I don't believe that the Creator of the fucking UNIVERSE is going to care whether or not I believe He created it in 6 days or 4.6 billion years. I just don't think tho
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Oct 04, 2010
Dymphna
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This book was a disappointment. David Dark makes a lot of good points, but I found his many examples to be distracting rather than enlightening. He veered a bit too far from the topic of questioning and into current pop culture, which, I'm sure was a good fit for much of his audience, but it wasn't for me.
I would rather he have used his more explicit themes as starting points and gone deeper rather than gone off onto other paths, as he seemed to do.
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I would rather he have used his more explicit themes as starting points and gone deeper rather than gone off onto other paths, as he seemed to do.
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Jan 10, 2012
David
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I enjoyed the first chapter, but I had a hard time getting into the rest of the book and ended up not finishing it...which made me feel bad because I agree with the author's premise. Maybe it says more about me than about the book that, with so many other books to read, I didn't want to take the time to analyze what he was saying. I especially liked the discussion questions at the end of each chapter and his use of popular culture. I didn't like that it was so hard to follow where he was goin
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Dec 10, 2009
Jedidiah
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I think I can say without any hyperbole that this is the most thought provoking book on Christianity I've ever read. I'm sure it has a lot to do with me and certain honest questions I have that are "unaskable" in a typical church setting, but any way you look at it this is a challenging book.
Paradoxically, one of the things I liked most about this book is that it's full of questions but doesn't really offer up any definitive answers, that's something you mostly have to work More...
Paradoxically, one of the things I liked most about this book is that it's full of questions but doesn't really offer up any definitive answers, that's something you mostly have to work More...
Jan 03, 2010
Laryn
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I highly recommend David Dark's latest book. It's woven together from personal anecdotes, scriptural phrases, and cultural artifacts in an entertaining and provocative manner. Take a look at the topics he delves into (taken from the table of contents) to whet your appetite:
Questioning God (Never What You Have in Mind)
Questioning Religion (The Unbearable Lightness of Being Brainwashed)
Questioning Our Offendedness (Everybody to the Limit)
Questioning Our Passions (Spot More...
Questioning God (Never What You Have in Mind)
Questioning Religion (The Unbearable Lightness of Being Brainwashed)
Questioning Our Offendedness (Everybody to the Limit)
Questioning Our Passions (Spot More...
May 30, 2010
Leah
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I feel like I've been reading this book forever, and when I finally came to the last page, I had the sense that I was ending a conversation with a good friend. David Dark is an incredible thinker who puts ideas in such a way as to be challenging and evocative. Not one line of this book is filler or fluff. If you plan to read, be prepared to be seriously engaged. Dark questions media, God, government, the future, our passions, even our history, all in such a way that deepens one's faith and r
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Sep 14, 2009
Jim
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if you are going to read this book, be prepared to be challenged on multiple levels. the book is not really a difficult read, but because of how deep it goes, it does require some focus in order for you to get the full impact of everything that David is saying, so be sure that you are not distracted while reading it.
If you apply the things in this book in your life, you will be changed (for the better!). It has given me a clearer picture of real compassion, justice, and a greater value More...
If you apply the things in this book in your life, you will be changed (for the better!). It has given me a clearer picture of real compassion, justice, and a greater value More...
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Jun 03, 2011
Steven
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There are times that I hesitate to venture into a realm where I'm concerned that I will be challenged and won't have a response. Starting this book was one of those times. But, the concern was immediately disappated as I found myself resonating with the premise of the book which is essentially the Socratic maxim, "The unexamined life is not worth living." David Dark gave examples from literature (he taught high school English) where he brought his points to life for his students thr
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Jan 31, 2011
Joan
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David Dark has several wonderful points to make in this book, but I feel like it is too similar to The Gospel According to America, which was better focused than this one. Still, the book was a great comfort to me during a hard time and I enjoyed it.
Apr 07, 2009
I am wicked excited about this book by my buddy David Dark. Buy it buy it buy it; read it read it read it! The ultimate goal is to get him on the Colbert Report where he can confound Stephen with wisdom and truth.
Sep 09, 2009
Wendy
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Thought provoking. Although it is hard to muddle through at times, if read honestly it will challenge your actions, beliefs, and religion in the best way. I wish I could get everyone to read it.
Feb 07, 2010
Matt
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I really appreciated the link made between repentance and the ability to change your mind about what you believe.
Jul 10, 2011
Violet
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This book saved my life. To anyone who has ever questioned their faith I greatly reccomend this.
Jan 25, 2010
Amy
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I don't think I can express what this book meant to me. But in other words, it's easy to read, engaging, thoughtful, and deeply challenging.
Jul 06, 2009
Mike
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This book talks about the importance of being able to question matters like why we believe what we believe, or not being afraid to question your own government instead of grasping at blind patriotism. Started out great, got really deep in the middle and a little hard to follow, and came back around at the end. Really had some great points mixed in with the author going on and on about stuff he's read that I really couldn't care less about.
May 05, 2010
Patty
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I don't know much about David Dark, but I really loved this book. I do believe in the blessing of questioning. Some of my best thoughts have come through re-examining what I believed to be true.
I believe that this would make for a good discussion book although it would probably offend a lot of people.
I believe that this would make for a good discussion book although it would probably offend a lot of people.
Sep 10, 2009
Johnny
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I really did like this book, though it was hard to understand at times, it really got me to actually start questioning things, even though some of those results upset quite a bit of people. I recommend it if you're up for a challenging book
Aug 30, 2009
Adam
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Wow, I'm behind, I actually finished this book over a month ago. Anyway, it is really good. I like the author's insight to spirituality through questioning.
Nov 17, 2011
hmm. one of the FEW books that I didn't finish. Felt like a Master's Thesis. First 2 chapters ok, then the ideas seemed random, even self-contradictory. liked the concept, needed a better book.
Jan 01, 2011
I just finished this - couldn't sleep after the party.
Although some of Dark's thoughts are predictable anti-Right Wing stuff, the age-old challenge to serve `the least of these' is worth the read for those of us willing to feel the tension of living in two worlds.
Although some of Dark's thoughts are predictable anti-Right Wing stuff, the age-old challenge to serve `the least of these' is worth the read for those of us willing to feel the tension of living in two worlds.
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