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  <title><![CDATA[Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tom Wright]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 24 14:18:44 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 06 07:53:15 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I went into this a little wary, just because the book (and the author) has received a lot of hype-- Anne Rice went so far as to call it better than the C.S. Lewis classic Mere Christianity. I might not go that far, but it is a very solid, inspiring book. I hesitate to call anything so new a &quot;cl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5058370">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[N.T. Wright never seems to settle on a single audience or a single purpose for this book, which makes it appear disorganized and ultimately renders it ineffective. He begins Simply Christians as a seeming apologetic, speaking of our longings for justice, truth, and beauty the same way C.S. Lewis arg...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22776880">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 17:18:34 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 31 17:44:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This seems like kind of a basic book for a professional Christian (so to speak) like me to read, but I was curious. It's a kind of 21st-century &quot;Mere Christianity&quot; with less apologia and more ecclesia. What I like about Wright's approach is that he stresses the &quot;renewal of creation&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43183752">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone wanting to understand the central beliefs of Christianity]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 24 21:59:22 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 15:13:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simple, yet far from simplistic, this may be one of the most important books I've read. Tom Wright set forth the key issues of the Gospel in a way that's easily accessible to both studied Christians and people who just want to know what Christianity is actually all about. Many political and theologi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6745545">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5722557">
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 10 16:00:41 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 05 13:26:55 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 10 15:59:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my second N.T. Wright book and enjoyed it far more than the first.  <br/><br/>&quot;Simply Christian&quot; certainly lives up to its title and was quite simple yet fantastically intelligent and well written.  I would suggest this book to anyone interested in Christianity or to Christians w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5722557">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45496428">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 05 15:08:50 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 05 15:09:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Review originally published in &quot;Baker News and Reviews&quot; June 2007<br/><br/>What are the core questions of the human condition and how do we find the answers? Where does religion fit into our post-modern or even post-secular world? Does the Bible matter anymore? Who is God?<br/><br/>Aut...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45496428">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="61074898">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jeff]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 25 10:52:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 11 00:33:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is perhaps the best and most comprehensive overview of Christianity i have ever read. Written for both Christians and Non-Christians alike-this book is testament to Wrights ability as a writer and communicator. It is truly the fruit of years and years of scholarly work which he condenses into o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61074898">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31979841">
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    <body><![CDATA[Good, not great.]]></body>
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    <review id="19996703">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An extension of Wright's book could be &quot;why Christianity makes sense to post modern people&quot;. This is a fine book, for what it tries to do, which is to clearly explain what Christianity is about. It is not necessarily designed to persuade anyone, other than to show that what the basic Chris...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19996703">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 07 15:31:59 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 03 04:47:50 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I preface this review by saying NT Wright is my all time favorite author of Christian theology.  This is probably the 8th or 9th book of his I have read.  But I do think that if someone is new to Wright, this book is a good place to start.<br/><br/>This book is basically an explanation of the Chri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7395256">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="1248186">
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 16 09:14:28 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 24 20:30:54 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Claimed by many as &quot;Mere Christianiy&quot; for the 21st century, Simply Christian presents a lucid though limited overview of Christian thought and practice. Bishop of Durham N.T. Wright starts his apologetic not from moral philosophy, as did his predecessor Lewis, but from what he calls &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1248186">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="22771842">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Christians that are new to the faith]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 22 14:49:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 18 20:23:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wright says in his introduction that this book was written &quot;to describe what Christianity is all about, both to commend it to those outside the faith and to explain it to those inside.&quot; However, for those who do not have background information in the basics of Christianity and some bible k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22771842">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57864216">
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 30 11:42:43 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wright has some interesting things to say about the intersection of heaven and earth - that they don't exist in separate places and times but are overlapping in various ways. And his discussions of social justice and church-building reflect obvious passion. There are a lot of sections, though, which...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57864216">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74835445">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Oct 17 12:26:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wright's version of &quot;Mere Christianity&quot;.  What I mean is its a basic treatise on Christianity but I do believe it is significantly different than Lewis' book.  Wright is a big proponent of &quot;story&quot; and how we all fit into God's grand story.  He speaks a bit about this in this book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74835445">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66798877">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked Surprised by Hope better, but this was really good too.  I get's compared to C.s. Lewis' Mere Christianity, and that's not very accurate, well maybe for the first chapter or so.  After that it's very much written for people who have plenty of experience in the Christian faith.  It's basicall...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66798877">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone looking for a &quot;basic&quot; look into the Christian faith, whether they profess Christ or not.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 05 09:37:48 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[N.T. Wright's book is often likened to C.S. Lewis' &quot;Mere Christianity,&quot; and I would agree with that summation. Both books seek to describe the basis of the Christian religion, not seeking to present right doctrine or right theology, but instead to describe Christianity. Wright's work is no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9981257">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this for my theology book group, and there were moments I really enjoyed it. Generally, however, I didn't. The subtitle: &quot;Why Christianity Makes Sense&quot; is like saying &quot;why chocolate makes sense&quot;. Plenty of people like it, some loathe, and many are indiffernt. He bases much o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7933624">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I happen to think it should have been subtitled &quot;Why Christianity Makes Sense to Those Who Are Predisposed to Thinking That Christianity Makes Sense.&quot; But I have my biases.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In every human being there is an innate longing for justice, for deep relationships, for a spirituality that transcends human logic, and to see the beauty of creation. N.T Wright shows how the story of the Gospel, all the way from Creation, through the turbulent journey of Israel, through the coming...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/259813">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 05 14:56:39 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Recommended by Christina Werner--maybe I'll borrow it from her this summer!]]></body>
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