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Becky Preston asked this question about The Dearly Beloved:
I am looking for a good book for a Christian women's book club. Any thoughts on this one from those of you that have read it?
Elease After listening to this audiobook, I feel like I should ask how one defines "Christian" because, seriously, this book was not it for me (see my review…moreAfter listening to this audiobook, I feel like I should ask how one defines "Christian" because, seriously, this book was not it for me (see my review for details). As a Reformed Presbyterian (and raised as a Southern Baptist), I'm 100% confident that my sisters in my local church would not identify with the faith of these characters. The novel mostly considers God as a being, with zero mention of Christ, salvation, or anything else that sets Christianity apart from other monotheistic religions in terms of the characters' internal struggles with faith.
To be fair, your book club would certainly have things to discuss...I have plenty of thoughts following my listen to this one! But the faith that is addressed is barely in the same ballpark of what I'd hope Bible-believing, Gospel-centered churches would call faith.(less)
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