The Reason-Driven Life: What Am I Here on Earth For?
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Synopsis
The Reason-Driven Life is written as a response and critique of Rick Warren's similarly-titled book, The Purpose-Driven Life. It's structured in much the same way as Warren's book, with 40 chapters meant to be read over 40 days. At the end of each chapter is a Point to Ponder, a Quote to Remember, and a Question to Consider. It's written mainly for Christians who have actually read Warren's book, which I'm not and which I haven't.
Review
It's a somewhat interesting read in that Price is a Bible scholar and really knows his stuff, however the book is meant for someone with a different mentality than my own. So I had to imagine I was a fundamentalist Christian for most of the book. The tone of the book is very respectful, though forceful and to-the-point (all this to say that it's a very personal and honest book). I imagine a wavering intelligent (fundamentalist) Christian would really enjoy it, and maybe even be deconverted by it. Go for it if you're curious, but if you're like me (skeptical and non-religious by nature) you can safely skip it! There are other, better, Price books.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- It Is about You
- You Are a Work of Art
- One-Track Mind?
- Sons of Dust
- My View Is God's View
- No Changes Are Permanent, but Change Is
- The Mystery of Everything
- God: Planned for Our Pleasure
- What Makes Me Sick
- The Achilles' Heel of Worship
- Becoming Imaginary Friends with God
- Providence and Superstition
- Worship That Creates God
- I Can't Get No Sanctification
- Joining the Sect
- The Greatest of These
- A Place to Conform
- Heretics Anonymous
- Price's Ten Commandments
- Healing Religious Divisions
- Damage Control
- The Character of Christ
- When Is a Religion Not a Religion?
- This Paper Idol
- Jesus with a Jackhammer
- Satan's Sunday School
- Temp Job
- Jerusalem Wasn't Built in a Day
- Service Industry
- Cut Out the Holy Ghost Noise!
- Cogs for Christ
- Being Who You Are
- How Twisted Texts Scream
- Meetings with Unremarkable Men
- Was Is Peace/Freedom Is Slavery/Weakness Is Strength
- Made into Missionaries
- Fabricating Your Life Message
- The Hidden Agenda of Witnessing
- Juggling Your Life
- Not without Reason
- Bibliography