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3.0
I'm pretty impressed with this collection of bios of men of Christian faith from different places, time periods, and walks of life. The vignettes are well-written and there's a decent amount of diversity. It's nice that the men seem to have been chosen for their compassion and outreach rather than their power and influence.
Out of the 50 men featured, 24 are non-American, 3 are disabled/neurodiverse, and 24 are POC (mostly black, a few Asian/Pacific Islander, one Native American, one Aboriginal Australian, a couple Latinx). No queer rep, which isn't totally surprising but still disappointing for an overall pretty progressive collection. Some of the men featured are white savior-y, and there's one random guy who seemed to be included for the purpose of proselytizing veganism.
Each bio ends with two questions meant to get the reader thinking about how to apply the lessons of that man's life to their own. The questions are well conceived, though they're definitely written in a way that assumes a privileged reader (e.g. "imagine what it's like to live in a country where Christians are the minority" assumes the reader doesn't live in such a country).
The art style for the portraits isn't my personal cup of tea. I think the "Who Changed the World" part of the title is pretty hyperbolic. But overall, this is a pretty great collection to inspire young Christians to live with love, mercy, and respect. 3.5 stars
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
Out of the 50 men featured, 24 are non-American, 3 are disabled/neurodiverse, and 24 are POC (mostly black, a few Asian/Pacific Islander, one Native American, one Aboriginal Australian, a couple Latinx). No queer rep, which isn't totally surprising but still disappointing for an overall pretty progressive collection. Some of the men featured are white savior-y, and there's one random guy who seemed to be included for the purpose of proselytizing veganism.
Each bio ends with two questions meant to get the reader thinking about how to apply the lessons of that man's life to their own. The questions are well conceived, though they're definitely written in a way that assumes a privileged reader (e.g. "imagine what it's like to live in a country where Christians are the minority" assumes the reader doesn't live in such a country).
The art style for the portraits isn't my personal cup of tea. I think the "Who Changed the World" part of the title is pretty hyperbolic. But overall, this is a pretty great collection to inspire young Christians to live with love, mercy, and respect. 3.5 stars
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
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