samuel_peterson's review against another edition
4.0
I recommend this to everyone.
"Acquaint thyself with God. To regain get lost power the Church must see heaven opened and have a transforming vision of God."
"Acquaint thyself with God. To regain get lost power the Church must see heaven opened and have a transforming vision of God."
southernstory's review against another edition
5.0
Probably one of the best books I have ever read. I wish I had taken a Christian Theology class in college with this as the textbook. While this is a short book and can be read in one sitting, it definitely has to be read very carefully, thoughtfully, leisurely, meditatively and slowly. I found myself reading certain passages and then picking up my Bible. I don't think you have to agree with every single thing that Tozer presents. I think he wants the reader to search the truth on their own. I can't wait to read more books and essays by Tozer.
cassiealexandra's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was a solid read from A.W. Tozer where he explores different attributes of God and how God’s character affects and influences the Christian life.
I thought the attributes of God were well explained and found myself marking multiple passages throughout the book. I appreciated the short chapters, but they had me a little fooled that this would be a quick and easy read. Tozer always seems to prove a bit more theologically challenging and dense than I expect, but his writing and concepts are not innaccessible. Some of the attributes overlapped, so there was a bit of repetition, but that only reinforced the points the author makes. The portions I connected with less were the prayers which opened each chapter and the song lyrics and hymns that closed them out. I can see this being very valuable to some readers though.
As far as Tozer goes, this did not come close to The Pursuit of God for me, but it was still a book that made me think and that I enjoyed.
Genre: Christian nonfiction
The bottom line: read if you like short devotional-like chapters and want to explore the attributes of God more deeply.
Levity/Humility: 4
Information: 4
Transformation: 4
My Gut Feeling: 4
(all rated out of 5)
Total Stars: 4
emcdonnell's review against another edition
5.0
It is always a privilege to learn more about our Father. The language and message is rich despite being delivered in such a short book. I appreciated his pattern of recognizing various “sides” of an argument before stating his own as opinion, rather than stating his thoughts as fact )which most theologians choose to do instead of recognizing any other possible theory). This is a theology classic that should be on all
bookshelves and is suitable for anyone, brand new to faith or following for decades, who wants to understand the character of God more.
bookshelves and is suitable for anyone, brand new to faith or following for decades, who wants to understand the character of God more.
kamrynharned's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
This book was stunning, as it should be for a book with the aim of re-kindling a sense of awe for the majesty of God. It discusses several attributes of God - not his separate distinct characteristics, but words we can use to describe who God is as a perfect whole. I LOVED all of the poetry the author includes, and it really did make me realize how watered down our religion has become. We’ve decided we prefer catchy tunes with empty phrase over deep, powerful and emotional prose. I thought that the discussion of the attributes would be easy to fly through - it’s such a small book! But I found that I could NOT read more than one chapter at a time. Even though I’ve grown up in the church and heard God talked about all of my life, Tozer had so many things to say about each attribute that had never occurred to me before. As opposed to making me feel like I know God better, it showed me how much depth I am missing, and has made me hunger for diving in and knowing him more. God is our friend, but so often do we forget that just because He is, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fall down and worship His fearsome Glory. It acknowledges that so much about God is and will forever be a secret to us, but that God has, in His Goodness, created a way for His Secrets to be known.
There was one chapter that I found myself disagreeing with, and it was focused on how our passion for science has torn us away from wonder and faith. I think that with the wrong intentions that could be very true, but I also believe that God created a complex world and gave us complex minds that long to understand the insanity and miracle of creation.
There was one chapter that I found myself disagreeing with, and it was focused on how our passion for science has torn us away from wonder and faith. I think that with the wrong intentions that could be very true, but I also believe that God created a complex world and gave us complex minds that long to understand the insanity and miracle of creation.
bubbajones1221's review against another edition
5.0
"A low view of God destroys the gospel"
"What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you"
Will be reading this again.
"What comes into your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you"
Will be reading this again.
sreymey's review against another edition
5.0
God brought his creatures into being that he might enjoy them and they rejoice in him.
flashhawk618's review against another edition
5.0
This book greatly stretches and challenges the shallow view in which we often imagine Gods infinite attributes.
hansreadingvault's review against another edition
5.0
This book is filled and I mean filled with such heavy theological truths. I learned so much from reading it. While it is a shorter book, I thought this was one I could read rather quickly.
That was not the case for me. Because it is impacted with such great, Biblically sound information regarding the attributes of our Father, I had to take it slow in order to really chew on the words.
If you’re looking to know more about God’s nature and character— get in His Word. For an outside source: I highly recommend this book.
That was not the case for me. Because it is impacted with such great, Biblically sound information regarding the attributes of our Father, I had to take it slow in order to really chew on the words.
If you’re looking to know more about God’s nature and character— get in His Word. For an outside source: I highly recommend this book.