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A review by josiahdegraaf
Humility: True Greatness by C. J. Mahaney
4.0
A pretty short, but fairly compelling book on the necessity of humility and how to practice it. Mahaney's argument for how much God hates pride was very helpful, and his chapters on seeking humility within the context of the local church community were absolutely superb. Some chapters were less helpful, such as the one arguing for why you need to start each day meditating on God's Word (not that this is a bad thing to do at all, but just that for some people it's really difficult to be in the Word first thing in the morning without falling asleep), but I found this overall to be a pretty good and helpful book. If anything, it made me reflect more on humility and what it means to be humble. And that meditation has been extremely beneficial for me.
Rating: 4.0 Stars (Very Good).
Addendum: Unfortunately, after the different controversies Mahaney has been in, one involving charges of pride leveled against him (irony, no?), his credibility and ethos for writing this book could be questioned. I have little opinions on him since I haven't followed these controversies very much. And perhaps he does lack the specific ethos for this book; I don't know. But that being said, this book still had a lot of good things to say about what it means to pursue humility. Perhaps Mahaney didn't fully follow his own advice (then again, who can fully pursue humility?), but regardless of his personal character (whether good or bad, I don't know), this is a valuable book to read.
Rating: 4.0 Stars (Very Good).
Addendum: Unfortunately, after the different controversies Mahaney has been in, one involving charges of pride leveled against him (irony, no?), his credibility and ethos for writing this book could be questioned. I have little opinions on him since I haven't followed these controversies very much. And perhaps he does lack the specific ethos for this book; I don't know. But that being said, this book still had a lot of good things to say about what it means to pursue humility. Perhaps Mahaney didn't fully follow his own advice (then again, who can fully pursue humility?), but regardless of his personal character (whether good or bad, I don't know), this is a valuable book to read.