A review by thebookishren
The Return of the Gods by Jonathan Cahn

informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫(𝐬): Lawrence Richardson

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:

🌻 Mystery

🌻 Historical Contemplations

🌻 Theories Galore

🌻 Religious-based Examinations

I went into this not knowing it was written by a pastor and is heavily based and examined with a Christian eye. As someone that is not religious, I actually found the comparisons and theories and attempted explanations to be careful of other religions while also providing sound evidence for the topic: that the original, powerful gods, have returned.

Or at least that’s what I believed in the beginning…

By the end, I was a bit confused. It sounded like the author applied Christianity to every culture throughout time, thus disregarding all other religions and demonizing paganism. Now, I’m a firm supporter of ALL religions so listening to a book pull from every myth and religion and then linking it to Christianity was a bit like Gus Portokalos linking every word to a Greek word. Pulling at strings? Maybe.

I’m also a firm supporter of same sex marriage and I felt like this author is not a big fan of it, considering he kept linking it and pride month to the demonizing of Christian beliefs. It seriously felt like the author twisted every historical fact to fit his narrative and I wasn’t a fan of that by the end. I’m not sorry I read it though because we learn and grow from things we both enjoy and dislike!