Far too many Christians try to put God
in a box of their own making. It goes without saying that they don’t succeed,
but that doesn’t keep them from trying. There are just too many things about God
that get in the way of even their best efforts. Perhaps you’ve even tried to
tame God once or twice yourself.
Matthew Barrett, in None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes
of God (Baker Books, 2019) does an admirable job of showing us why we’re never
going to domesticate God. Not for lack of trying, but because of who God is. This
is theology as you may or may not have seen it presented before. Those who love
to argue the finer points will whole-heartedly embrace this book. For those who
are little less theologically trained however, it may be a difficult read.
It’s obvious that Barrett has put a
great deal of thought and research into this book, but from my point of view it’s
more suited to a Theological Seminary classroom than the living room of the
average Christian.
I received a copy of this book from
the publisher as a participant in their blogger program. I was not required to
write a positive review.
4/5
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