Book Review of Think Christianly

Jonathan Morrow's book, Think Christianly: Looking at the Intersection of Faith and Culture, is a phenomenal book on helping Christians understand how to engage the culture we live in by first understanding the culture and whether or not the shaping influence is for or against our following Christ. This is a book that I highly recommend Christians to read. The reason I believe Christians need to read this book is the same reason Jonathan has for writing the book. He says, "We live in a time in which Christians are more consumer driven than truth driven. We have unknowingly become apprentices to the blind guides of hedonism, naturalism, and pragmatism, and this is eroding our ability and motivation to communicate and embody the Word of God in this generation. I [the author] believe that to become who God calls us to be, we must move in our thinking from isolation to integration....Our great danger is to compartmentalize our Christian lives that one area does not impact, influence, or inform another, resulting in the equally tragic outcomes of fragmented lives and diminished impact for the kingdom of God." (pg. 13, Kindle version)

The book is laid out into three main sections: Section 1 - Understanding Our Intersection, Section 2 - Preparing to Engage and Section 3 - Areas We Must Engage. Section 1 is mainly a background section and helps the reader understand what culture is, why Christians are called to engage culture and why and how to pass on the knowledge of cultural engagement on to each of the next generations. The second section lays the groundwork for how to think Christianly about all of life. This section helps us to understand that being a Christian doesn't mean checking one's brain at the door. Faith requires us to use our mental faculties to discern truth and also how to explain it well. The third and final section touches on current areas that Christians need to be engaging the culture. You can get a full list by clicking on the link above, but some of the topics are sex, injustice, faith and science, and Christians in the public square.

This book is not only informational but gives solid application. This book is about just gaining more knowledge but about gaining knowledge and putting it into practice. Again, this is a MUST READ!