Just about to pick it up and start reading on my balcony when I saw this post. One thing I love about using the St Bernard’s Breviary based on the BCP 2019 is that it includes ancient prayers each day written by saints now before the throne. That alone creates a daily rootedness in history.
I think I beat you to it Dr. Bird I finished it a month before you posted the review haha!!😆 It’s a great book because I love History and especially church history which is what mostly read. I appreciated hearing her conversion story from Atheism to Christianity by studying history. God works in providentially mysterious ways. Also I appreciated learning from a Aussie perspective on church history etc. I think every Christian needs to read it. Our faith is after all a historic faith of the redemption for all of mankind.
This ahistorical moment provides the church with both an opportunity and a warning. An opportunity to provide a counter-cultural context and home that is rooted in lessons learned from both the good and bad in history. A warning that we don’t buy into the ahistorical perspective just so we can “appear relevant.”
Just about to pick it up and start reading on my balcony when I saw this post. One thing I love about using the St Bernard’s Breviary based on the BCP 2019 is that it includes ancient prayers each day written by saints now before the throne. That alone creates a daily rootedness in history.
I think I beat you to it Dr. Bird I finished it a month before you posted the review haha!!😆 It’s a great book because I love History and especially church history which is what mostly read. I appreciated hearing her conversion story from Atheism to Christianity by studying history. God works in providentially mysterious ways. Also I appreciated learning from a Aussie perspective on church history etc. I think every Christian needs to read it. Our faith is after all a historic faith of the redemption for all of mankind.
True dat!
This ahistorical moment provides the church with both an opportunity and a warning. An opportunity to provide a counter-cultural context and home that is rooted in lessons learned from both the good and bad in history. A warning that we don’t buy into the ahistorical perspective just so we can “appear relevant.”
Got the audio book on audible earlier in the day and loving it so far!
On my list to purchase!