Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC.

4⭐️ Since I started reading this book, the title and description have both changed, making it a little difficult to review. I definitely liked the book—it just wasn’t what I thought it would be. I think the new title and soon-to-be new description will guide readers to a more accurate picture of what this book actually contains.

This book broke down the Apostles’ Creed and explained it in granular detail. I haven’t really seen this done before, so the book definitely presented some new thought processes that helped me examine the doctrine behind my faith. While the author and I might disagree on some small things (he’s an Anglican priest), I think he did a good job of representing what the Christian faith actually is. It did get a bit dry in areas, but it kept my attention and interest about 70% of the time.

One thing I did find to be a bit odd was how the author talked about how a lot of Christians in America think that songs with present tense action verbs give them a lot of hope. (Basically what God is doing presently in your life). He questions whether focus on the present and not the future denotes a certain type of privilege as it relates to freedom of religion. While I do think freedom of religion is an absolute privilege, I’d disagree that focusing on God’s actions in the present reflect said privilege. I think many Christians find hope in God’s present actions because we don’t always see what He’s currently doing, but we have faith that He’s working it out for our good and we have hope that we will understand it one day.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in turn for an honest review.

This was a great book about Christian identity and practice. There were a lot of things about historical roots of Christianity which helped guide the reader with what was being said.

The verses throughout definitely gave more information and emphasis on things the author was discussing. The use of verses strengthened the author's points.

A solid book about Christian identity and practice, with an emphasis on the historic roots of the faith as a guide for the way forward.

(I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)