I don’t typically share individual book reviews unless they are part of a virtual book tour/blog tour. But Things Worth Dying For, more than anything I’ve read in recent memory, was the right book at the right moment.
Things worth dying for and its flips side, things worth living for, are what it’s all about. Over the past couple of years, those things have crystallized for me. Not that my beliefs have changed, but in a messy world, painted in blacks, whites, and shades of gray, the contrast between the darkness and the light have appeared, to me at least, more stark.
Archbishop Chaput, writing in the early part of the coronavirus pandemic, has a gift for sifting through culture, history, and the fragments of a life lived for Christ, and making sense of things. In sum, this book delivered a healthy dose of perspective when I craved a clear-headed look at the big picture, a picture much larger than any worldly pandemic, extending thousands of years into the past, across the globe, and with an eye toward our final destination.
I wholeheartedly recommend that you read Things Worth Dying For.
My Review of Things Worth Dying For by Archbishop Charles Chaput: In a messy world, painted in blacks, whites, and shades of gray, the contrast between the darkness and the light have appeared, to me at least, more stark. #bookreview… Click To TweetI’ve long loved Archbishop Charles Chaput’s writing. His insightful articles never failed to convey unvarnished truth made relevant by Chaput’s ability to incorporate appropriate cultural references.
Things Worth Dying For is a stellar book that does what those articles have done, but on a grander scale. The author draws upon scholars, philosophers, story tellers, historians, theologians, and more to present a cohesive understanding of contemporary American culture – how we got here, where we’re headed, and most importantly, what really matters and why.
Despite drawing on a variety of intellectual sources – Christian and secular – the prose is never arcane or heady. In fact, it’s eminently readable. And re-readable.
If the trajectory of the American experiment and world events have left you lost, confused, discouraged, or frightened, Things Worth Dying For offers a clear examination with a simple, life-changing remedy rooted in Love (e.g., God).
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