Sabbath, Wayne Muller

Junk.  Sorry to be blunt, if you are a Christian, desiring to grow in your walk with Christ, desiring to know him more and to develop a more complete Christology, don’t read this book.  It is shallow and falls terribly short of explicating the sabbath in a manner that moves my heart toward worship.

No, I am not angry, but I am a little disappointed! ;) 

Rather, it moves my heart toward self-centered navel-gazing, trying to master my life with boundaries and balance of action and rest.  This book is aptly reviewed by Amazon’s spirituality poeple (see below).  THIS is modern, secular spirituality that spinelessly blends Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and more into one happy meditating whole (or should I say, "hole"?).  Leave it.

Amazon Reviews:

"Muller’s insights are applicable within a broad spectrum of faiths and will appeal to a wide range of readers." — Publishers Weekly

"One of the best spiritual books of the year." — Spirituality and Health

"Wayne Muller’s call to remember the Sabbath is not only rich, wise and poetic, it may well be the only salvation for body and soul in a world gone crazy with busyness and stress." — Joan Borysenko, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind and A Woman’s Book of Life

"This is a book that may save your life. Sabbath offers a surprising direction for healing to anyone who has ever glimpsed emptiness at the heart of a busy and productive life." — Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom

Empty, useless.  It is in my recycling bin right now.

~ by Nate on November 18, 2007.