Platt, David. The Radical Question / A Radical Idea. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2012. 112 pages
The Radical Question and A Radical Idea are two small books in one, actually not much more than magazines. Each is about 50 pages. This small book has large font. There are no chapter divisions, as each “book” is the size of a single chapter in a standard book.
The thesis of the book is a question, “What is Jesus Worth to Us?” The author asks the question and then spends the rest of the ‘book” discussing the excesses of Western Christianity and lack of commitment to discipleship. This theme is repeated over and over. The authors main point is how we spend more on the individualistic, westernized “American dream” than we do on being faithful and obedient followers of Christ.
A Radical Idea can be summed up in one sentence: “How can we in the church best unleash the people of God in the spirit of God with the word of God for the glory of God in the world?” Platt goes on to disparage the American church, attacking how it has focused too much on extravagant church buildings and well-paid pastors, and how they are the cause the church has remained complacent.
The book is not worth the paper it is written on. Platt attacks the problems in the church, but offers no answers.
I received this book as a free book through Multnomah Press in return for reviewing it. Sorry. I can’t recommend it.
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