I selected this book to review for Nelson Publishers thinking it would be an allegorical story relating to a spiritual travel through life. I found it very difficult to read albeit I understood eventually some of the information he was explaining. Foster explains that this is probably a very misunderstood discipline of the Christian faith and I would agree. He also stated that we would not agree with everything he would write. That is also true.
As Foster writes about this walking experience I found it difficult to focus and reenter where I would leave off reading. Many of the disciplines are like that because they get down to the nitty gritty of where we live.
Foster proceeds through the prose of the book implying this to be an actual pilgrimage that one should walk to experience deeper spiritual insight. I am not sure I can concur on this or many of his other seeming conclusions about a journey that could be called sacred.
The book can be a challenge to read. It is not a book to read for pleasure but rather one that the reader will have his thoughts challenged. It should be read with an open mind and a willingness to see a new perspective on passing through life. It was a real challenge for me to even finish reading for this review.
Friday, April 30, 2010
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