Book Review: "The Whole Thing" by Jason English
I wanted to enjoy this book... but I didn't. I was left wondering what the point of writing the book was, as Rob Bell previously wrote what I would consider a better book on the narrative of the Bible earlier... and there was nothing new or noteworthy in "The Whole Thing" that I feel warranted a new book. As I was reading it, I kept thinking about how shallow American Christians' knowledge of the Bible/ movement of the kingdom is... and how this book just provided an explanation for how easily the evangelical church's understanding of what the gospel is can be reduced to personal salvation and telling people they are going to hell. That is definitely not the message or point of this book... but to be honest, I wish this book had a clear point and purpose to describe. Maybe it is how times have changed for me, and that a book about the Bible that doesn't speak to the importance of the gospel in racial justice post- Trayvon, in being GLOBAL citizens post- Mus
