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Title: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-And-Found of Church History by Robert Farrar Capon ISBN: 0-8028-0791-7 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: A great--and slightly salty--perspective on Christianity
Comment: I love this author. He is literally salt and light--sometimes salt in the wound and light shed on dark places--but always offering a profound perspective on the Christian faith. The Astonished Heart shows the evolution of the Christian church and how various cultural models have affected the way Christians understand their faith. From the beginnings of the church to the medieval model of Christendom to the modern corporate model, Capon helps readers understand the dynamics of the development of the church and how it relates to their faith (or disillusionment, as the case may be). But beyond historical models, he shows (as he does in all of his books) that Christianity is an incarnational religion of grace and that we lose sight of that to our peril. This book is not so much a church history as an argument drawn from church history to illustrate that God's grace is greater than our legalism and that our relationship with God is always perceived in a particular historical context. Anyone who is jaded with church hierarchies and institutionalism will find refreshing perspectives in this witty and slightly cantankerous book. Any book by Robert Farrar Capon is a treasure and The Astonished Heart is no exception. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

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