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Title: When We Talk About God...: Let's Be Honest by R. Kirby Godsey ISBN: 1-57312-028-6 Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Pub Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (11 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Finally! What many of us have already been thinking
Comment: Godsey's book was the first of his writings I've read. I found the book to be a welcome friend in a hostile world of conservative-fundamentalist religiosity. He dealt with real issues of theology in a pragmatic way, and the reader must remember that Godsey prefaces his book with the statement that he does not expect full agreement from his readers. This reader gives him 5 stars as I am in agreement with his theory of atonement and views of universal redemption; this reader gives Godsey five stars for his honesty, though disagreeing with interpretations which come close to Arianism. The complete, unadulterated truth is found in God alone; but our human "wonderings" and musings are a necessity on a journey toward discovering that truth. Thank you, Dr. Godsey, for offering the readers an honest and authentic account of your pilgrimage thus far.

Rating: 5
Summary: Honest Talk For Seeking Christians
Comment: I have been concerned for numerous years over the swing toward funcdamentalism in the Christian Church. An unfortunate byproduct of that movement has been the deification of the Bible. Godsey's book helps Christians who seek to better know and understand the grace and love of God to move beyond the boundaries that organized religion tends to place on things eternal. The respectful nature of his writing suggests that he knows he is challenging Christians to step outside the box and think independently. I especially like the fact that he avoids dogma, but simply states what he perceives to be true about God. As I read this book I felt that he was sensitive to my belief system. I find myself regularly referring to Godsey's ideas as I try to grow in my own theology.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Better Baptist?
Comment: Godsey's book, as other reviewers have noted, is not just for Baptists and will probably appeal much more to Episcopalians, Presbyterians (like me), Methodists, Unitarians, Quakers and even agnostics than to his Baptist brethren, who have already come close to burning him for heresy.

It is a book that simply states in understandable language what it means to be "Christian" in a new millennium.

It is a slender volume and quite readable, but if you are busy, I can sum it up for you. Godsey says: "Love God. Love your neighbor."

Sound familiar?