True Spirituality

I’m sure many would agree that ‘True Spirituality is a classic and perhaps rightfully so, but while there were moments of brilliance and great insight, I found the book quite repetitive and difficult to follow Schaeffer’s trail of thought at times.A book this size would usually take me a week to finish, but to quote Barnabas Piper “In all it was a slog” and it took me two weeks!The book has 13 chapters and is split into two sections (section 1 having three parts while section 2 has two parts).Something that added to my struggles when reading were the absence of breaks during each chapter and for me a lack of sub-headings made the book feel like harder work as it was not as digestible in my opinion.In chapter one Schaeffer gives us the motive for writing the book and states:“ THE QUESTION BEFORE US is what the Christian life, true spirituality really is, and how it may be lived in a twentieth-century setting.”Reading this book I can definitely appreciate the mind of Schaeffer and quickly found him to be very quotable as I took pictures of sentences and paragraphs (I cannot bring myself to highlight/write in my books ha!).Schaeffer consistently asserts that God is a personal God and being made in His image, we as humans are created to relate to our God and one another.As I said earlier, this book has moments of brilliance and I found myself uploading quotes on Instagram and talking to my wife about subjects and ideas that Schaeffer brought up.I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, but I am glad that I read it and would recommend it, albeit to certain people as this book is not for everyone.Tyndale House Publishers graciously gave Crossway permission to publish this new edition, originally published 50 years ago (1971), and I have to say this hardback dust jacket edition is aesthetically pleasing!A big thanks to Crossway for sending me this copy in exchange for an honest review!