Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Rediscovering Christian Realism
James E. Hassell · 2022
66/100
👎 Skip It
Hassell does something genuinely useful by bringing the Niebuhr tradition down to a readable 92 pages for lay Christian leaders — this fills a real shelf gap. But at under 100 pages and with thin distribution, it reads more like an extended essay than a fully developed book, and those outside Baptist or mainline Protestant contexts may find the traditions it draws on unfamiliar.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance65
craft62
originality68
accuracy70
hype55
age-fit70
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict66
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