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The Love That Is God
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt · 2020
84/100
👍 Worth It
A beautifully compact invitation to Christian faith that punches well above its 129 pages. Bauerschmidt writes with the kind of pastoral warmth that makes Augustine and Aquinas feel like old friends rather than footnotes, and winning the Michael Ramsey Prize is serious validation. Best suited to readers who are open to — or already part of — a faith tradition.
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safety95
substance85
craft86
originality72
accuracy88
hype78
age-fit88
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict84
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