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Summary: Not too heavy, but still rich
Review: My housemate brought home a collection of Dr. Doctrine's Christian Comix recently, and I can't get enough of them. They are a really engaging way to consider viewpoints in systematic theology (even the meaning of "systematic theology" itself!), and Fred Sanders draws on a variety of sources from Watchman Nee and C.S. Lewis to Barth, Anselm, and earlier thinkers. I spend a lot of my day reading literature, so sitting down to Barth's dense study of Romans at the end is not my idea of a relaxing evening. But with Christian Comix, you can even keep a volume on your bathroom shelf for a quick laugh, a spiritual lift, AND a brain stimulant all at once. They don't tire in re-reads either. The comix are compelling enough that I find myself wanting to read more of the theologians who had evoked only mild curiosity for me before. I love that Fred Sanders encourages us to think through things ourselves; there is a clear and passionate evangelicalism behind this, but it is not dogmatic. This particular volume happened to go hand in hand with other reading I was currently doing--the epistle of Ephesians in the Bible and Watchman Nee's Sit Walk Stand. I was so excited to see how each complimented the other and brought it all to life for me.
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