Review: THE ROB BELL READER by Rob Bell

Rob Bell is an infuriating person. Very often, he moves right to the very edge of orthodoxy, but refuses to take the one tiny step necessary to commit himself to Christianity. He seems to like being a little outside any one religion, where he can claim to be open-minded, yet close enough to historical Christianity to be considered aChristian leader.

Of course, he would probably say his existentialism is historical Christianity. If he ever said anything that straightforward.

This book consists of excerpts from his books up through Love Wins. I firmly believe that each person should be judged by his own words, but there just isn't much here. Bell uses a lyrical, stream-of-consciousness style to say not much of anything. Trying to figure out what Bell actually believes from his writings is a little like trying to nail Jell-O to a wall; it's awkward and ultimately ineffective.

This is not a long book, and it was free, but I still don't recommend it. There are too many books out there that actually say something.