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By November 13, 2008Blog


Coffeehouse Theology-Reflecting on God in Everyday Life

Sadly, I’m still working my way through this title. It’s taking me awhile, not because I don’t like it-I actually like it a lot-but because of time. But I thought I would go ahead and mention it at my blog. As the title suggests, this book is about theology.

And as I’ve recently learned-I’m a theologian. Or at least according to my friend Adam.

Adam is a pastor, and I don’t hold that against him. In fact, I pretty much look forward to having conversations with him. Not only is he one of the most intelligent people I know, every time I have a conversation with Adam I leave encouraged, hopeful, and more comfortable in my own skin.

One time, during one of our many discussions about God, he told me that it was his belief that everybody is a theologian. “All of us have the ability to think about and study God,” he told me once. “You don’t need a degree to do that.”

I believe author Ed Cyzewski would agree with Adam. In his book, Coffeehouse Theology, Ed invites everyone into a theology discussion, one that blends story, study, topics, and critical thought into a well-crafted, though not too crafted, conversations about God and the things he’s passionate about. Coffeehouse isn’t a difficult read, not like many theology books, and unlike those other books, Ed doesn’t write with a heavy hand and beat his readers over the head with his point of view. He simply let’s you join his journey of experiencing the many sides of a particular theological discussion, offering pertinent information, explanation, and a few theories, but ultimately let’s the reader form his or her own opinions and thoughts. I think that’s what makes this book such an important read for the church. While I didn’t agree with everything stated within these pages, topics are presented with grace and humility, so I’m pretty sure anybody can read without getting hurt. Also, big thumbs up to the person who designed the cover of this book–quite trendy.

Buy it @ Amazon.com…

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  • Ed Cyzewski says:

    Thanks for taking the time to read the book and blogging on it! I keep thinking I need to develop some kind of prize for the blogger who can make the most coffee puns in the review. I think I counted one in yours… not sure if it was intentional.

    Thanks again for the review!
    Ed