Radical : Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

from deferredreward

An amazingly hard look at how we live, how we spend our money, what we prioritize in our lives as Christians in America. Everyone needs to think about this - are we putting it all on the line for Christ, to see him glorified to the ends of the earth? Have we critically examined our homes for exce...

from left_bench44

There are many books out today that claim to contain the secrets for living a full Christian life; too often, these books just tend to clutter the shelves. David Platt's Radical, however, has the potential to dramatically reshape the Christian landscape in America. His call for Christians to aban...

from EnglishGeek13

This isn't going to be a great review since I finished it a while ago, but the biggest impression I was left with was, "Whoa." David Platt says things that many in the Church believe but just don't have the courage to say. I found myself shocked regularly but in a way that also was coming into ag...

from ashleymcquirk

This is a must read for every Christian in America. I learned so much from this book, and I have had the pleasure of listening to the author preach before. He is truly a man of God and God shines in this book. Platt takes the Jesus that the American church and places him against the true Jesus of...

from thornton37814

This is a challenging book for Christians, not only because the author asks readers to make a one-year commitment to enact the principles set forth in the book, but because he's asking them to get out of their comfort zones. I really cannot find fault with the principles the author expounds. They...