I enjoyed reading this book for the different perspective, but it is let down by its ungenerous attitude towards religion. ('Religion' in this case is Christianity.) The book reads more like the frustrated monologue of someone who is halfway through resolving an issue and needs to talk it through. The one thing I took away was the concept of heaven being an 'opt out' rather than an 'opt in'. At least Spencer Burke is upfront with his pantheism. More liberal than McLaren's excellent 'Generous Orthodoxy' and, ironically, less forgiving. ( )