Robin Phillips (1)

I absolutely loved this book. I was raised in an evangelical home and there was a strong aversion to seeing Creation as something that would be redeemed, rather as I was frequently told everything in the world was set to burn. After becoming Orthodox, I have been slowly learning what the Church has actually taught through the centuries on God's creation and our role in it. This book challenged a lot of what I was taught as a protestant and opened up a wonderful vista of what the Orthodox show more Church teaches regarding the role of matter in God's redemptive purpose. God doesn't just love our souls; He loves our bodies and all of creation and has redeemed it all.

I found Mr. Phillips approach to be very accessible for those with and without a strong theological background. I especially found the chapter summaries and discussion questions to be very useful, especially in an audiobook. I also think Ms. Wenger's narration to be incredible. I enjoyed listening to her and thought she did an exquisite job.

As with all audiobooks, especially non-fiction ones, you worry that you will miss out from important footnotes or other pieces of information. Ancient Faith did an excellent job of incorporating the important footnotes into the narration without them feeling shoehorned or disruptive to the flow of the narration.

I highly recommend this book and the audio edition of that is your cup of tea. show less

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