James A. Pike (1913–1969)

This book made a big impact on me when I read it. Confronted with a evidence of poltergeisted and drummed out for heresy, this outspoken truth-seeker hit me with the simple algebra of

ought - is = tension

Much about how we approach life is how we handle that tension of the difference we see between what is and what ought to be.

What to keep -- not what to throw out -- to make today's church more vital.

An introduction to Christian doctrine, written for Anglicans.