Donald Miller
Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, got some love from the Oregonian this Sunday. (Thanks to Karli for sending this to me.) The article has this quote from Mr. Miller: "I was a fundamentalist Christian once. It lasted a summer." Don's got a new book out called Searching for God Knows What? I haven't read the book, but I have heard that he bashes the evangelical community for buddying up with the Republican Party. It is supposed to be better than Blue Like Jazz. Sounds interesting.
posted by catalyst | 1/18/2006 05:55:00 AM
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I prefer Blue Like Jazz over Searching for God Knows What because it seems to be more personal. Blue Like Jazz is more about Donald Miller's journey with faith whereas Searching for God Knows What tends to be a lot more theological and preachy. Nonetheless, Donald Miller is still one of the best christian writers.
Donald Miller in not a christian and is most likey going to Hell.
Anon's comment is either a not-so-subtle effort at stirring up controversy, or just plain un-Christlike behavior. I recommend we ingore it.
As far as Don being a great writer, I would agree that his book "Blue..." is a good eye-opener and will help many in their journey into a real faith, but I find his writing disjointed and cluttered. The book seemed to lack focus at times, and it made it hard for me to finish. I know it's supposed to be about his journey of faith, I'm just saying I didn't enjoy it as much as some other people might have simply because of presentation and not because of content.
to each his (or her) own. i adore miller's writing style, and it didn't seem cluttered or unfocused to me at all. i love miller's use of metaphors:
...you no longer believed the gospel could be presented accurately using a step-by-step guide with all the beauty of blender instructions.
Does Jesus like liberals more than conservatives? He will be nobody's flag.
John pointed out that it takes God hundreds of years to finally get angry enough to lay any sort of punishment on his enemies. He's like France in that way.
I liked Searching more than Blue, but anything Miller writes I adore. I look forward to his future titles.
personally i find that he articulates very well exactly what is in my own heart, and i think many would agree, and that is why he's so popular these days...i dont believe his heart is to stir up dissention or cause trouble or any such thing. i believe he is just a genuine guy trying to put real words to his real questions about faith, religion, Christianity and all the expressions you see of these things in the world today. he, like so many of us, is searching for authentic faith- an authentic expression of the kind of person Jesus was when he walked the earth in flesh, and the kind of person He wants us to become.
p.s. as far as his writing goes, i like all of what i've read so far. i think i related most strongly to "searching..."; i'm reading "through painted deserts" now and really enjoying it.
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