What on Earth Am I Here For?
by Rick Warren
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Author: Rick WarrenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-12
ISBN: 0310264839
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Book Reviews of What on Earth Am I Here For?
Book Review: Tolerable but unremarkable...
Summary: 3 Stars
This booklet is basically a collection of excerpts from Rick Warren's wildly popular "The Purpose-Driven Life." Having not read PDL, I cannot attest to how much of the significance of that book translates into this truncated version. "What on Earth Am I Here For?" is simple, easy to read, and filled with some good thoughts. It's not intellectual or especially profound, but lays out a series of helpful points. It is Scripturally-based and quotes the Bible throughout. However, some will be annoyed by the fact that many different translations are used, and the passages are quoted without specific reference within the text itself (it typically says something like "the Bible says..." and uses an endnote for the specific reference). But for an intended audience of non-Christians, skeptics, and the unconvinced, this approach is fine.
My complaints are two-fold. First, though not nearly as ridiculously as other reviewers suggest, this booklet does occasionally feel like a commercial for other "Purpose-Driven Life" materials. If this work does not stand on its own and requires further investigation of other books and resources, then it shouldn't have been published.
Also, "What on Earth Am I Here For?" is a little too succinct for my tastes. I'm all for simplicity and abbreviation, when appropriate, but this booklet covers a bit too much ground too quickly, and feels rushed and insufficient at times. Though it was fine, I simply would have liked more.
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