Jesus Died for This?: A Satirist's Search for the Risen Christ Book

Becky Garrison is a satirist. I know this because she helpfully informed me of this fact on nearly every page. This was very wise of her, because I never would have known if she hadn't told me. The title, cover, and introductory set up for the book all screamed "this is going to be a satirical skewering of kitschy, consumer Christianity." But Garrison, who (I am reliably informed) happens to be a satirist, seemed to have forgotten to write that book and instead wrote a borderline narcissistic travelogue. Ironically, instead of satirically laying waste to the consumer folly of modern Christianity (because she is a satirist after all), she serves up a heaping helping of experiential consumerism. She dabbles in numerous trendy Christian spiritualities and attends an endless variety of conferences, soaking in the latest offerings from the cutting-edge, ecumenical, evangelical, emerging church gurus. She picks and chooses from the churchly smorgasbord those elements that appeal to her or make her feel spiritually enlarged. She has consumed religion and written a book length restaurant review of her experiences. I wanted to like this book, but I couldn't because it wasted its great potential.