Reviews for Contextualizing Cassian: Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul

The average rating for Contextualizing Cassian: Aristocrats, Asceticism, and Reformation in Fifth-Century Gaul based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-02-26 00:00:00 Justin Hennis I appreciate the overall heart attitude and goal of DeMarest and Lewis, but overall this is a really big work that's return on investment is somewhat lacking... Nothing definitive here... Mostly a bunch of developmental work that is a snap shot of where/why Denver Theological Seminary is where it is today... Not one that would serve well as a reference either. Too pastoral... in that it doesn't have any worthy theological distinctions (in content or methodology) that set it apart, so the pastoral aspects really become irrelevant in application other than in a "generic" evangelical sense.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-07-31 00:00:00 James Brown This book touts itself as competely objective theology, synthesizing each different theological study to draw their "integrated" conclusions. The process is informative - and most students of the Bible should utilize this method, but throughout the book one quickly understands that the authors are still filtering their assumptions and conclusions through their pre-existing beliefs and assumptions. Maintaining complete objectivity is nearly impossible to do, and I wish the authors would have made this clear from the outset. As a result, I nearly always skipped the Systematic Theology section, opting to read the Historical, Biblical, and Apologetic approaches only, doing my own Systematic synthesis. I have found that it is definitely best to keep a notebook and pen handy while reading this book to write down moments of inspiraton and revelation as you come across them; there is so much information here, the things you learn or find imporant could be lost in the vastness of the book. The sheer number of epiphanies I have had reading this book could constitute a complete second book of its own!