Reviews for Course in Miracles in a Nutshell: Book Three

The average rating for Course in Miracles in a Nutshell: Book Three based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-12-26 00:00:00 Scott Dest In this work Earhart has curated an excellent introductory work to many of the world's major religions. The book avoids the bias that most religious primers contain - it does not attempt to promote or detract from any of the religions it introduces, and instead focuses on providing a clear foundation for religious studies students. This book should be thought of as an introduction to these religions. It does not pretend to plumb the depths of each, and readers who expect to be experts after reading it will be disappointed. However, it portrays as much information as possible in the ~100-200 pages devoted to each faith.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-12-04 00:00:00 Jeffrey Bennett I found this book a little difficult to follow. It wasn't that it was poorly written, or that the individual parts didn't make sense. I found myself waiting for the kicker in his argument, the part where he told the reader why ancient wisdom really does matter. The chapters all told very compelling stories about various indigenous cultures, and documented the decline of these same cultures in the face of "economic development". Davis talks about different ways of seeing the world, and various realities that indigenous groups live. The real argument in the book, where Davis does in fact reveal why everyone should do more to heed traditional knowledge and ways of living, doesn't emerge until the final ten pages. I think the reader would have been well served to see the argument a bit more explicitly. Given the nature of the book - it was written as a series of independent lectures - the onus on the author to make an explicit point should have been pretty clear. A bunch of stories does not make a coherent point. In any case, the reader emerges with a wealth of new ways of seeing the world, and a profound appreciation for other cultures. It's a good read, and very worthwhile.