Reviews for A Popular History of the Reformation and Modern Protestantism

The average rating for A Popular History of the Reformation and Modern Protestantism based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-03-21 00:00:00 Kimberly Fisher For someone like me who hasn't thought in terms of living a slash life, it was eye-opening. I discovered I'm a slash at heart. I just need to get over the fear of trying to live it out. So, reading examples of how different people created their slash lives was very good; necessary. The book did seem to get a little redundant after a while. So, while I was energetically reading the book with fascination at the beginning, by the end, my enthusiasm waned. I found the example letters and resumes in the back of the book very helpful, though. I do recommend this book and, in fact, bought another copy for a friend. I especially recommend it for younger, college-aged people so that they can see, early on, that there are other ways of creating the life you see for yourself. There's more than one path to career happiness.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-07-30 00:00:00 Kevin Bolger This book is worth the read but the format of the book is cluttered and ultimately laborious. The author interviewed real people who currently hold multiple careers. Unfortunately, she opts to jump from person to person and then close each segment or chapter with a two or three line summary. Throughout the book, she jumps back and forth between different people, sometimes returning to highlight a different perspective of a person she already presented, making the book far more complicated than it needs to be. In taking this approach, the author ultimately spends more time praising the people she interviewed rather than providing actual guidance or tips to the readers who may be trying to break into multiple careers. The book would have been significantly stronger and far more helpful if the author had spent more time (and lines!) developing tips and tools for the reader and less time telling the life stories of the people she interviewed. The bottom line is: this book is a good read for those who need to hear that having multiple careers is possible; the book is not, however, a practical or useful tool that I had hoped it would be.