BOOK REVIEW
DUG DOWN DEEP
Building Your Life on Truths that Last
By Joshua Harris
Published by Multnomah Books
What do you think you know about God? Is it true? Are you a Christian who doesn't really care about who God is? What about theology? Is it a foreign word that causes you to cringe when you read or hear about it?
Truth is, we are all theologians. We all have some kind of idea of who God is, even if that idea is that "he isn't." You see, what you believe about God, whether he exists or doesn't exist, whether he is good or evil, all powerful or completely weak, it is still theology. You have developed a doctrine about God that you think is right, or at least you may think it is most plausible.
Joshua Harris' Dug Down Deep is a look into our theology. You may have heard of Wayne Grudem who wrote Systematic Theology, a book thicker than a phone book and primarily used in seminaries. Grudem is right on with his theology and is one of Harris' influences. But, for the average person, Systematic Theology is not a very accessible book because of its length.
While Harris does not come up with anything new, as he should not and did not plan to do, he develops a new way for busy Christians to do theology in a practical, but thorough way.
In Dug Down Deep Harris covers a wide range of doctrines explaining them in an understandable way for the non-academic. And yet, for the academic, it is refreshing to remove yourself from higher level reading while still being able to learn and not feel insulted.
Joshua Harris is more than just an author on sex, romance, and finding a wife; he is pastor and learned as an intern how to be a good pastor from CJ Mahaney. This book, Dug Down Deep, is a must read for anyone who wants to take their faith serious as a starting point for doing right theology. Orthodoxy is important and Harris could not stress that point anymore than he does in this book. With that said, it is an incredibly accessible book, written for popular reading. The academic is probably not going to come away from the book with a more in depth look at theology, but he/she will definitely be blessed by reading it.
Joshua Harris is more than just an author on sex, romance, and finding a wife; he is pastor and learned as an intern how to be a good pastor from CJ Mahaney. This book, Dug Down Deep, is a must read for anyone who wants to take their faith serious as a starting point for doing right theology. Orthodoxy is important and Harris could not stress that point anymore than he does in this book. With that said, it is an incredibly accessible book, written for popular reading. The academic is probably not going to come away from the book with a more in depth look at theology, but he/she will definitely be blessed by reading it.
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