The Book Depository Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J. Dawn
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Description: Keeping the Sabbath Wholly : Paperback : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co : 9780802804570 : 0802804578 : 01 Sep 1989 : This book invites the reader to experience the wholeness and joy that come from observing God's order for life--a rhythm of working six days and setting apart one day for rest, worship, festivity, and relationships. Dawn's work offers both motivation and methods for enjoying a special holy day. The Book Depository Keeping the Sabbath Wholly by Marva J. Dawn - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: jonni
Rating: 5
Review: A really clear explanation of sabbath and very practical.
Author: mtlimber
Rating: 3
Review: When it comes to the Sabbath, there are four basic questions: What is it (what does it mean)? Who should celebrate it? When should it be celebrated? and How should it be celebrated? Dawn's is a mostly practical book on Sabbath-keeping, and she spends most of her space discussing the last question and conspicuously -- and, I suspect, intentionally -- avoids the other three. (For a relatively brief theological discussion of those other concerns from a Christian perspective, I'd recommend chapters 28-30 of John Frame'sDoctrine of the Christian Life .) I read and discussed this book with a group of folks from my church. In general we liked it, but I think the book could have used a better editor to help keep Dawn focused. She has many good things to say herein, but not all of them actually belonged in this book. She could have excised some of the tangents (e.g., on our sexuality) and entire chapters (e.g., the one on worship music), and the book would have been just as useful as far as Sabbath-keeping is concerned but more readable because it strayed from the topic less. We also found the two middle sections on resting and embracing to be in large part redundant or unrelated to the topic at hand. The summaries of those sections that appeared later in the section on feasting, however, were more helpful and meaningful to us than the sections themselves, and we found ourselves wishing she had developed the theme of resting as repentance, for instance, more fully in those middle sections. (If you get bored by the middle, don't give up -- the section on feasting is much better!) All in all, the book is useful, but it could have been executed in a better way, methinks.
