Aug
19
2007
Book Review: People In Glass Houses – Tanya Levin
Posted by: ryno in "Brian Houston", "Geoff Bullock", "People In Glass Houses", "Tanya Levin", Politics, charismatic churches, ex-charismatic, ex-church, fundamentalism, hillsong, religion, tags: "Brian Houston", "Geoff Bullock", "People In Glass Houses", "Tanya Levin", books, charismatic churches, current affairs, ex-charismatic, ex-church, fundamentalism, hillsong, Politics, religion“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin” Matthew 6:28 -
Expect a considerable amount of spin from Hillsong’s media arm, now that Tanya Levin’s book is out.
The history related by Tanya Levin in the prefatory pages could be interpreted as damning: so could the biblical verses quoted. As a guide to the discerning reader, Levin explains the importance of context. Context (and taking verses or statements out-of-context) is a fundamental factor in the differences between the views and practices of the various limbs and extremities of the faiths that call themselves Christian.
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