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A good Lent book is a resource for individual Christians as well as parish groups. To boost its practical value, Williams has tacked on a few questions and a prayer to the end of each chapter. The book articulates the climax of Jesus' life through the drama of the Holy Week. It is difficult to deal with the subject in a popular manner, and Williams' intellectual approach makes the book a challenging read.. His theological ponderings can be tedious and his literary illustrations are often obscure. On the other hand, for the well-educated Christian, at home in the complexities and paradoxes of the faith, Christ on Trial will provide an inspiring Lenten challenge. --Dwight Longenecker
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Actually I loved this book. I have grown used to Rowan Williams' disarming way of drawing you in simply and logically - and interestingly - until you suddenly find you have to read more and more slowly and carefully, so I was not unduly surprised to find myself struggling towards the end. But it's worth every ounce of effort and, like Lost Icons, if you then look back to the beginning, it turns out that's not quite so simple after all. The thing is, both these books are incredibly rich, and one can draw a wide range of things from them. As someone not used to the language of theology, it was great to find that there wasn't anything there I couldn't understand if I put my mind to it, while realizing that there is a huge body of knowledge available if one wants to dig deeper. I really like the way that Rowan Williams uses illustrations from fiction and theatre - it much enriches my understanding of what he is saying, and incidentally provides a fantastic reading list of books I am pretty sure I am going to enjoy.
For me when I first read it, the central message of Lost Icons was `you can only do your best'. Christ on Trial finishes the sentence `and the more you do that, the more difficult it gets' - both a daunting and rather a comforting message, implying a certain fellowship with people who are doing their best better than I have learnt how to, but are not finding it a doddle. I can live with that (I think!). Whatever you take from it, this is a really stimulating book - it deserves a lot more stars than the Amazon maximum!
His references to violence, usually on the larger scale (such as Auschwitz or lynch mobs), are distressingly accurate, but the points more relevant to most people's own lives can be lost in the shuffle. Strong points, such as those regarding language and worship, are blunted when he assumes that inclusive language is the most important example. The impact of the beginning of the section regarding the Passion narrative in the Gospel of John was lost when he started with the presumption that readers would consider it the "anti-Semitic" gospel.
Our church used this book for a Lenten series, and group discussion of the theological points was invariably ruined because it was diverted into consideration of our political views and those of His Grace.
His Grace is far too brilliant and insightful a theologian to have the meat drowned in a sauce of political correctness. Rather than making the points more accessible or understandable, such references lead to the inward sigh of, "oh, here we go again..."
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