Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Life of Christ
Book Review: Must read - Life of Christ
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this book as a gift for someone who had read it previously and wanted to read it again and share it with friends and family. He believes this book to be easy to read and truly inspirational. A must read for all families.Book Review: One of the best books on the Life of our Lord
Summary: 5 Stars
Fulton Sheen's book Life of Christ is a literary masterpiece. Sheen brilliantly navigates through the life of our Lord and highlights some of the more touching moments, while really bringing to life the moments that often get overlooked. Most importantly, this book will help you to nurture and inculcate a deeper and more profound love for Jesus Christ.Sheen's treatment of Jesus' childhood is masterful. His narrations of Jesus' presentation in the Temple is so moving and spectacular that it will almost bring tears to your eyes. Sheen highlights that throughout Jesus' young life the cross was always looming over him and accompanying him wherever our Lord went.
Most of the book deals with Jesus' public ministry and Sheen does an excellent job of probing the gospel accounts for deeper spiritual insight. His constant references to the cross are always highlighted by His appeals to His resurrection and glory. Sheen illustrates how the apostles only wanted a bread king or a political Messiah, but never a suffering Messiah who was a sacrifice for our sins. It would be impossible for me to highlight all of the wonderful topics Sheen discusses in this book, but his treatment of Jesus' public ministry and his true reason for becoming a man are always highlighted throughout the book.
This book is perfect for anyone wishing to understand Jesus on a more intimate level, but it is also perfect of pastors and church leaders who wish to use this material for future lessons and sermons. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wished to know more about Jesus because when it comes to our redemption, Jesus is the only thing that truly matters.
Book Review: Only one thing missing from this edition
Summary: 5 Stars
"Life of Christ" is probably my favorite book next to the Bible, and I've owned a couple of published editions of the book. However, this edition does not have an index of topics or Scripture references. So if you want to know if a certain passage is included in the book, or a certain topic, you have to wade through the book to find it.Book Review: Read it now, before the author is canonized
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book every Lent, especially on Good Friday. It has also come in handy for Bible studies, due to the many scriptural cross-references.
More importantly, the way Sheen wrote was the way he spoke - eloquently, direct, and witty. He will have you grinning one moment, followed up by smacking yourself in the head for not seeing what he just made seem blatantly obvious. You'll understand, but you'll also wonder more. Excellent for meditation and study.
Book Review: Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Book material is excellent. Not a "quick-read" as book is incredibly deep. Highly recommend for any young theologian.