The Pursuit of God by Aiden W. Tozer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Pursuit of God
Book Review: The five-tool book for Christians
Summary: 5 Stars
In baseball, there are a lot of good players. The most valuable players, though, are those who have the "five tools"; hit for average, hit for power, speed, defense, and throwing arm.
Tozer's Pursuit of God could be viewed as the ultimate five-tool Christian book. It is simple, beautiful, truthful, thoughtful, and God-centered.
It is simple in that it is clear and easy reading, with fairly short chapters. While length isn't necessarily a major issue, clarity is. Tozer's book is remarkably clear in its thought and communication.
It is beautiful because Tozer's writing has a powerful affect on the emotions, drawing your heart and affections toward God. The reader finishes a chapter wondering how he could ever have been so foolish as to turn away from God. We need this sort of beautiful vision of who God is and what it means to serve him.
It is truthful because the theology is accurate and true to Scripture. Though Tozer writes in a way that you feel as you've never felt before, all his statements and truth claims come directly from his commitment to the authority of Scripture.
It is thoughtful because Tozer has clearly spent much time meditating on God's truth as revealed in the Bible. He truly is a, "modern-day prophet," speaking clearly to the world of the hope and joy of serving God. You will be amazed by his insight into the relationship between man and his creator.
It is, above all else, God-centered. It celebrates God, takes joy in God, and points to God as the source of all answers. Tozer recognizes that nothing has value without relating to and flowing from the Father. Any Christian book that does not ultimately point readers back to God as the source of truth and salvation is misguided and failing to live the gospel out correctly.
The Pursuit of God is easily one of the best books I've ever read, and it has challenged me in ways few other books have. I could not recommend it highly enough to you. May you too know the joy of realizing that we pursue God because he first pursued us.
Book Review: The simplicity of the pursuit
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a good little devotional about the pursuit of God, showing what often hinders our pursuit and what can be done to change that. This book is full of many great little spiritual maxims that would be profitable for meditating upon.Book Review: Time well-spent!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first of Tozer's books that I have read. It is a great book that helps to lead you into a deeper relationship with God.
From the first chapter, "Following Hard After God" to the last one "The Sacrament of Living" Tozer describes how God wants to have a personal relationship with us and how He has made that avaialble to us.
Book Review: Timelessness
Summary: 5 Stars
A.W. Tozer is one of those 20th century authors whose books are likely to stand the test of time. Writing from an Evangelical theological perspective, he writes with wisdom he had gained from life, from prayer, and from a great breadth of reading. He quotes Catholic mystics, St. Augustine, Frederick Faber and others, adopting those aspects of Catholic thinking that he found to be of spiritual benefit in an Evangelical context. This book has benefit to anyone from any Christian setting wishing to deepen their walk with God.Book Review: Tozer at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is on my short list of all-time Christian classics. I've read several of Tozer's great books and I think that this one is his best. Tozer is concise, yet deeply penetrating. Reading the last chapter, "The Sacrament of Living," was an eye-opening and life-changing experience for me. Get this book.