What's the Least I Can Believe and Still Be a Christian? New Edition with Study Guide

Short review: The idea of the book is good, boil Christianity down to the essentials. First half of the book are the beliefs that you do not have to have to be a Christian. This section was ok. It is a brief book, so the explanations may not be detailed enough for many, but it gives a brief range of opinions before moving on. I wish it was more gracious with the opinions that he does not agree with, but he was not mean, just a bit dismissive.

The second section, what you do need to believe was better. It was more focused and positive. Some will not like that there is not a ton of scripture in the book (some, just not a lot). But I think it is designed as an introduction so it is level is appropriate. I think it would be a good book for a group discussion. It is not deep theology, it is surface level, but that is by design to introduce someone to basic theology. We need basic theology so that people will be ready for deeper theology.

My full review on my blog at http://bookwi.se/believe-christian-thielen