Weight: Weight data not found for this book.Trim Size: Trim size data not found for this book.(shelved 18 times as donald-miller) avg rating 3.90 112,096 ratings published 2003. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.įor anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture.įor anyone thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real.įor anyone yearning for a renewed sense of passion in life.īlue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality (Paperback) by. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. Donald Millers fresh and original voice may change the way Christians view the status quo faith and build a bridge to seekers who believe that organized. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But that was before any of this happened.' ?Donald Miller I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. (The story of the reverse confession booth is worth the price of the book.) The title is meant to be evocative, and the subtitle-'Non-Religious' thoughts about 'Christian Spirituality'-indicates Miller's distrust of the institutional church and his desire to appeal to those experimenting with other flavors of spirituality.'I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But more often Miller is enjoyably clever, and his story is telling and beautiful, even poignant.

and go to the church God shows you'), and sometimes falls into merely self-indulgent musing. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller, August 23, 2006, Thorndike Press edition, Hardcover in English - Lrg edition Blue Like Jazz (Augedition) Open Library It looks like youre offline. Written as a series of short essays on vaguely theological topics (faith, grace, belief, confession, church), and disguised theological topics (magic, romance, shifts, money), it is at times plodding or simplistic (how to go to church and not get angry? 'pray. As such, it offers a postmodern riff on the classic evangelical presentation of the Gospel, complete with a concluding call to commitment. But the narrative is episodic rather than linear, Miller's style evocative rather than rational and his analysis personally revealing rather than profoundly insightful. This book, in its own elliptical way, tells the tale of that journey. An earnest evangelical who nearly lost his faith, he went on a spiritual journey, found some progressive politics and most importantly, discovered Jesus' relevance for everyday life. Miller ( Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance) is a young writer, speaker and campus ministry leader.

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