Almost all theology is just rewording past theology. In brief, the first two are about theology and the last one is about stories, including one’s life story, and the third was definitely a turn toward inspirational writing rather than thought-provoking writing, at least in my view.īut he was an interesting voice saying interesting things in the area of theology – an area where a surprisingly small number of interesting things are said. I’ve actually only read three of his books: Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, and A Million Miles In A Thousand Years. I encountered his books in seminary in the late aughts (or as some like to say, the naughties), and they presented me with some thoughts and ideas that I hadn’t seen before. He made a big impact in the world of semi-progressive or progressive-leaning Evangelicalism, it seemed, and in the emerging emergent church, and in my own thinking as well. Years ago, Donald Miller was a quirky and engaging writer who wrote a couple of books about theology that were unlike other books. My ruminations here on what has happened to him are likely going to involve a little bit of poking fun at him, and marketing gurus in general, and the whole cosmos of productivity experts and business advice and 6 steps to make your branding more effective and…crap I’m already bored. Before I start this, I want to be clear: I respect Donald Miller, for the value of his past work alone if nothing else.
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