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gjones19's review against another edition
5.0
Katongole offers Rwanda as a mirror and warning to the wider church. When baptismal allegiance runs shallower than our political or social allegiances, tremendous dehumanization and violent is possible. He then calls Christians to take a prophetic posture, living into New Creation now. This is an insightful and important book!
amandakitz's review against another edition
5.0
Emmanuel Katongole grabs our attention with vibrant descriptions of the genocide in Rwanda that invoke deep emotion, then uses the tragedy to show the parallels between the situation in Rwanda and that of our own faith in Western civilization. I very much enjoyed the book, although I struggled with the deeply heartbreaking descriptions of the genocide. I thoroughly agreed with nearly every point he made, and would recommend this book for all of my friends and family.
jobthomas's review against another edition
5.0
Every once and a while you read a book that challenges every inch of your thinking. Mirror to the Church does exactly that. Katongole’s book deeply moved me.
amyjowrites's review against another edition
4.0
Important, challenging, and insightful about the church in Africa and in the world.
pilifedlevac's review against another edition
5.0
A short but powerful reflection on the relationship between the Rwandan genocide and the way the Church and christians deal with questions of identity in face of 'tribalism'. Higly recommended.
_emjd's review against another edition
5.0
"The good news of God’s kingdom will force you to question social norms. Jesus will put you at odds with the economic and political systems of our world. This gospel will force you to act, interrupting the world as it is in ways that make even pious people indignant." (116)
so good!!! how does one get to go on a pilgrimage to Rwanda with Katongole because I gotta put my name down on that list.
this is definitely something to come back and re-read once I'm a few years out of Wheaton.
so good!!! how does one get to go on a pilgrimage to Rwanda with Katongole because I gotta put my name down on that list.
this is definitely something to come back and re-read once I'm a few years out of Wheaton.
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