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In Primal, Mark Batterson asks, “What would your
Christianity look like if it were stripped down to the simplest
faith possible? You would have more, not less. You would have
the beginning of a new reformation—in your generation, your
church, your own soul. You would have primal Christianity.”
Christians have a tendency to complicate Christianity. Jesus
simplified it: Love God with all of your heart, soul, mind, and
strength. Batterson reminds readers that if they are to live out
the essence of Christianity, they must rediscover what it means
to be great at this Great Commandment.
Batterson explores the foundational elements of “Great
Commandment Christianity”: compassion, wonder, curiosity,
and power. Primal speaks directly to Batterson’s most loyal
audience: twenty-something and thirty-something Christians
who are passionate about their faith but suspicious of many
churches. This story-oriented, highly original book spins the
spiritual kaleidoscope for these readers, articulating fresh ways
to embrace the elements of faith.
As Batterson writes, “Reformations are not born out of new
discoveries. They are born out of rediscovering something old,
something ancient. Something primal.”
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