Seven Deadly Sins

by Tony Campolo

Hard Back with moderate wear to dust cover due to shelving & stocking.

150 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1987

About the author

Anthony Campolo was an American sociologist, Baptist pastor, author, public speaker, and spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo was known as one of the most influential leaders in the evangelical left and was a major proponent of progressive thought and reform within the evangelical community. He also became a leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which aims to put emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. Campolo was a popular commentator on religious, political, and social issues, and had been a guest on programs such as The Colbert Report, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect and The Hour.

Reviews

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because they referenced a book "The Seven Deadly Sins" (not this book however) in this past General Conference. Since my library didn't have the one I was looking for I thought this would be the second best thing; same title, and same subject matter.

This did prove to be an interesting read. I wouldn't not have been able to identify the 7 deadly sins previously so now I am more familiar with them. I think I have half of them. Not good. Things to work on.

I appreciated the author's thorough review of each sin and I could really grasp ways that I could improve. One story he shared was when he gave his first sermon as a seminary student. (He is not LDS). Afterwords, according to protocol, each person wrote a review of the sermon. All his classmates gave him rave reviews and told him he had a successful career ahead. His teacher however told him that he could not brag about himself and Jesus in the same sermon, it doesn't work that way. That really got me thinking.

This was worth a quick read.

[Elise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad at all, nice quick read. The book is somewhat dated- it's 25 years old and the examples he author used definitely show it's age. The sloth and pride sections were excellent. The gluttony was not so good. Overall it was a decent light read.