The Christian Cosmic Narrative: The Deep History of the World

by Sophia Consulting, Kris Yankee (Editor), John Riccardo (Foreword Author)

If you're looking for a great love story, for an adventure that pits a noble fighter against the darkest of villains and wins through to a mighty victory, then look no further than The Christian Cosmic Narrative: The Deep History of the World.

Written in a way that captivates the imagination, come inside and discover the greatest story ever told from the pages of the Bible.

Genres: Catholic, History

166 pages, Paperback

Published April 23, 2021

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Christian Cosmic Narrative: The Deep History of the World is a wonderfully written, condensed narrative of the entire history of the relationship between God and humanity as contained in the Old and New Testaments of the bible. Told in a story-like format and only 156 pages in length, it is an easy read, but very thought provoking, nevertheless. One of those books that can be revisited again and again.

[Shannon Tonetta · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book sucks. There is no nuance, the perspectives are severely lacking, and there were parts that were straight-up offensive. For example, calling non Christians "backwards peoples" on page 150, in a paragraph that is sugarcoating missions and colonialism to a shocking degree. Also, on page 149, the book provides some half-baked counterarguments to criticisms of the Church, including one that the Church is "an exterminator of Jews." Despite this, on page 38, the book writes of the biblical Jewish peoples "the part the Jews themselves have played in their own history is always derivative and often embarrassingly unimpressive." The paragraph continues, calling the Old Testament the "centuries-long story of the Israelites' obstinate failure." There were also many claims made without any sources, and the references page of the book only lists about five texts. Generally, wouldn't recommend

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is like Cliff Notes for the Bible. It’s not to replace reading the Bible, but it will definitely enhance the experience. Read this before, during or after reading the Bible. This book will put everything in perspective and connect the dots. Great read!!

[Steve Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who's tried to read through the entire Bible knows that, with so much content and such a vast expanse of time and people, putting it all into context and following the story of 'salvation history' is quite difficult.

"How does all this fit together and relate to me?" should be a common refrain.

Fr. Riccardo has put together a very readable and easy to follow summary of the Salvation Narrative. This book could be a tremendous help for those who have some interest in learning more about who God is, what was Jesus doing while He was on earth, and why it matters so much to us-- but are too intimidated by the Bible to pick it up and start reading.

[☆sydney☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
Had to read this for my theology class (but still wanted to mark it toward my reading goal bc a book read is a book read!) and while the class was a bit insufferable this book was pretty interesting. The writing was a liiiittle pretentious but I thought the content was explained in a fresh way. I feel like there was kinda a sense of shaming of other religions though, which obviously isn't great, lol. But overall, it wasn't bad.

[Jacob Bednar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t have much to say besides this book is straight fire. It does a great job of laying out the details of the incredible story of the universe and how it points to ourselves as the main characters in the story on an individual level. Highly recommend reading this book.

[Connor Kmiecik · Rating 4 out of 5]

the beginning is really sick. the rest of it i kind of didn’t connect with as much unfortunately. really good concept and important stuff to know tho

[Daniel Zielinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most important story you'll ever read.

[Julian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good concise summary of salvation history. Definitely a good read to recommend anyone who is new to the Catholic Faith.