Sunday, March 13, 2016

Review: What Would Jesus Post?: Seven Principles Christians Should Follow in Social Media

What Would Jesus Post?: Seven Principles Christians Should Follow in Social Media What Would Jesus Post?: Seven Principles Christians Should Follow in Social Media by Brian D. Wassom
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thankfully the book was not as legalistic as the title hinted it could potentially be. The first section of the book provided many practical nuggets of advice that any social media savvy person would probably find useful. However I felt that the author was trying to write more chapters than what would have necessary. if Wassom were to cut out the fluffy chapters in the middle, this would have easily gotten 4 or even 5 stars (even with the many shortcomings that I am about to discuss in a moment).

Perhaps if marketed as a secular book, it could reach a larger audience. After all, the author makes many references to pop culture and general trivia, which probably will not be the average's Christian reader's area of interest. Also, the references to the bible were far too little if the author wants to support a thesis that is worded with Jesus' name. While the WWJP title seems to be rather catchy or attention grabbing, the author really have invested a bucket load more effort into citing passages from the gospels (or any other part of the bible) to explain what Jesus would post on social media.

I would recommend reading this book (especially if a friend or a library would lend you one) but I do not think that it is a book that you would want to keep on your bookshelf for time eternal.

I received this ebook from the Harpercollins’ Booklook Bloggers Program in exchange for this review.

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