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Subversive Sabbath

The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World

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Subversive Sabbath

By: A.J. Swoboda
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We live in a 24/7 culture of endless productivity, workaholism, distraction, burnout, and anxiety-a way of life to which we've sadly grown accustomed. This tired system of "life" ultimately destroys our souls, our bodies, our relationships, our society, and the rest of God's creation. The whole world grows exhausted because humanity has forgotten to enter into God's rest.

This book pioneers a creative path to an alternative way of existing. Combining creative storytelling, pastoral sensitivity, practical insight, and relevant academic research, Subversive Sabbath offers a unique invitation to personal Sabbath-keeping that leads to fuller and more joyful lives. A. J. Swoboda demonstrates that Sabbath is both a spiritual discipline and a form of social justice, connects Sabbath-keeping to local communities, and explains how God may actually do more when we do less. He shows that the biblical practice of Sabbath-keeping is God's plan for the restoration and healing of all creation. The book includes a foreword by Matthew Sleeth.

©2018 A. J. Swoboda (P)2019 Tantor Christian Living Christianity
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This book has enriched my knowledge about the sabbath and explores the ideas of sabbath
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Disturbingly Disappointing.

Here’s Why:-

1. This book is about Sabbath, but NOT about THE Sabbath. Perhaps that’s the reason for the title.
2. The author waxes lyrical about how God created the Sabbath. How the Sabbath was the crowning achievement of creation, that the Sabbath is God’s gift to man and (ironically), mankind doesn’t know how to use it.
3. Amongst all of this beautiful and compelling prose, he then tells us that he keeps sabbath on Wednesdays!!! What! Why?
4. After quoting Exodus 20:4 REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY… and Deuteronomy 5:12 OBSERVE THE SABBATH DAY… why is he both keeping and observing Wednesday’s?
5. Further on, in the ‘Critters’ chapter he states (& I quote)
“I take the words of Jesus literally… I literally am compelled to do them… I have no permission to select which words of Jesus I must obey and which to drop by the wayside. I am bound to ALL of Jesus’ words.” Chapter9.
So again I ask, “why Wednesdays?”

I can’t get past this contradiction. It takes away from all of the Really Good points he is making and bringing to our awareness about the validity of The Sabbath. Surely, as he propounds, if keeping a regular Sabbath day helps, not only us, but the whole of creation (& he makes a valid argument for this), it would be better for us all to keep The Sabbath on the same day every week. I would go further to say, that we keep the day that The Lord TOLD US to keep! The day that He created for us!

I’m disappointed with this book. It has all the right concepts, for non Jewish Christians to take onboard and make the shift from a 24/7 lifestyle to a 12/6 living. But the one key thing that he errs on, is the Actual day of rest!

I’ve written this review for those who are wondering about ‘Subversive’ in the title, it can be taken both ways “to disrupt an established system” the system being our hectic way of life, or the original system of God’s Sabbath.

The Sabbath wasn’t given to the Jews. They were reminded of it. The Sabbath was given to mankind, Adam and Eve.

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