Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear to Tread: Taking Aim at Everyone

Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear to Tread: Taking Aim at Everyone is a book I almost didn't review.  It is a series of essays by Carl Trueman, a British professor at an American Reformed Seminary.  I almost didn't review it not because I didn't enjoy it but it's difficult to explain what it is about.  The subtitle Taking Aim at Everyone sums it up about as well as I am able.  The essays "take aim" at emergents, celebrity pastors, those who get their feelings hurt easily and so on and so on.  The first third of the book was amusing but after essay 12 or 13 or so the negativity started to feel just that. Negative.  I think he has some great things to say, and while I disagreed with very little in any of the essays I think it may have been better enjoyed slower where all the criticism didn't add up to such a bad taste.  I enjoy Dr Trueman's essays singly on the Reformation 21web-site and in the future I think I'll just enjoy them there one at a time.  The Francis Schaeffer book is a slow go, hopefully have it done this week.