I used to be a Christian, but now I follow a radically different spiritual path. After
much soul-searching, I abandoned Christianity because it left me with too many
unanswered questions. Thinking From the Edge left me facing afar deeper conundrum;
what if it wasn’t Christianity that was wrong, but my perception of it?
   
Gawith certainly isn’t shy of facing up to thorny issues. For example, he revisits the
Biblical stance on homosexuality and interprets the proof-texts in a way that many
orthodox theologians would balk at. In Thinking From the Edge, the author opens
up the whole field of Christian dogma and allows it to be passively invaded by a host
of other influences. In doing this he draws the reader to an inevitable reappraisal of
their religious convictions. Did it change my way of thinking, and make me want to
return to the faith I abandoned? No; but it made me look at Christianity in a radically
different light.
   
If you’re interested only in reading what makes you feel comfortable, then the power
of this little volume will be lost on you, but if you’re a serious seeker after truth, you
shouldn’t miss it.