Review: Futureville: Discover Your Purpose or Today by
Reimagining Tomorrow
Skye Jethani
Nelson Books
2013
This is another winner from this author. Jethani writes books that need to be
read. This one touches all of us in one
way or another. What is happening here
is a look at the premise that drives actions and thoughts related to an
individual’s view of the future---and the present as well.
In a gentle manner and in a very readable way the author
examines the outcome of believing in a global sort of evolution, evacuation, or
resurrection. Each direction leads to a
different emphasis and practice according to Jethani. He has connected dots that at the very least
were obscured by loads of rhetoric from their respective adherents and
opponents.
This is an affirming and insightful work which is sorely
needed by many and especially those in the Church. He weaves it together through a metaphor of a
World’s Fair held in New York City toward the end of the Depression. Sounds strange, but it is quite apropos to
his message.
Any nits? For me the
same metaphor that worked so well may also be its problem. The title doesn’t work for me. I “get it” now, but not before reading the
content. That’s a big negative unless
name recognition will take this book off the shelf and into a reader’s hand. I certainly hope so since I believe that
Jethani has hit on something really important in this book.
This book was supplied by the publisher via Booksneeze in
return for this review.
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