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Title: In, But Not Of : A Guide to Christian Ambition by Hugh Hewitt ISBN: 0-7852-6395-0 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 10 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hugh Hewitt's Masterpiece
Comment: This book is very helpful for all who want to gain influence in the world in order to further not their own needs, but those of Christ and his Church. Hugh Hewitt draws on his large base of knowledge and experiance garnered from his life as a lawyer, professor, blogger, and political talk show host. This book is a must read for students and young adults. Visit Hugh's web site at www.hughhewitt.com
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Things Come in Small Packages
Comment: Hugh Hewitt has managed to pack a tremendous amount of insight into a very short book. I read the entire book on a flight from Virginia to Seattle. And yet the wisdom revealed in those pages are potentially life changing. I have many books on my reading list, so I appreciate Hewitt's ability to say so much with so few words (many of his chapters are only 2 or 3 pages long -- but still manage to pack a punch).
"In, But Not Of" reminds me of Dale Carnegie's 1936 book, "How To Win Friends And Influence People," which is still the best book I've ever read on leadership and influence. Both books share simple yet profoundly effective principles for putting yourself in a position to influence the people around you. But Hewitt's book has a foundation that Carnegie's lacks. For Hewitt, power and influence is just a means to an end, not the end in itself. "In, But Not Of" is directed to Christians who seek worldly influence in order to keep the doors open for religious liberty in America. This purpose-driven approach gives the book more focus (and makes it more impacting) than most books in the genre.
Even though the book is directed at a relatively narrow audience (Believers with secular ambitions), it has much to offer to just about anyone willing to pick it up. It's a short read and a worthwhile investment of your time and money.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent! Essential Reading for Young People
Comment: All too often I have run into Christians who rate highly in the wimposity factor: they recoil from any involvement in public affairs or the professional world, fear positions of influence and power and aspirations to such positions because of their perceived corrosive and corrupting nature, and avoid offending their secular friends at all costs. But, as law professor and radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt points out, the practical reality is that if our freedom (including religious freedom) is to continue it is essential that Christians be amongst those who are the brokers of power in our society.
It is indeed true that power and influence can corrupt anyone. Hugh rightly recognizes this, but just as rightly points out that Christians cannot fulfill the Great Commission and be salt and light of the Earth in a society where the leadership has undermined the very religious freedom that makes evangelism possible! The maintenance of such freedom requires leadership who understands and respects freedom in the first place.
Hugh's stellar book provides specific and detailed advice about how young people with potential should operate and conduct themselves in school and at work, in order to succeed in this world and make a real impact. Indeed, In, But Not Of is highly effective because Hugh spends the entire book in the area where he so effectively operates: the every-day real world. The practical, down-to-earth (yet intellectual) approach that Hugh exhibits in his radio program also characterizes In, But Not Of. It describes important and common-sense approaches to choosing the right school, selecting the best classes, getting the right job, and building up personal networks.
In, But Not Of is not long, but it does not need to be. Every page is made to count, being full of experience and practical advice. As a mid-twenties, recent law school graduate, I definitely fall within the book's target audience and am perhaps uniquely qualified to say that this book succeeds in what it was designed to do. (In fact, I was so captivated by the intro and chapter titles that I interrupted my study for the bar exam just to read it!) Hugh's book revealed to me some of my weak points, gave me some practical tips, and provided me needed affirmation where I was already doing the right thing but lacked a sense of certainty. After reading this book I am now no longer so hesitant to admit that Alexander Hamilton has long been one of my heroes. This book is a simple and straightforward guidebook for young Christians who are ambitious and want to get ahead in life-and do so without selling one's soul.
Get it, read it, and then give it to a friend.
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Title: Happiness Is a Serious Problem : A Human Nature Repair Manual by Dennis Prager ISBN: 0060987359 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: First Principles: A Primer of Ideas for the College-Bound Student by Hugh Hewitt ISBN: 0895267934 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: July, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Embarrassed Believer : by Hugh Hewitt ISBN: 0849914191 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 08 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Dare to Be True : Living in the Freedom of Complete Honesty by MARK D. ROBERTS ISBN: 1578567041 Publisher: WaterBrook Press Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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Title: Think a Second Time by Dennis Prager ISBN: 006098709X Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 09 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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