Christian Book Notes

Wax, Trevin.  Holy Subversion: Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2010.  160 pp.  $14.99.  Purchase at Westminster for $9.74.

Introduction

Trevin Wax serves as associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, TN.   He also writes at Kingdom People.  He is a recent graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and has a passion for missions especially in Romania.

Summary

Rather than writing the summary, I figured I would use the promotional video that summarizes the book in about 3 minutes.  Check it out.

Review/Recommendation

I was fortunate to be able to read an early manuscript of this book.  When I did, I was blown away by the content!  Trevin offers keen insight into how we can live a Christ-exalting lifestyle in the midst of the “Caesar’s” of our day.  When you are said to have “Francis Schaeffer-like instincts and insight,” the bar has been set fairly high.  Wax easily lives (and writes) up to those standards.

As I read and re-read Holy Subversion, I was reminded of another book I read in college, Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey–who actually studied under Francis Schaeffer.  Total Truth was foundational to my Christian walk in that it challenged the reader to live out his or her Christianity in every area of one’s life.  Trevin Wax offers yet another call to living a total Christian life.  We must be aware of the Caesar’s of our day if we are to live a wholly Christian lifestyle.

Just as I recommend Total Truth to every college student I know and talk with, so, too, will I recommend Trevin’s Holy Subversion.  Not only that, this book makes for an excellent group discussion book.  Filled with practical insight all based on Scripture, Holy Subversion is a short, succinct book that will have lasting impact on its readers.