Wayne D. Dosick

While Rabbi Dosick seems to be a very kind, loving man I find his approach to solving the world's problems to be misguided at best. He seems to be taking a humanistic approach to his solutions to what troubles the world. To quote the inside jacket cover, "'Radical Loving' is a call to renewal and to Oneness-a promise that Earth can be Eden once again." This seems almost Polyanna-ic to me, to say the least! The fallen nature of man most assuredly prevents the people of the world from ever coming together with kind hearts and love for one another. Besides, holy scripture tells us this will never come to fruition. This world will be destroyed because of the blackness and wickedness of the hearts of mankind. While I do appreciate Rabbi Dosick's desire itself there simply is no way his approach to solving the problems of this world will ever be possible. The posture of this book is merely an exercise in frustration.… (mere)

This book wasn't what I expected. When I think of radical loving, I suppose I think of it from an ecumenical point of view. As an agnostic with an appreciation for spiritual leaders from a number of different faith traditions, I suppose I'm used to a more universal, less particular view of the divine. This book was more faith-centered than I expected, and for that reason I had trouble appreciating it for what it was. I don't mean this as a judgement against the book -- just a statement of my perception of it.… (mere)