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July 8, 2011 4:54 pm
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April 1, 2011 2:20 pm
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Scott Lindquist

New review of The Jesus Factory: A TRUE MYTH!
This is my first time reviewing a book, and "The Jesus Factory" is Scott Lindquist's first work of fiction. I can only hope that my review gives the book t...

New review of The Jesus Factory: A TRUE MYTH!
This is my first time reviewing a book, and "The Jesus Factory" is Scott Lindquist's first work of fiction. I can only hope that my review gives the book the justice it deserves...which is much.
I would like to begin by giving the context from which I am reviewing "The Jesus Factory". The last twenty one years of my and my family's lives has been an interesting odyssey through various denominations of mainstream conservative, evangelical Christianity, from an independent charismatic church where manifesting the "gifts of the Spirit" in general, and "speaking in tongues" in particular, was all but a prerequisite of membership, to a small Southern Baptist church, where I became a cog in the "Churchianity machine" by becoming the Adult Sunday School teacher and being ordained as a deacon, to a modern "seeker-friendly" mega-church entertainment extravaganza venue where the only participation necessary was to sit back and watch the show (be polite, and silence your cell phones, please. And don't forget to give freely and abundantly to our new community center and sports arena building campaign when the offering basket is passed...)! The latest and last leg of our journey through orthodox protestant Churchianity has been in a small, ultra-conservative, predominately right-wing Anglican congregation, where the only liberality smiled upon is in your level of offerings. As I said, it has been interesting. While orthodox Christianity has had it's place and time in my overall spiritual journey through this life, the Great Creator Spirit has led me, over the last few months, along a different path of spiritual discovery, enlightenment, and fulfillment. As a result, I can, to some degree, identify with the main character in "The Jesus Factory", Peter. That is the vantage point of my spiritual journey from which I experienced Scott Lindquist's first, but hopefully not last, work of spiritual fiction. I should also mention that I was concurrently reading two other books while I read "The Jesus Factory", both sharing a very similar spiritual flavor. One was a book about the interspiritual blending of Christianity and modern neo-paganism, while the other was the autobiographical story of the author's personal spiritual awakening to authentic relationship with his Creator outside the confines of the rigid belief structure of evangelical churchianity.
Mr. Lindquist's The Jesus Factory" was, of the three books, the only work of fiction. Like the other two books, The Jesus Factory" is very informational. There is much cultural, historical, and spiritual truth packed into "The Jesus Factory"...much true "soul food", but these truths are woven into the framework of a fictional story, which places it in the realm of myth. We are trained, in our 21st century minds, to equate the word `myth" with falsehood, fairy-tales, or, at the very best, primitive stories told by indigenous peoples to explain the forces of nature at work around them, for which they have no scientific understanding. We understand" myth" to be synonymous Greek gods or urban legends... Zeus or Bigfoot. "Myth", however, can also be used to denote a body of religious belief, or a story conveying a universal or archetypal human experience. "True Myth" uses a creative framework to communicate timeless spiritual truth, and Mr. Lindquist's" The Jesus Factory" is a "true myth". It is a rich parable woven with the threads of the archetypal quest for spiritual truth and enlightenment. The same "true mythic" theme can be seen in the story, contained in the Gospels, of Jesus going out into the wilderness to fast and pray (and experience temptation) for forty days and nights.
If I say that " The Jesus Factory" is a mythic story, however, please don't mistake that for meaning that it is stereotypical or irrelevant to our 21st century life experience, for it is anything but. It is a story very relevant to America's current cultural and religious landscape, and is far from being stereotypical. To be honest, I approached reading " The Jesus Factory" as I do many things in life, hoping for the best while expecting the worst. (I have a very low tolerance for "religious fiction" thanks to the abysmal "Left Behind" series popular a few years ago.) Mr. Lindquist deals honestly and thoughtfully with difficult family, societal, and religious issues that have no easy answers, and sometimes no happy endings on this side of eternity. His passion for women's equality and empowerment is obvious, as well as contagious, without dragging the storyline into an "all men are sexist pigs" mentality. In fact, if I had to identify one main shortcoming in " The Jesus Factory", it would be that perhaps Mr. Lindquist did not explore and explain fully enough how the repression and exploitation of the feminine, in our culture in general, but more specifically in our religious organizations, hurts not only women but also severely handicaps and weakens the roles of women and men alike. If one part of society suffers, the whole suffers no less.
That being said, I can wholeheartedly say that " The Jesus Factory" is an enlightening, educational, and reaffirming (though sometimes emotionally difficult to read) book that I would lovingly share and recommend to all spirits having a human experience. - Gary Arnold

For more info on my book, go to my website: http://www.thejesusfactory.com

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Shall we resurrect the Jesus topic ? Peace

Scott Lindquist

Sherith Anne Mealhouse

Hello Scott,

Thank you for adding me as a friend.

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Don L. Price

Thanks Scott... I appreciate the friendship here on SN

Stay Lively,

Don
http://www.donlprice.com

July 30, 2010 1:36 pm
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Scott Lindquist

I appreciate your kind words. You can read the first chapter of my book by downloading it from the website. thanks, Scott

July 24, 2010 10:21 pm
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Christine Meleriessee

Hi Scott,
It's wonderful to connect with you. Love your essence with that smile and what an interesting life you lead. I will have to check out your book. I just feel this will be wonderful and I do...

July 24, 2010 9:42 pm
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Scott Lindquist

JESUS FACTORY BOOK WEBSITE IS UP -- PLEASE CHECK IT OUT! -- You can download the first chapter for free!
www.thejesusfactory.com

July 24, 2010 7:54 pm
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Scott Lindquist

The Jesus Factory is the story of love, faith, ambition, greed and power. It reaches into each one of us to our very core; challenging our long-held beliefs and identity as Christians. In the midst of...

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