God in the Wasteland

Christian Ministry
"A remarkable and thorough criticism of the contemporary church's relation with modern consumer culture. . . This book will either infuriate or elicit amens."

Release Ink
"An important and courageous look at how modernity—has caused us to view God as somehow weightless in His influence on the Church. . . This is not light reading, but Wells' capacity for apt phrasing and stabbing insight makes it a rewarding experience."

World
"Those who have adjusted worship services to make them more appealing to non-Christians or have advertised their churches without reference to Jesus Christ may not want to read this book. But they should."

Library Journal
"Continuing the examination of evangelical theology he started in No Place for Truth, Wells expands on the previous work by offering a remedy to the diminished place of theology in the church by suggesting a return to a belief in God and away from culture modernization or worldliness. Wells is convincing in his statements that mass consumerism and self-obsession lead to mega-churches where the 'consumer is sovereign, the product (in this God himself) must be subservient.' . . . An extensive bibliography makes this book a useful addition for more substantial religion collections."

Christian Century
"David F. Wells speaks for a great many commentators inside and outside the evangelical camp when he contends that American evangelicalism is sick at soul. . . Wells's work is being hailed as a bombshell by evangelical leaders who hope it will wake up American evangelicals and alert them to their peril."