Your Mind Matters by John Stott - Book Report/Review Example

Mindless belief is the equivalent of fanaticism and that can be downright dangerous. It is important people know what they believe in, practice it, and secures their knowledge in what they are doing is right. Today's religious activists often pursue the actions they think are right but this may not always be the best course of action for them. In other words, pragmatism must go hand in hand with correct religious knowledge if religion is to ever become meaningful for them and this is especially true when it comes to evangelism.

Many people wrongly believe that religion is anti-intellectual (Stott 15) and hence they exert more effort in practicing their faith than knowing their faith more, and more deeply. Many Christians have placed ritual as more important than knowledge, dogma over that of reason such that often, they lose sight of what religion is all about. Ignorance cannot be tolerated in religion, as that can lead to wrong actions based on the wrong premise; good intentions are not enough.Using intelligence to deepen one's knowledge of his religion is not contradictory, in the same way, that science and religion can co-exist; theism requires faith and an intellectual mind.