This book was an assigned reading in one of my theology classes as a religion major. I had no idea it would be such a good book. The title leads one to believe that it'll be good but I didn't know this good. Leech encourages his readers to seek a deeper understanding of God through a very old style of writing; the traditional religious research style. As a whole it's difficult to explain but if you're looking for a "how to pray" book and really want to know what it is to PRAY this is the book for you!

I'd love to hear anyone's comments about what Leech has to say!

A truly wonderful book on the gift that forms the basis of the whole of the Christian faith. Kenneth Leech has written a comprehensive and exciting book full of history, spirit and practical advice.

In this book by Kenneth Leech we get a somewhat facile equation of Christianity with political progressivism. In Leech's world-view, all sin is social, & we need not fret about individual holiness as long as there is one poor person in the world. Leech expresses disdain for figures like Billy Graham, for no good reason that this reader can see (Graham has mellowed over the years); and we learn further that to be a member of the Conservative Party is, in Leech's view, to be a sinner that is beyond the pale of forgiveness. While we should hesitate to mock Leech's solicitude for the downtrodden (if it be more than merely rhetorical), we lament the theological shallowness of a work that will only be of profit to those readers who share the author's politics.

I was astonished by the negative reviews of this book, which I have come to think of as "classic" Leech and one of the best things available for Lenten study. This is highly accessible and deeply moving writing on pain, suffering, and the cross. I recommend it highly.

We Preach Christ Crucified is a thoughtful and thought provoking look at the essential scandal at the center of the Christian faith--the cross of Christ. I found it a very rewarding read in Lent.

This book may well be valuable to those with a keen interest in Julian of Norwich - provided it is not the first, or the only, work on the topic which they consult. All that is known certainly of Julian's life is that contained in her books, and Kenneth Leech, perhaps in an attempt to relate her work to the 20th century conditions, is rather too speculative. (Perhaps, once upon a time, it seemed important for some to believe Julian had been a Benedictine nun - but is it so important, now, that she had to have been a married lady? The fact is that we do not know even her true name.)

Best not to place this on the shelf of anyone with an interest in Julian, unless it is one of at least five works.