Book Review - The Enoch Factor

The Enoch Factor by Steve McSwain

I read about four chapters before I gave up on this one.  It was the "insanes" that did it for me.  McSwain has a very lax writing style and after using the word, "insane" as a descriptor for the fourth time, I just couldn't take it anymore.  Seriously, I felt like the book was fulfilling an assignment that he really wasn't interested in and was just filling it with as much generic, spiritual filler as possible.  On each page, there are quotes from famous philosophers that don't seem to have much to do with anything else on the page.  I got the feeling that he was trying to fill a certain page quota, which was very annoying.

McSwain also seemed to be insensitive to those who may have mental health issues.  Besides using "insane" as a descriptor, which is ableist, he seems to not realize that there is a difference between feeling or experiencing Godde and actually following Godde.  McSwain talks about how great it feels to experience Godde, but he does not seem to acknowledge that no person is going to feel great all the time.  Even if it were possible, where does that leave depressed people?  If someone is unable to feel an euphoric oneness with Godde, does that mean that there is something wrong with them?  It seems no one told McSwain that Mother Theresa spent the majority of her life incredibly depressed and did not "feel" God.  That fact points to something deeper than McSwain's new age-y feel good philosophy.  Reality is deeper than our feelings.  Godde is with us, no matter how we are feeling.  "Knowing God" is not about feeling good, but about knowing that throughout all times of trouble, all shall be well. 

I do not recommend this book, unless you want to cut out the quotes for crafting purposes....