Review: Surviving Religion 101 by Michael Kruger
Book info
P. #: 241, 262 after notes, index, and Scriptural index.
Author: Michael J. Kruger (b. 1966)
Life: Michael J. Kruger is a Reformed theologian and New Testament scholar whose career has been defined by a deep commitment to the authority of Scripture. After earning his B.S. at the University of North Carolina in 1988, he pursued theological training at Westminster Seminary California, graduating with an M.Div. in 1997. He then completed his Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh in 2004. Kruger joined the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte in 2002, became president in 2013, and in 2025 transitioned to Chancellor’s Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity. While serving in seminaries, he has also served as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America and later the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, ministering part-time at Uptown PCA in Charlotte.
General info about author: Kruger is a theologian, professor, pastor, husband and father (which is important, as we’ll see in just a moment). Don’t go away!
Overall Summary/review:
Positives
This book is written for college students, but it would also be a great book for anyone struggling with their faith in a secular workplace (p. 12, 21, 24).
Kruger wrote this book as letters to his daughter, so it is very personal. Because of this, it is also very practical. (p. 103, 112, 125, 228,
Each chapter answers a question that a college student may be asking. It provides a quote that relates to the topic at hand, provides a “big point”, and includes a fatherly letter at the end of each chapter. (Table of contents, p. 51, 147, 35, 72, 159, 38)
The whole book is built heavily on Scripture and regularly encourages the reader to continue studying the Word of God.
Negatives:
Very thin cover and very cheap paper.
Slightly too long for the audience it's seeking to reach.