The Anvil of God: A Spiritual Reformation

The Anvil of God: A Spiritual Reformation (2010) is a Spiritual formation book written by Christian author Cliff C. Huang. The book uniquely combines critical thinking of theology with applicable testimonies and stories. The purpose is to restore the way of the church back to the heart of the gospel, away from the rampant cliches
and liturgical jargons and focusing on authenticity and genuine
compassion.
The strategy is to redirect believers to re-examine their fundamental foundation with reasoning and contextual understanding by asking the basic questions: "Who IS Christ?" "What IS God?" "What IS church?" etc... and to even more perplexing thoughts, "If a son is the offspring of the father, then why is Christ called the Son of God?" "Did God create sin? If not, does it mean then sin is outside of His providence?" "Did Adam and Eve introduce sin by eating the fruit? Or was it because of sin, the reason Adam and Eve ate the fruit?" "If Christ considered equality with the Father something not to be grasped, why then do so many people today pray to
Christ? Is it appropriate?"
Content
The book is intended to drive readers to think differently, deeper, and more critical rather than simply introducing new ideas. It challenges the readers to step out of their comfort zone and not be "programmed" into religion/tradition, but have the ability to think and
rationalize the Scripture truth with reasoning and understanding. The first chapter begins by examining God through the philosophical lenses, understanding "what" He is before moving on to examine the character of "who" He is. The continuing two chapters then take the reader into an indepth look at the drama of Eden to understand what really happened and what was the intent of God. The premise of these chapters is to define sin clearly, so that it may be addressed correctly as the "cause" and not "effect" of our life issues. The book chapters are divided into areas of Spiritual formation, with the last chapter discussing how to deal with suffering with this renewed Spiritual foundation.
*Introduction
*Elohim
*Eden
*Sin
*Authenticity
*Love
*Christ
*Church
*Christian
*Suffering
*Concluding Reflection
Reception
As expected, the author received mix reactions with the book. Referencing much to the ministry of Christ as well as any of the Old Testament prophets, the work of the Lord will always be met with both the praise of reformers and the criticism of the old tradition. Many who are tired of the regurgitated cliches and mindless rituals of the institutionalized faith, found this book to be a source of God's revival for this age. However, many who pride themselves on their traditions, titles, and positions cannot relinquish them to be stretched and reformed. The author received many comments rejecting the work solely based on his age. He was 33 at the time of this publication.

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