Some people treat all of this as incontrovertible gospel. These concepts are all-the-rage in mainline Christian churches today. At its worst, it’s just another reductionistic self-help program. At its best, the enneagram provides a lens through which to understand the people in our lives with compassion. Why must things combine in a set way? Why can’t they be some other way?Īt its best, this book offers a language to communicate about concepts that make people’s personalities tick. Even though the enneagram has ancient roots in Christian spirituality, the system seems somewhat contrived and arbitrary. I was – and still am – very cynical that human personality can be broken down accurately into nine parts. “You’re a five.” or “I’m a six.” Intrigued, I decided to read this book to learn more about it. Over the next few weeks, she kept calling people numbers. My wife came home from church one day and said, “I want to take that Sunday School class on the Enneagram.” I’d heard of it, but I knew nothing about it.
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