I have appreciated Gary Thomas's writing in the past and may not have given this book a fair shake. I started this book midstream, in a church small group with his discussion of Love. I was underwhelmed. After love, we jumped around a bit and I finished the book on my own. Some helpful discussions and will happily hold on to this book, but I think I have better books on the virtues than this and think his appropriation of the Christian tradition is a little limited. ( )