I finished reading Anger: Taming a Powerful Emotion by Gary Chapman several days ago and I am still thinking about it. In Anger, Chapman establishes anger as a sign of a deeper issue rather than a sin. His describes anger as evidence that we are made in Gods image; it demonstrates that we still have some concern for justice and righteousness in spite of our fallen state. This description removes some of the guilt and shame that has been tied to anger, preventing people from admitting and working through their anger.

In chapter 4, Chapman differentiates between definitive and distorted anger and he revisits these two types of anger frequently throughout the book. This allows the reader to identify various circumstances that led to anger, and determine whether the anger was definitive or distorted. He also differentiates between explosive and implosive responses to anger. Although one may seem preferable, Chapman emphasizes the danger of both reactions.

Throughout Anger, Chapman uses real stories to illustrate the principles he teaches. He also addresses confronting angry people, forgiving others, and processing anger that is directed at others, God, or self.

I think Anger is a well-written and crucial read for a society that is increasingly quick-tempered, impatient, and, ultimately, angry. Chapman provides helpful suggestions for recognizing and working through anger, as well as tips for living or working with people who are angry. I highly recommend Anger to anyone who is looking for a challenging personal or small-group study.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

I very cautiously chose to read this book for two reasons: 1 I'm a fan of Gary Chapman and have read several of his books and 2 everyone, including myself, struggles with anger to some extent. I was intrigued to see if his book "Anger" would provide as much practical help as I believe his other books have done.

Chapman spends the first whole chapter arguing that anger is not a negative emotion but most often is seen as the "worst" emotion. Rightfully so, as he shares several key scriptures that put heavy emphasis on our anger. He gleans from scripture that anger is a God-given emotion and both God and Jesus expressed anger without sin. In order to transform your issues with anger, you must first recognize and acknowledge that anger can be a good emotion and cause us to move toward holiness.

Although anger is a God-given emotion, due to sin we have distorted it. Our anger usually stems from frustrations, tiredness, bad mods, disappointments, etc. Throughout the book, Chapman presents strategies to identify, process, and work through our anger. I'm glad he included an entire chapter on Forgiveness something I believe you cannot leave out when discussing anger.

The book includes 13 chapters, each of which ends with a Quick Takes section. This section is a synopsis of the entire chapter laid out in a step by step format. He also includes a Personal Anger Assessment along with additional resources at his website 5lovelanguages.com/anger.

I personally loved this book. It is a very Christian oriented book, thus one who does not subscribe to Christian beliefs would most likely find it very unhelpful. In order to truly believe Chapman's steps, strategies and suggestions will work, you must hold to the basic teachings of Christ.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

anger motivates us to take positive action when we encounter injustice. Good and bad anger definitions were clarified. being angry is not sinful, expressing anger in ungodly way is sinful

The first few chapters spoke to my heart regarding the importance of anger. It explained the purpose of anger and how to use it in a spirit-filled way. When used in the flesh - anger is destructive and thus the latter chapters very practically illustrated ways to establish boundaries. Like Laodicean lukewarmness apathy is more dangerous than anger in its deceptiveness.

I first read it through the ebook version and then purchased a hard copy. It is one several in the church (and myself) will benefit from. It is worthy of the Moody Press publication. Thank you Gary Chapman.

The length of the book was easy and content was scripture based.