Review: The Search for God and Guinness

Guinness has been one of the most popular beers in the world for over 250 years.  There have been many rumors and stories told about Arthur and his family about how they brewed to save the world from whiskey among other things.  Some of the legend is true, some of it is not (isn't that how most legends are?).

Stephen Mansfield takes us on a journey through Guinness history with the tilt of looking at how God and theology played a part in the Guinness story.  Mansfield looks at Arthur's Protestant faith in a county that was devoutly Catholic.  He shows us how his children went various ways, some into brewing and some into ministry.  He shows how the Guinness' faith always played a part in creating an atmosphere at the brewery of compassion, care, and rebuilding Dublin into the thriving world city it is today.

Mansfield does a solid job of telling the Guinness story and weaving it into their faith and beliefs.  While I would have liked to have found out more about the business, the brewing, and the backgrounds of Guinness, that was not Mansfield's goal.  He accomplishes his goal of showing how an unwavering faith in God is not only compatible, but also benefited with beer (in moderation of course).

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