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The Best Christian Book of All Time: By the Numbers

April 8, 2013 by Andy Walsh 2 Comments

If we're going to take the sports angle to this tournament all the way, then at some point we need a "Moneyball" type to come in with formulas and spreadsheets to turn the whole thing on its head. Turns out that time is now, and that guy is me. I like my sports with a heavy dose of "advanced metrics" so I figured I'd try to bring a little of that flavor to our book tournament. Let's start by taking a closer look at what we mean by "best" book. In this format, what we really mean is "most head-to-head wins in a single … [Read more...] about The Best Christian Book of All Time: By the Numbers

Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Confessions, Mere Christianity, sabremetrics, statistics, The Cost of Discipleship

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