The Happy Rant, Ted Kluck
The Happy Rant, Ted Kluck
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The Happy Rant

Author: Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, Barnabas Piper

Narrator: Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, Barnabas Piper

Unabridged: 5 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2022

Synopsis

From the hive mind behind the popular Happy Rant podcast comes this cornucopia of humorous and thought-provoking critiques of Christian culture. Come for the good-natured cynicism. Stay for the enlightenment.Ted Kluck, Ronnie Martin, and Barnabas Piper, hosts of the Happy Rant podcast, take their faith-based back-and-forth from the recording booth to the book page with this collection of insightful and often hilarious takedowns of pastor trends, personality tests, political engagement, and more.The Happy Rant crew have a lot of strong opinions, and occasionally they even agree with each other! Always candid and frequently compelling, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas tackle everything from the divisive, hot-button issues within the church to more lighthearted fare that reminds us never to take ourselves too seriously.As entertaining as it is engaging, The Happy Rant will help you to think more critically about the world around you and enjoy a laugh or two (or maybe three) along the way.

About Ted Kluck

Ted Kluck is an award-winning journalist, an author, and currently a professor at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee

About Ronnie Martin

Ronnie Martin is a musician, author, speaker, and lead pastor of Substance Church in Ashland, Ohio.

About Barnabas Piper

Barnabas Piper is an author, a speaker, and an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Megan on August 08, 2022

I want to give it 10 stars: it made me laugh out loud, it was eloquent yet entertaining, and it was so well-written. Stellar.......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on January 24, 2023

Before reading this book I had never heard of The Happy Rant. This book was recommended by a friend and I’m glad to have discovered them. The authors (yes Barnabas is Johnny P’s son) have been part of a podcast of the same name for the last several years. They are friends who enjoy giving hot takes......more

Goodreads review by Becky on September 09, 2022

I mean, what can I say? It did exactly what it intended to do, which is make me laugh. A lot, and sometimes not quietly in public places. But there’s also plenty of thoughtful and thought-provoking content here. It’s a book version of the podcast for sure, which for me means 5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Abram on August 07, 2022

Are you someone who needs answers to sone of life's most burning questions, such as what is a evangelical celebrity, can pastors be funny, or what are manly men? This book will give some insight into these questions that some of us have been pontificating about as we sit in our scroll arm leather ch......more

Goodreads review by Liam on March 07, 2024

The Happy Rant may be my favorite Christian podcast. I’ve listened to it on and off all the way back to the Altrogge days (probably butchered that spelling). It was such a refreshing weekly listen to hear some hilarious banter that riffed on reformed Christian culture from within. I found the podcas......more

Quotes

“My son insisted I endorse this book.” John Piper, author of Shaped by God

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