Is this a classic?

I well remember reading Dr. Packer's book as a young student in the 1970s and being so overwhelmed by its depth, richness, clarity and biblical profundity that I began to wonder whether I was a Christian at all! It would have been a delight to have said the same of Professor McGrath's book which sadly lacks all the superlative qualities of Knowing God. Which is really a great pity. For here is an author of tremendous ability and a sincere desire to ensure that Christianity does not remain at the level of the head alone, but also that it engages the heart and will. However, the path that he has chosen fails to achieve in the 21st century what Dr. Packer managed at the end of the 20th century.

Melvin Tinker