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Summary: Wonderful for the seeker
Review: This is a book you can give to anyone who is begining to wrestle the claims of Christianity. A wonderful, non-threatening read that is enjoyable to pick up and read as a novel. Written in the same vain as a C.S. LEwis or Tjolkien. Enjoyed thoroughly.
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Summary: Great Little Book for Seekers to Begin the Journey
Review: This is a wonderful little book giving a brief overview of a number of worldviews - skepticism, cynicism, nihilism, materialism, relativism, atheism, pantheism, judaism, and Christianity - seeking to show Christianity as the True worldview. The literary technique the author uses to achieve his goal is the allegory, much like John Bunyan or C.S. Lewis before him. It is a fairly quick, easy and enjoyable read. However, it is not a deep, wordy philospohical text - in fact, that is what makes the book so enjoyable and useful. Sure, there are books out there that deal with comparing and contrasting worldviews in much more detail, but those are not widely accessible to indivuduals who are just begining their journey seeking the truth. This book is a great roadmap to begin such a journey. I recomend it to one about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. It makes a great gift, especially to recent graduates.
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Summary: One of the Best Dialogs and a Worldview Handbook to Boot
Review: Unlike Kreeft's earlier dialogs, this one is written in a richer prose. Instead of just alternating statements, this book is literarily narrated by the persona on the journey. The journey is one through a plethora of worldviews by means of-of course-questioning. Each chapter deals with a different question, often a leading Socratic question which contains the answer in the question itself. Just check out this Table of Contents and I think you'll find it irresistible. 1. THE BEGINNING: To Question Or Not To Question, That Is The Question. 2. THE SKEPTIC: Is It True That There's No Truth? 3. THE CYNIC: Can't We Be Cynical About Cynicism? 4. THE NIHILIST: Is The Meaning Of Life That Life Is Meaningless? 5. THE MATERIALIST: what's The Matter With "Nothing But Matter"? 6. THE RELATIVIST: Is It Really Wrong To Think There's A Real Right And Wrong? 7. THE ATHEIST: Can There Be A Moral Law Without A Moral Lawgiver? 8. THE PANTHIEST AND THE DEIST: Is God Everywhere Or Nowhere? 9. THE JEW: Could His-Story Be A Non-Prophet Organization? 10. THE MESSIAH: Is Jesus Lord, Liar Or Lunatic? The book also has a great Epilogue. Enjoy! By the way, if you click on JOHN H. MORRISON's link and look at his book reviews, it's obvious he's a narrow-minded bigot who can't see past his own naturalist presuppositions (and I accept evolution as God's handiwork).
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