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4.41 AVERAGE
Another great book on Christian apologetics. Also recommend the Mama Bear Apologetics books as well.
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"Feelings are the ultimate guide, happiness is the ultimate goal, judging is the ultimate sin, and God is the ultimate guess" - Natasha Crain calls this the four pillars of secularism.
She challenges Christians to live out our faith in an increasingly secular culture where we are in the worldview minority. She tackles current hot topics such as cancel culture, deconstructionism, social justice, virtue signaling, critical theory, relativism, etc., and in doing so she identifies their worldview illogicalness/inconsistencies. She speaks in a respectful, logical, humble, and intellectual way that I really appreciated.
Audiobook is not my favorite format for topical nonfiction as I process this type of information better by reading the words in print and being able to slow down/reflect as needed... but I only have so much free time. I still got a lot of good out of it and I'll encourage my kids to read it before graduating high school.
The audiobook was read by the author. Natasha is very quotable:
"When you hold a worldview in which the authority is the self, you gain the perceived freedom to do what you want but lose the objective basis for telling anyone else what is morally good or evil."
"There are unanswered questions in any worldview. No one has all the answers. The question should never be, how do I get rid of all the questions I have, but rather, which worldview offers the best explanation of reality."
"The notion that our only valid knowledge of reality comes from science is self-refuting. That statement itself can't be determined by science. It's philosophical in nature. In addition, there are several types of knowledge outside of science that we accept in everyday life such as sense, experience, and reason itself. A person may claim that our only valid knowledge comes from science, but no one lives that way."
She challenges Christians to live out our faith in an increasingly secular culture where we are in the worldview minority. She tackles current hot topics such as cancel culture, deconstructionism, social justice, virtue signaling, critical theory, relativism, etc., and in doing so she identifies their worldview illogicalness/inconsistencies. She speaks in a respectful, logical, humble, and intellectual way that I really appreciated.
Audiobook is not my favorite format for topical nonfiction as I process this type of information better by reading the words in print and being able to slow down/reflect as needed... but I only have so much free time. I still got a lot of good out of it and I'll encourage my kids to read it before graduating high school.
The audiobook was read by the author. Natasha is very quotable:
"When you hold a worldview in which the authority is the self, you gain the perceived freedom to do what you want but lose the objective basis for telling anyone else what is morally good or evil."
"There are unanswered questions in any worldview. No one has all the answers. The question should never be, how do I get rid of all the questions I have, but rather, which worldview offers the best explanation of reality."
"The notion that our only valid knowledge of reality comes from science is self-refuting. That statement itself can't be determined by science. It's philosophical in nature. In addition, there are several types of knowledge outside of science that we accept in everyday life such as sense, experience, and reason itself. A person may claim that our only valid knowledge comes from science, but no one lives that way."
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I had such high hopes that this book would provide some clarity to me as a Christian who often feels isolated in a secular world. However, I couldn't get past the extreme homophobia and misrepresentation of LGBTQ-supportive Christians in this book. The author believes that all Christians who support LGBTQ people must not believe the Bible is actually God's Word when it is fully possible and faithfully wise to believe both. I am disappointed at the lack of research that must have gone into this aspect of the book, and it frustrated me so much that I had to stop reading. To any Christians thinking about reading this book, I suggest you pick up a copy of UnClobber by Colby Martin or another such book instead. I'm sure the author would believe I missed the point of the book and put me down as just another misguided, lukewarm Christian, but I cannot in good faith recommend this book to any Christian looking to strengthen their faith. I only wish I could leave a star rating to earn others away. ⭐ ⭐ 2 stars because I did appreciate some of the strategies, but I couldn't get past the Pharisee-esque beliefs contained here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia
I don't know that a review can do this book justice- it's a must read for the current landscape to understand how to live by faith. I learned so much!!
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced