Unlike Confucius, Jesus taught his disciples for only three years. Unlike Muhammad, Jesus died in humiliation with no armies or wealth. Yet the message of his resurrection eventually conquered an empire.
‘Believe’ may help those hostile to religion of any kind open up to the gospel, though further help outside its pages may be needed to guide them to acknowledge Jesus Christ as the way, the truth, and the life.
Hartmut Rosa (‘Democracy Needs Religion’) and Elizabeth Oldfield (‘Fully Alive’) agree that Christianity is good for the world. Oldfield’s argument for virtue is much more compelling than Rosa’s appeal to dialogue.
Christianity’s tide has gone out in the secular West. How could this be an opportunity for evangelism?
Jordan Peterson’s earlier books offered sound advice and even wisdom. ‘We Who Wrestle with God’ beckons readers to a form of godliness, but it’s a form of godliness that ultimately denies its power.
