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A review by rachel_abby_reads
10 Books That Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker
2.0
I didn't technically finish this book. I read about 2/3 of it before I decided enough was enough.
First off: if you are Christian, you are more likely to agree. If you aren't, you are more likely to think he is an idiot.
Second: I'd like to address a critique put in one reader's review. He seemed shocked when he realized that the author's viewpoint was Christian, and then revealed that the author is a minister, the reviewers are Christian conservatives, and the publisher is a Christian bookseller. He presented this information as if he'd had to dig it up. Not so. Any pre-reading (look at the back, or the inside flap about the author) will tell you that much information before you even begin reading.
Third: I probably would agree with this guy over all, but I could only take so much of his writing style before I'd had enough. The one thing he said that I can agree with wholeheartedly is that -while these books maybe/are damaging to man's relationship to God and society- the best way to defend against them is not to destroy them, but to be familiar with their arguments, so that you will recognize them when you hear them, and will be able to refute them.
First off: if you are Christian, you are more likely to agree. If you aren't, you are more likely to think he is an idiot.
Second: I'd like to address a critique put in one reader's review. He seemed shocked when he realized that the author's viewpoint was Christian, and then revealed that the author is a minister, the reviewers are Christian conservatives, and the publisher is a Christian bookseller. He presented this information as if he'd had to dig it up. Not so. Any pre-reading (look at the back, or the inside flap about the author) will tell you that much information before you even begin reading.
Third: I probably would agree with this guy over all, but I could only take so much of his writing style before I'd had enough. The one thing he said that I can agree with wholeheartedly is that -while these books maybe/are damaging to man's relationship to God and society- the best way to defend against them is not to destroy them, but to be familiar with their arguments, so that you will recognize them when you hear them, and will be able to refute them.