Persuasions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief [Paperback]

Douglas Wilson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1885767293 | ISBN-13: 978-1885767295 | Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | Edition: 1

They all walk toward the Abyss for different reasons, each of them with varying persuasions. Along the way they meet Evangelist, and as a result they face the Great Persuasion.

Some of their conversations are recorded in this book.

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About the Author

Doug Wilson is the pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho and editor of Credenda/Agenda magazine. He is the author of Easy Chairs, Hard Words, Reforming Marriage, and the co-author of Angels in the Architecture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: Canon Press; 1 edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885767293
• ISBN-13: 978-1885767295
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #838,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Douglas Wilson is the minister of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, which is a member of the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC). After his stint in the submarine service of the U.S. Navy, he attended the University of Idaho, where he obtained an MA in philosophy.

As one of its founders, he has served on the board of Logos School, a classical and Christian school (K-12), since its inception. He is also a Senior Fellow of theology at New St. Andrews College. He is the author of numerous books, including Reforming Marriage, The Case for Classical Christian Education, Letter from a Christian Citizen, and Blackthorn Winter. He is also the general editor for the Omnibus textbook series. His blog can be found at www.dougwils.com.

All his favorite authors begin their names with initials--C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, H.L. Mencken, J.R.R. Tolkien, N.D. Wilson, and P.G. Wodehouse. The one exception is Nancy Wilson, a favorite author to whom he has been married for over thirty-four years. They have three children and fifteen grandchildren.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short Dialogues that teach Method of Apologetics!, May 18, 2001

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Chang Yuon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Persuasions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book very much because of its brevity as well as its readability. It introduces the application of pressupositional apologetics through series of dialogues with the "Evangelist". Much like in Pilgrim's Progress, Evangelist meets interesting characters each with different objections to Christianity.

Let me just name a few topics that are covered: Existence of God, Problem of Evil, Evolutionism, Antinomianism, Legalism, and Roman Catholicism. Doug Wilson manages to even address practical issues like Marriage! What¡¯s great about this book is that it lays down clearly what Reformed Christians believe without getting too technical.

Although I would highly recommend this book to anyone, my only regret is that this book could have done much more. At times, I felt like the dialogues just ended too abruptly leaving the reader hanging. Therefore, in some ways length of this book is its weakness as well as its strength. I felt that much more could have been discussed in each dialogues. Maybe even tell the reader, for instance, what Antinomianism is before the dialogue begins. In fact, I think there is an error in the table of content regarding Antinomianism (topics of John and Bill should be switched). You see, I wouldn't have known that if I weren¡¯t already familiar with the subject.

I¡¯m just hoping there¡¯s going to be a sequel. =)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Persuasive indeed!, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Persuasions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief (Paperback)

Never before has apologetics been so easy to read and understand. Read this book, and then read Cornelius Van Til's excellent works.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding (short yet profound) resource for apologetics, November 25, 1998

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David Russ (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Persuasions: A Dream of Reason Meeting Unbelief (Paperback)

This book is in the form of dialogues between a Christian and various people who have other world views (e.g., feminist, agnostic, pantheistic, etc.). Each dialogue is short and gets right to the point of showing the illogic of the other world view compared to the Christian world view. Outstanding!!