An exceptionally thorough, balanced, and insightful analysis of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology. This is an area in our contemporary culAn exceptionally thorough, balanced, and insightful analysis of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology. This is an area in our contemporary culture that Christians cannot afford to be uniformed regarding. It poses a serious threat to the Gospel, to the cohesiveness of the nation, and to the flourishing of the individual. Shenvi and Sawyer explain all of that, and lay out the history of these modern ideas in Western societies. Read it!...more
Generally a very profitable read. Weak in a few points, and I don't agree with his Catholicism, but he has a lot of terrific points to make, and superGenerally a very profitable read. Weak in a few points, and I don't agree with his Catholicism, but he has a lot of terrific points to make, and superb insight into many cultural and moral issues. Well worth my time. ...more
Just finished reading Neil Thomas' Taking Leave of Darwin. Thomas is an agnostic and a rationalist. After a lifetime of accepting the Darwinian/neo-DarJust finished reading Neil Thomas' Taking Leave of Darwin. Thomas is an agnostic and a rationalist. After a lifetime of accepting the Darwinian/neo-Darwinian take, he took the time to carefully consider the current evidence and the century-and-a-half debate re: evolution up to the present. What he found was that, as the back cover of the book says, the objections to Darwinism that have been expressed from the outset till today, "have been explained away, but never effectively answered." His book is a powerful broadside to the neo-Darwinian account of the origins question. Basically, he says we've been lied to. He makes a pretty good argument to that end. This is not a a difficult read, and, at 150 pp. is relatively brief. I recommend the book for anyone who wishes to have a better grasp of the history and current status of the evolution/origins debate. You don't need to be scientifically advanced to read it. A heads up: Thomas is an agnostic. Don't expect by the end that he's going to argue for a biblical view of God. But what he does demonstrate is that the intelligent design argument is more powerful, rational, and in keeping with the contemporary evidence than any other option currently on the table. As far as he goes, he's to be commended. He's stuck his head up out of the foxhole, and I'm sure there will be many Darwinists who will attempt to shoot it off. ...more