Can a good review be bad for a book author? Apparently it can if the author is Christian and the reviewer is atheist.
Ingrid of Slice of Laodicea wrote yesterday that that an atheist (me) positively reviewing Brian’s book proves how off base his theology is. (Here’s my review of Everything Must Change.)
I wonder how far Ingrid takes this? If atheists find a Christian likeable, does that prove the Christian is a heretic? Must he/she come across as obnoxious to those who aren’t Christians in order to prove he/she is a Real Christian?
I’ve come across Christians who do pride themselves in how they give offense with their evangelizing. Off The Map of course doesn’t think this way. That’s why one of Off The Map’s goals has always been to help Christians become normal (aka less like jerks) n the eyes of people who aren’t Christians. Read the rest of this entry »
10-31-2007 |
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