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Title: Light in the Shadow of Jihad : The Struggle for Truth by Ravi Zacharias ISBN: 1-57673-989-9 Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Gets right to the heart of 9/11
Comment: This is finally the book that I have been waiting for that really, REALLY gets to the heart of the matter of 9/11. It is a quick read but is definitely not a light read.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to think deeply about issues. After reading this book, I personally realized how many other people along with myself, were in the dark about the real issues of 9/11.
This is a must read for America!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Discussion of Post-9/11 Reality
Comment: This is the first book that I have read that deals specifically with the 9/11 attacks. I always find Dr. Zacharias' approach to the great and terrible issues of our day to be sound, clear, and well thought out, with the entire logical ramifications in perfect order. Moreover, Dr. Zacharias has that rare ability to meld mind and heart in his theology, so much so, that I prefer his style to many of his more popular peers.
So what are we to make of the 9/11 attacks? Dr. Zacharias devotes six chapters, plus an appendix to covering this vexing question. I suggest reading the appendix first, got get a thumbnail of the arguments used in this rather slim book.
Chapter One sets the stage for the book, reminding us of what all this worry is about. Our memories too often are like the Short Attention Span Theater, with all segments not being over seven minutes. Sometime reality doesn't make it to the commercial break.
Chapter Two is a discussion of moral absolutes. Dr. Zacharias has come up with a concise definition of why moral relativism is bankrupt:
"Rarely have I met a true relativist. Hidden somewhere in the words of everyone who argues for complete relativism is a belief that there are, indeed, some acts that are wrong. The bottom line is this: When someone says that all truth is relative, he or she is making either a relative statement or an absolute one. If it is a relative statement, then that statement, by definition, is not always true. On the other hand, if the belief that all truth is relative is absolute, then the very statement itself must be denied, because it denies absolutes. The pure relativist cuts off the branch on which he is sitting while telling you the branch cannot be severed. The landing is mind-shattering." (p. 20)
In logic, this is called the "Self Inclusion Fallacy."
In Chapter Three, Dr. Zacharias discuses the essential nature of Islam, weather it is good or bad. ...
I think that we make sweeping generalizations against Islam, since the key to understanding the two Islams is how one translated "jihad." Dr. Zacharias makes the case that Islam is not inherently evil, but that the fundamentalists have hijacked it He spends some time discussing the blasting cap book of radical Islam, "The Missing Religious Precept," which focused on the negative, violent definition of "jihad."
Chapter Four is an interesting chapter that deals with Biblical prophecy about 9/11. We have read the Nostradamus "pious frauds," but this is the first time I have read a specific hermeneutic or theology on the attacks. Dr. Zachairas focuses on the Image of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel, and the incidents surrounding the birth of Ishmael and Isaac. The lineage is important, since so much depends on weather Ishmael or Isaac had the birthright.
The question of God's presence or absence during the attack is the subject of Chapter Five. I think Dr. Zacharias raised a poignant question, when he suggested a thought problem. If God appeared to you, and announced his existence in all his glory and fire, would you belie? Well, yes. But then, suppose you then accidentally ran over you child as you were backing up. Would you be content with you sure vision? (p. 84-89) He makes the point that we are not purely intellectual being, and that we need the whispering of the Spirit to our heart even more so. Doesn't the Bible speak of the Holy Spirit as the Comforter?
He rounds off his discussion in Chapter Six with confirming our faith in God. The issue isn't death, since we will all die, but on what we do with our allotted days.
This book is a very gentle book, yet it has a backbone along with its brain and heart. I recommend it for anyone wanting a strong philosophical answer to the question raised by the falling towers.
Rating: 3
Summary: A short thought provoking read
Comment: This is a good short book that highlights some of the fundamental strengths of Christianity as they relate to September 11th. It provide a good philosophical view of how we as Christians can help bridge the gap. Warning, Mr. Zacharias is an intellectual and you'll need to bring your A game to truly absorb the philosophy behind his thoughts.
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Title: Jesus Among Other Gods The Absolute Claims Of The Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias ISBN: 0849943272 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 08 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Deliver Us From Evil by Ravi Zacharias ISBN: 084993950X Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 03 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Can Man Live Without God : by Ravi Zacharias ISBN: 0849939437 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 23 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha by Ravi Zacharias ISBN: 157673854X Publisher: Multnomah Publishers Inc. Pub. Date: 08 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Who Made God: And Answers to over 100 Other Tough Questions of Faith by Ravi Zacharias, Norman L. Geisler ISBN: 0310247101 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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