A Place for Truth

I recently read A Place for Truth which is a compilation of lectures from the Veritas forum.  The subtitle is Leading thinkers explore life's hardest questions.

The subjects that are covered include truth, faith and science, atheism, meaning and humanity, Christian worldview, and social justice.  Each of these lectures offers thought provoking conversations centered on the above topics.

This is not a book that you breeze through from  cover to cover.  In fact, I was challenged to carefully consider and see the arguments being made.   I feel that my discernment skills and compassion for those who will not believe in truth growing.  

I highly recommend this compilation to anyone interested in reason, truth, and intellectual exercise.  

The End of Reason

My recent read was the end of reason by Ravi Zacharias.  In this short book, he exercises his gifting as he engages the work of an atheist who has recently gained media attention. 

In his usual style, Zacharias takes the arguments to their logical conclusion and provides well reasoned rebukes.  He also narrates the potential consequences of the reality of life without God. 

Ideas have consequences.  I feel like I did not critically evaluate ideas as I grew up.  This book is a stellar example of how to engage the marketplace of ideas and why to engage.  This no longer an arena for just career philosophers but touches every aspect of our culture which intersects with our daily lives.  

I recommend this book for those who want to develop an understanding of the issues at hand and the logical conclusons that the ideas of atheism would result in.