Theological books aimed at the academic crowd are often written over the heads of the average reader (myself included). A Place for Truth, however, does not fall into that trap, aided by the fact that each chapter was first a speech and the content delivered verbally.
TheVeritas Forumbegan back in 1992 as a way for Christian students at Harvard University to explore questions related to the search for truth through a series of lectures and Q&A sessions. Two decades later, this project has expanded dramatically, with e... ...more
The Veritas Forum is a group of leading Christian thinkers who explore issues of truth (and its relevancy) at college campuses such as Harvard and Yale. A Place For Truth: Leading Thinkers Explore Life’s Hardest Questions is a collection of those speeches from 1995 to 2009. Given the medium jump... ...more
Any book that includes contributions from Tim Keller, Francis Collins, Alister McGrath, Dallas Willard and NT Wright is a must-read. As I read, I was pleasantly surprised by some other authors that I had not heard of. This book consists of highlights from Veritas Forum gatherings on campus over t... ...more
Displays the Christian Mind at Work for a Wide Audience
I eagerly awaited this book, A Place for Truth, edited by Dallas Willard, and I immediately set to devouring it. On the whole, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and its presentation of Christian Truth but thought that it displayed weaknesses in... ...more