The Cost of Deception: The Seduction of Modern Myths and Urban Legends

by John A. Williams

Exposes many of the most pervasive Christian urban legends and challenges readers to be "shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves".

212 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2001

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Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up on a recent vacation when the selection was slim.

I think this is an important issue to teach. I do see people getting sucked into these things a lot and Christians seem to be all too ready to ban or boycott something without gathering facts for themselves, which I suppose is just a side effect of the way that faith seems to be made into these exclusive little groups of we and they.

We need to wise up and start to take responsibility for what we believe I think and not just blindly follow others. There are some great things here to make you really think. The section on millennialism for instance and how its not at all a new idea.

It will make you think before you jump on another band wagon.