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Riverside Talks: A Friendly Dialogue Between an Atheist and a Christian
SIMPLIFIED CHINESE. Riverside Talks is an exchange between an atheist and a Christian. Luis Palau, a wll-known Christian evangelist, and Zhao Qizheng, composite of recorded dialogues held in China in 2005 between Luis Palau and Zhao Qizheng. Luis Palau is a well-known Christian evangelist and Zhao Qizheng is the Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs committee and former Minister of Information for China.
Riverside Talks represents a dialogue on philosophy, history, religion, the Bible, creation, atheism, Confucianism, politics, ethics, Chinese and Western cultures, and the relevance of Jesus Christ to society. 140pp. SIMPLIFIED CHINESE.
Riverside Talks represents a dialogue on philosophy, history, religion, the Bible, creation, atheism, Confucianism, politics, ethics, Chinese and Western cultures, and the relevance of Jesus Christ to society. 140pp. SIMPLIFIED CHINESE.
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Published January 1, 2006
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September 30, 2020
Quick read. Interesting. Now dated, written in 2005.
Hearing perspectives from Chinese and atheistic views of American Christians is interesting. I hadn’t fully realized it was literally transcribed conversations. But easy and interesting read.
Hearing perspectives from Chinese and atheistic views of American Christians is interesting. I hadn’t fully realized it was literally transcribed conversations. But easy and interesting read.
November 15, 2020
I really liked this book. I was impressed with how respectful each was of the other's religious and scientific views. I was very impressed by Luis Palau's knowledge of the Bible and deft responses to the Chinese atheist's questions.
November 16, 2009
This is a short book and was, for me, a very quick read. I enjoyed it immensely.
It is rare to read a book, listen to a conversation or have a dialogue about religion where people actually listen to each other's points of view. Most times, we kind of listen while we wait for our turn to have our say.
This book pulls of the feat of showing two people with opposing views on religion who tell each other where they are coming from and why they believe what they believe. They listen to each other attentively and provide lucid responses.
The book does not try to influence you one way or the other; it is a straightforward record of conversations between two people. You are free to decide, or to not decide, on which point of view you agree with.
It is rare to read a book, listen to a conversation or have a dialogue about religion where people actually listen to each other's points of view. Most times, we kind of listen while we wait for our turn to have our say.
This book pulls of the feat of showing two people with opposing views on religion who tell each other where they are coming from and why they believe what they believe. They listen to each other attentively and provide lucid responses.
The book does not try to influence you one way or the other; it is a straightforward record of conversations between two people. You are free to decide, or to not decide, on which point of view you agree with.
November 18, 2009
I agree with what this reviewer said - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
It is fantastic that two people with opposing views can meet, love each other's company and exchange ideas. But as far as an interesting reading - not so much.
A few good quotes here and there (such as Zhao's river analogy and some of Palau's explanations), but I wouldn't recommend this book.
It is fantastic that two people with opposing views can meet, love each other's company and exchange ideas. But as far as an interesting reading - not so much.
A few good quotes here and there (such as Zhao's river analogy and some of Palau's explanations), but I wouldn't recommend this book.
May 27, 2008
An interesting read - a dialogue between two intelligent people who bring up some intriguing questions and make some informed comments on a range of topics, Christianity, atheism, science, creation, culture, society, history philosophy, etc.
March 4, 2014
I expected more from the book; more content. There's a lot of pictures in the book. It's a beginners level book on China and Atheism, I was looking for something with more substance.
I'm probably not a member of the book's target audience, because I've lived in China 4+ years.
I'm probably not a member of the book's target audience, because I've lived in China 4+ years.
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