Dinner with a perfect Stranger

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	• Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering David Gregory WaterBrook Press, 2005 - 112 pages average customer review:based on 139 reviews view larger image
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Dinner with a perfect Stranger

This book is one of the best books that I have read in many years. It brings together a real understanding of our faith (Christian) without casting stones at other faiths. Ought to be read by every Christian.

Robert D. Brown

Best meal I ever had!!

The book was a excellent from start to finish. I was a easy read, quick to the point yet broad enough to answer many questions we have about other religions. I've purchased 6 additional copies to send to friends and family members with the hope it will be the beginning of a new day for them and their children.

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Creativity=5; Persuasiveness=1

I give this book 4 stars (even though 5 + 1 divided by 2 equals 3) primarily because I thought it was a very clever approach to the issue of Christianity, because it was thought-provoking and because it was well written. In addition, it was not entirely clear to me whether his intended audience was "wavering" or "questioning" Christians or whether it was agnostics or athesists (or all of them). I will say that I came at the book from the perspective of one who has read (and frankly been persuaded by) Sam Harris's "Letter to a Christian Nation", Richard Dawkins's "The God Delusion" and Christopher Hitchen's "God is Not Great", all of which advocated atheism from varying approaches.

Although there are many arguments that I have read in support of atheism, one of the most persuasive for me (which is really well-explored in Sam Harris's book) is the notion that for any one religion to be "right", all of the others must necessarily be "wrong". Moreover every person of every religious faith is necessarily an atheist themselves as to every other religious faith. Thus, for example, Christians are atheists when it comes to Islam and vice versa.

Because of this, I was curious to see what "Jesus" would have to say about other religions. Sure enough, the very first thing he does in his discussion with Nick is to trash all of them. He trashes Buddhism, he trashes Hinduism, he trashes Islam and so on. No doubt he would trash Mormonism as well (being founded by Joseph Smith in New York in 1828). But why should all of those religions be "wrong" and Jesus's right? That sounds arrogant to me. In addition, I note that there was a curious omission of Judaism in Jesus's list of "wrong" religions. Presumably the "flaw" with Judaism is that Jews failed to realize that he was the Second Coming and thus "missed the boat" so to speak. Yet I suspect that perhaps the author felt more comfortable dismissing more "distant" religions (and their practitioners) rather than one that is closer to home (and whose practitioners live among us).

Anyway, as a vehicle to make one think about religion in an interesting way, I thought that the book was well done. As an attempt to persuade one that atheism is wrong, or that Harris, Dawkins and Hitchens are wrong, I thought it was weak.

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Perfect Stranger

The greatest short book that I have read. Wouldn't we all like to have dinner with Christ? of course we would. We are in a time where Christians are on the defensive - this book gives you a lift.

Enjoyable Dinner

I'm not sure what drew me to this book, but am glad I read it. It's a very easy read, and is able to very simply explain complex philosophical concepts. Surprisingly, I had a bit of a tear in my eye when I finished it, though it certainly doesn't pander to that emotion.
I recommend this book for seekers and believers alike.

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