" [Audio:] I liked the book, and I have a hard time being anything but supportive of Colson given his heart and ministry for the service of Christ. However, this book I found to be a bit loose and not tightly reasoned (for lack of a better way of putting it). For instance, he speaks of the great advantages bestowed on mankind due to Christianity--which no doubt is true--but Colson has a tendency to make it sound like we're the only ones who do good things. Another is his call for Christians to focus on the critical matters of the faith and not fight amongst ourselves over secondary issues--a valid criticism of Christianity. But the Devil's in the details. He's part of a group called Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) that seeks to heal the rift between the two (Western) houses of Christianity. He speaks of how the group agrees on the centrality of being saved by faith alone and of Sola Scriptura (which is a bit surprising, I admit), but I don't see the Catholics in this group chucking the Pope or the Evangelicals submitting to the Pope, so is anything going to come of this?
If this was written to counter Dawkins and his crew, I dont' think they'd have a hard time shredding it. Better an R.C. Sproul or Ravi Zacharias to take on the atheists. But one important thing that I think Colson brings to the discussion is the irrefutable evidence of lives that are changed by a relationship with Jesus. His stories of Mafia hitmen and violent mass murders who have come to know the acceptance and love of Jesus are incredible. While Colson is a bit loose in addressing broad matters of the Faith (probably because he attempts to take on something so multi-faceted) his first-hand experiences are gripping and important for his point. He has seen up close and personal the wondrous work of our Savior. "
— Mark, 2/18/2014