Review: Don't Check Your Brains At The Door!

Don't Check Your Brains At The Door by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler
Genre: Christian Apologetics
ISBN:9781400317202
Published: August 2nd 2011 by Nelson, Thomas, Inc. (first published February 19th 1992)

Rating: 3

This book aims to look at common myths and lies about Christianity. Many unbelievers will use these lies or myths to try to sway young Christians from their faith. This book attempts to "bust" the myths that you may be told.

Which is great. Hypothetically.

There were some good topics and subjects in this book. A lot of things I've heard before were addressed. I had two problems with it.

1) The tone was very negative, and I felt like I or the potential unbeliever was being talked down to.

2) They started busting the myths, but didn't finish very well. I felt like I'd been told that something was a myth, but that it hadn't been proven to me.

I didn't read this book cover to cover. I'm getting ready for my second year of college and I don't have time. I did flip through and chose some random chapters to read though. I liked it, and it was a good start, but I felt like it didn't finish.

This book would be great for High School or College students in a group discussion setting. I felt it lacked a lot of content for a go-to reference book, but it would be great for a discussion guide, topics to get you started thinking and bouncing things back and forth between people.

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