A Book Review from Books At a Glance
by William A. Livingston
Introduction and Overview
William Edgar provides a practical resource to modern readers in his book Who Are You? Helping readers answer and defend basic questions relating to human beings and present issues in the culture. He approaches the topics from a simple, easy-to-follow perspective, responding to different questions Christians may encounter as they engage in the modern culture. Edgar accomplishes the goal detailed in the conclusion of the book where he states the purpose of the book is to aid moderns with a resource granting support as they respond to and defend the Christian perspective in a culture that is increasingly less Christian.
Benefit to Readers
At least a few features are noticeably helpful to the reader. First, the author implements simple language and style so that he appeals to a larger audience. Readers are not required to have formal theological training to understand the content of the book, and this makes it a source that is beneficial to broader audiences. Second, the content is relevant to modern readers, general in substance, and vast in scope. Most Christians have wrestled with or considered the questions addressed by Edgar. He does not focus on a narrow topic or question. Instead, he responds to an array of questions that are essential to the Christian worldview. Third, Edgar covers enough information to pique the interest of his readers so that they have the basic answer to the questions addressed while giving ideas and information for deeper prodding into the topics. This is effective to provide the basic responses necessary to have practical conversations while encouraging the readers to study more in depth the things introduced in the book.
Overall, this is a valuable resource to modern readers regardless of their background. Edgar is simple, concise, and in-tune with the cultural challenges Christians encounter today.
William A. Livingston