The Grace Effect: How the Power of One Life Can Reverse the Corruption of Unbelief - Softcover

Taunton, Larry Alex

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595554408 ISBN 13: 9781595554406

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2011

Synopsis

"Simply defined, the 'grace effect' is an observable phenomenon―that life is demonstrably better where authentic Christianity flourishes."

What does Christianity give us beyond televangelists, potlucks, and bad basketball leagues? Not much, according to the secular Left. The world, they say, would be a better place without it.

Historian and Christian apologist Larry Alex Taunton has spent much of his career refuting just this sort of thinking, but when he encounters Sasha, a golden-haired Ukranian orphan girl whose life has been shaped by atheistic theorists, he discovers an unlikely champion for the transforming power of grace.

Through the narrative of Sasha's redemption, we see the false promises of socialism; the soul-destroying influence of unbelief; and how a society cultivates its own demise when it rejects the ultimate source of grace.  We see, in short, the kind of world the atheists would give us: a world without Christianity―cold, pitiless, and graceless.

And yet, as Sasha shows us, it is a world that is not beyond the healing power of "the grace effect."  Occasionally infuriating, often amusing, but always inspiring, The Grace Effect will have you cheering for the courageous little girl who shamed the academic elitists of our day.

About this title

About the Author

Larry Alex Taunton is Founder and Executive Director of Fixed Point Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the public defense of the Christian faith. Fixed Point has captured the attention of BBC, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Network, The Christian Post, and many others. Taunton has personally engaged some of the most vociferous opponents of Christianity, including Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Peter Singer. He lives in Birmingham, AL.

Review

"In The Grace Effect - Larry Taunton's deeply moving and personal story of how his family adopted a Ukranian girl - we behold the staggering contrast between a culture suffused with Christian faith and one that has utterly rejected it.  Atheists must assiduously avoid exposure to stories like this one.  If you've ever been unsure of how much good Christianity does in the world, read this book." - Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host

"A very, very powerful book." - Gayle Trotter, First Things

"In his most moving Grace Effect, Larry Taunton reminds us that our lives are the best arguments for what we really believe, and that, whatever the outcome of this or that debate between atheists and Christians in the lecture hall, Christians win hands down against atheists when it comes to how the rival arguments are lived out in the details of real charity, real mercy, real sacrifice, the actual treatment of widows and especially orphans... I most highly recommend it!" - Dr. Benjamin Wiker, author of Ten Books That Screwed Up the World

"Larry Taunton's book is a captivating account of a grim reality with a truly gracious ending. It is a must read for anyone pondering adoption from the former Eastern European Bloc." - Dr. Olivera Petrovich, research psychologist, University of Oxford

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1595554408
• ISBN 13: 9781595554406
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272