Contemporary society prides itself on its veneer of tolerance. It is an attitude that apparently makes liberal democracies of the west superior to other cultures. Looking below the surface, we discover our society is actually superficial, amoral and prejudiced. The tolerance we espouse is no more than a sticking plaster covering a festering wound. It is to this society we as Christians are called to stand for truth and express God's love. The diversity of our society causes us great challenges. Some ridicule us because we believe in the existence of a creator. Others despise us because we claim Christ is the only way to God. Still others criticize us because of the high moral standards by which we live. How are Christians to respond and how tolerant should we be? Do we simply accept evolution as a given, learn to live with the immorality within our community and accept all other faiths are true? Questions are asked about the health of our societies and answers given from a Christian viewpoint.

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I took some time reading this title, it is not one to pass through quickly, it needs concentration and deep thought. Usefully Stephen McQuoid starts by outlining the situation from the perspective of history and then considers the question ‘How then do Christians live in such a society where everything that we stand for is the opposite of what people around us accept as normative?’ No Christian can be unaware of the frequent news items these days where Christians have fallen foul of the law because of what they believe. As the author discusses this at depth we are confronted by our own attitudes and the need to decide what true toleration really means. His argument that liberal tolerance actually frustrates justice and the tolerance he is encouraging is more truly Christian is one I could empathise with. The many references to his sources of information should satisfy the strongest critic and together with the notes at the end of each chapter make for an absorbing and important book.

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