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Turning Points [Kindle Edition]

Vaughan Roberts (Author)

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Turning Points is a pocket history of the world with a deliberately persuasive edge. Vaughan Roberts, young rector of a lively city-centre Anglican church in Oxford, sets out to narrate "history as God sees it"--and to show the connection between events described in the Bible and today's post-modern age. The turning points he refers to are: the creation, the fall of humanity from original innocence, events in Old Testament Israel, the coming of Jesus, his death, his resurrection, the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and the end of the world.

Roberts seeks to show how those events give ultimate meaning to human existence and are still relevant at the start of a new millennium. His declared aim is to help his readers to reach their own "turning point"-by starting (or continuing in greater depth) a friendship with Jesus Christ. Widely read, Roberts peppers his text with contemporary illustrations, humorous quotes and references from other writers. A summary diagram is provided at the end of each chapter, building up to a complete time-line of history according to the Bible.

Turning Points will find two sorts of readers: the academic type prepared to give Christianity some serious investigation and the Christian who feels they need a firmer foundation to their faith. Along the way, the book doesn't shrink from tackling difficult issues, like questions of truth and authority, other religions and the nature of heaven and hell. --Al Horn

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'Racy and profound, brilliant and biblical, this book is a powerful apologetic and magnet to Jesus Christ.' Michael Green, Adviser in Evangelism to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 365 KB
Print Length: 192 pages
Publisher: Authentic Media (25 Jan 1999)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B004VT4Y2G
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Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #160,308 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

A short history of everything 14 Jan 2008

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I have read several of Vaughan Roberts' books on Christianity and I have found all of them to be enjoyable and interesting. The author writes in an informal style using anecdotes to good effect and I think that his books should appeal to committed Christians and to non Christians alike. "Turning Points" is like a sort of potted history of the Bible; an examination of "God's Big Picture" starting at the Creation and ending with the New Heaven and New Earth. This book has helped me to understand better the time line of the Bible from a "macro" perspective and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Bible study.

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A thought-provoking commentary on modern life. 6 April 1999

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Vaughan Roberts looks at modern lifestyles, at their emptiness and lack of hope. He compares them with what the Bible has to say, and sees reason for hope, and a way out of despair and meaninglessness. His book is easy to read, with plenty of illustrations based on quotes by popular modern figures. I recommend it to anyone who has ever wondered whether there's any meaning to existence.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

A sharp, interesting, and engaging book 18 Nov 2002

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This is a good book for several reasons: it uses modern, engaging illustrations to get its points across; it uses some modern scholarship, but as part of the general, easy-to-read text; it challenges people to assess their own motives and lives- to suggest a meaning and purpose for life based on the testimony of the Bible.
Probably not as good for the person who's been investigating the Bible and Jesus' claims for a while, but an excellent introduction to what Christianity's about: it gives a clear Christian answer to the eternal problem- How to know God.

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It started OK

This book was mentioned at a sermon and sounded as if it might be of fairly general interest. In the event, the first half did hold my attention, though not very firmly, and... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Gardener T

Essential book that contains truths to change your life.

Readable and relevant, this book looks at the most significant 'turning points' in the history of the universe. Read more

Published on 21 Nov 2001

good introduction to Christianity

This book is aimed at people now who want to know more about Christianity. It is quite short, easily readable and generally very good.

Published on 15 Jun 2000

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