An interview on Jesus Creed

Moore: Will Willimon has famously said that the Christian life presents a “thicker, richer, fuller, view of reality.”  Willimon came to mind while reading your book as there seem to be a reoccurring theme that doubters started to question the “thinner” and thus less satisfying claims of materialism.

Larsen: This is very well said.  (And I like Willimon too!)  For years, they thought they were smarter than everyone else because they could critique every argument – I can show you why the Bible is wrong, why Christian morality is wrong, why miracles could not have happened, and so on.  They slowly began to realize, however, that it is easier to tear down than to build up.  What was their own view of the meaning of life?  What was their own basis for morality?  And so on.  They then realized that any position is assailable.  It was not that Christianity was particularly untenable, it was just that Christians were willing to stand for something.  Once they got that far, they started to compare views and came to see Christianity as the least assailable account of the human condition, the meaning of life, and the proper way to live, of all the alternatives.

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