THE ETHICS OF EVANGELISM
A philosophical defence of ethical proselytising and persuasion
By Elmer Thiessen. Paternoster. 304 pages. £10.99
ISBN 978 1 842 277 243
The apostle Paul was concerned with the ethics of evangelism and a theologian would probably have started a book on this subject by examining passages like 2 Corinthians 2.17. But Dr. Thiessen is a philosopher and intends this book not just for Christians, but as an apologetic into the non-Christian and anti-Christian world that, while claiming toleration as its highest virtue, is opposed to evangelism which it describes with the pejorative term ‘proselytising’.
This book has the aim of giving a philosophical defence of ‘proselytism’, but at the same time raising questions for all Christians who are involved in evangelism.
