WHO AM I?
Human identity and the gospel in a confusing
world
By Thomas Fretwell
DayOne. 192 pages. £8.00
ISBN 978 1 846 256 448
Who am I? Fretwell acknowledges from the outset that this is the simplest and yet most profound of all questions. This is indeed a tension that he manages skilfully as he walks us through competing answers to this question, revealing the inadequacies of the world’s answers and pointing us to the life-giving and intellectually satisfying answers of the Scriptures.
The consistent compelling feature of this book is its ability to clearly deconstruct alternative worldviews as they seek to answer the title question. Following ideologies through to their logical conclusions and exposing the inconsistencies of their proponents makes for a helpful model of engagement and apologetic for the believer and sceptic alike. On occasions Dawkins et al. can feel like ‘straw men’, but helpfully these figures are judged by their own words.
