If this is representative of Schaeffer's other works, it astounds me that he's considered such a great apologeticist. I borrowed this book from the library and read through it five times in three weeks, and was just as confused when I finished the fifth reading as I was when I started the first one. The big turn-off for me was in the very first chapter, with the author's free mixing of his own jargon with philosophical and psychological jargon. If I was someone sitting on the fence as far as Christianity was concerned, the first thing that would enter my brain would be, If it's THIS complicated, I don't want anything to do with it. For that reason, I won't be buying any of Mr. Schaeffer's books, and wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who was just starting out in Christianity. A better starter, IMHO, is Lewis' Mere Christianity.