Fool's Talk · Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion by Guinness, Os -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Dedication Epigraphs Contents Introduction: Recovering the Lost Art 1 Creative Persuasion

Hoist by His Own Petard In Your Own Words, Your Majesty Cross-centered and Cross-shaped

2 Technique: The Devil's Bait

Winning the World by Tomorrow Afternoon No One Way An Art, Not a Science Cross Talk, Not Clever Talk The Ultimate Paradigm Shift An Art for Lovers

3 The Defense Never Rests

Faith’s Hall of Fame When God Himself Was Framed Quite the Opposite His Own Best Counsel The Patron Saint of Apologists

4 The Way of the Third Fool

More Than Meets the Eye? Fool Proper Fool for Christ The Mock King Holy Fools The Fool Maker All Well in the End

5 Anatomy of Unbelief

Truth or Nothing Anatomy of Unbelief Tension That Will Not Go Away Between Two Poles Weapons of Mass Distraction Good Breakfast, Bad Supper

6 Turning the Tables

Two Pitfalls By Their Fruit Prophetic Subversion Hoist by Their Own Petard Yet Again Logic and Life Questions That Raise Questions Their Prophets, Not Ours Our Knees or Our Heels

7 Triggering the Signals

Signals of Transcendence The Truth Is Still the Truth Surprised by Joy The Power of Life Yes, No and Not Yet

8 Spring-Loaded Dynamics

You Are the Man With an Eye to the Audience and the Aim Reframing Raising Questions Words, Words, Words

9 The Art of Always Being Right?

Truth or Persuasion Too Educated by Half? Arm-twisting by Any Other Name? Whoever Has Ears to Hear Moment of Truth

10 Beware the Boomerang

The Unanswerable Objection? Step One: We Are All Hypocrites Now Step Two: Clarify the Issues Step Three: Appreciate the Social Benefits of Hypocrisy Step Four: Remember Where Moral Seriousness Came From Step Five: Say No to Retaliation, and Dare to Confess Step Six: Submit to the Toughest Counter-hypocrisy Program Ever

11 Kissing Judases

Don’t Persuade, Proclaim! Don’t Defend, Dialogue! Playing the Harlot Step One: Assumption Step Two: Abandonment Step Three: Adaptation Step Four: Assimilation Kissing Judases

12 Charting the Journey

One Way, Many Ways A Time for Questions A Time for Answers A Time for Evidences A Time for Commitments

Conclusion: The Way of the Open Hand Acknowledgments Notes

Introduction: Recovering the Lost Art Chapter 2: Technique: The Devil’s Bait Chapter 3: The Defense Never Rests Chapter 4: The Way of the Third Fool Chapter 5: Anatomy of Unbelief Chapter 6: Turning the Tables Chapter 7: Triggering the Signals Chapter 8: Spring-Loaded Dynamics Chapter 9: The Art of Always Being Right? Chapter 10: Beware the Boomerang Chapter 11: Kissing Judases Chapter 12: Charting the Journey

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