Reviews for Understanding the times

The average rating for Understanding the times based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-22 00:00:00 Alan Bowman Well researched and I would say I found this book interesting (hence the 3 stars) but Mr. Noebel's bias (and somewhat sanctimonious perspective) is evident, particularly in his chapter summaries. He makes huge leaps of logic with what appears to be an intent to create fear (for example, he actually infers that secular humanists, are not opposed to pedophilia. Okie dokie. He lost me right there). I think it would be helpful to go to the original sources rather than take the summaries at face value. Read this with a healthy dose of common sense and logic. Edited to add: The author does a very good job of comparing/contrasting very different perspectives. I found that if you take the basic tenets of Marxism there is very little difference in today's political "progressives". Interesting. I walked away from this hefty book with a better perspective and understanding. It also was great to help me really think about my own personal philosophy and perspective. Introspection is good.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-31 00:00:00 Mike Delsignore A fantastic read for high school students so that they are prepared for what awaits them when they reach college.