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People have mixed feelings about the Christian faith – some are indifferent to it, some are actively hostile to it, and some view it as an artefact of history.

But it is also an undeniable fact that, all the time, there are people moving towards and embracing Christianity. Sometimes suddenly, often gradually, they experience a significant change in their lives, accompanied by major shifts in their beliefs, attitudes and values.

These people appear to discover that Christianity makes sense of life, death, relationships, work and pleasure. God becomes the anchoring point of their whole lives. Instead of that gnawing sense that life in this vast universe is ultimately pointless, they find purpose and meaning, and a growing personal wholeness.

One famous twentieth century author and scholar – a man who fiercely resisted faith, then became a convinced believer – was Professor C.S. Lewis. He wrote: ‘Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.’ The implication is that if there is any possibility that Christianity and the Bible are true, then we should investigate them.

Mark Keown has written this book for that purpose – to aid in our investigation of the Christian faith and to gain a better understanding of what we believe.

What’s God up to on Planet Earth? is not superficial. It is undergirded by scholarship, but not too technical. It is written from the heart. It is honest and balanced. It focuses on the central issues, and does not get sidetracked.

Dr Keown is well qualified to write this book – he himself was once indifferent to God, but is now passionate about the Christian faith, a lively and clear communicator, and a credible scholar. He lives by what he believes. I warmly commend this book.

Dr Stuart Lange (Laidlaw College)