Wilson does a solid job of washing away notions of polite religious discourse, and defends the role of satire with almost boundless examples from Scripture. Many will be uncomfortable with Wilson's tongue, but they'll have a hard time telling him to "act like Jesus."
While satire is the main topic of defense- Wilson uses it as an assault on non-biblical issues of Evangelical piety. It gives the book a relentless biblicism that bites. ( )

This book is endeavors to give us "a godly pattern for giving offence, but it is also about consistently interpreting the Bible even (or especially) if it disagrees with current habits of piety. This book is written with the belief that our views should not shape the message of the Bible, rather the message of the Bible should shape our views. It will challenge many readers since it will challenge their idea of biblical behavior. This is it's-in-the-Bible-so-deal-with-it theology. The book ends with what I think is a marvelous crescendo. ( )