Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Thoughts on Religion, Morality, and Politics

Mr Hamilton's work here is well intentioned but falls quite short of his attempt to supposedly create a centrist position. The centrist position he suggests is a muddled solution that offers nothing short of muddled reasons. First off, he fails to define what exactly Christianity is. Second, his definition of what the gospel message is so muddled & contradictory that he seems unaware of the serious problems this poses for readers. Third, In order for him to hold to his "centrist" position, he must water down serious questions that he would rather not answer. It takes him ten chapters before he finally comes to the question of Jesus' role in Christian faith. Even here he gives a "muddled" answer about who Jesus is. His objection to show more "labels" is duly noted yet he ends up using "labels" to defend his position. The examples of individuals like "Fred Phelps" who deserves to be labeled as a madman, are questionable to say the least and are poor uses for examples. The book is unhelpful in many ways. There are few good points here & there but these are bogged down by extensive disjointed & over generalizations. show less

An interesting look at trying to find the middle ground, the gray area, in many polarizing issues.