The Intolerance of Tolerance, by D.A. Carson. Reviewed by: Matt Kortus

Matt Kortus·2013-04-01

This review of D.A. Carson's The Intolerance of Tolerance examines how modern culture has redefined tolerance to demand acceptance of all beliefs as equally valid, thereby labeling Christians who affirm absolute truth as intolerant. The resource is particularly relevant to Reformed believers seeking to understand and respond to contemporary cultural pressures that oppose Christian exclusivity and doctrinal conviction.

The Intolerance of Tolerance, D.A. Carson. (Eerdmans Publishing: Grand Rapids, MI, 2012.) 196 pp. ISBN: 0802831702. [Reviewed by Matt Kortus.] Throughout Western culture, more and more emphasis is being placed on the importance of tolerance. However, as society has elevated the posi­tion of tolerance in recent history, it has simultaneously changed the idea of tolerance to mean something subtly different from the formal definition. This shift in the meaning of tolerance has produced an...

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