![]() When Caroline and I lived among the Sawi and learned their language, we found that they honored treachery as a virtue. If I understand your redemptive analogy thesis, your general approach to other religions is to find common touch points and build bridges to them, as opposed to seeing walls everywhere. One can't bring Muslims to Christianity by using Muslim concepts, he argues. All of Richardson's books focus on what he calls his " redemptive analogy" thesis: the idea that each culture has some story, ritual, or tradition that can be used to illustrate and apply the Christian gospel message.īut in his latest book, Secrets of the Koran ( excerpt), Richardson argues that Islam is very unlike the Sawi culture. He is also the author of Eternity in Their Hearts. ![]() Peace Child, a book about his missions work with the Sawi people in Irian Jaya, sold about half a million copies in 27 languages, was a Reader's Digest book of the month selection, and became a film that's available in 26 different languages. Don Richardson is one of the most read authors on Christian missions alive today. ![]()
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