I recently finished a book by Christian author, Larry Taunton. He wrote a book about his relationship with notorious atheist, Christopher Hitchens, who died of cancer in 2011. Here's the review I wrote on Goodreads:
This is an excellent book. I followed Hitchens' relationship with Doug Wilson and it seems like Taunton had a very similar experience. Hitchens was a performer, but this book (and Wilson's writings) point out that he was also a human being. Sometimes we forget that even our enemies are frail human beings, sinful and frail. It's so refreshing to see how two people with such different worldviews can get along and, more than that, be friends. This is so rare. I learned a lot from Taunton; most importantly, that the goal is to glorify God and act as a redemptive agent for him. Taunton always kept the main thing in front of him, not knowing if Hitchens was one of God's chosen people, but assuming he could be, doing all that he could to preach the gospel to this man and help save his eternal life. The debates, the disagreements, and even the agreements and friendship did not distract him from preaching Christ crucified.
I admire Taunton and his commitment to God's work. You should read this book. Not only is it a good story, but it is also very well written. Taunton has a gift with words and humble insights into the human condition.
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