Sep
19
2009
Marvin Olasky Endorsement of Holy Subversion
When I was a teenager, two different ministries shaped my understanding of the Christian worldview. The first ministry was an event that took place in a period of two weeks. I attended Summit Ministries in Colorado – a “worldview boot camp” of sorts for teens and college students. Summit taught me how to think critically. Even now, though I might not agree with all that I was taught at Summit, I still owe a great debt to this ministry for giving me the tools with which to use my mind to the glory of God.
The second ministry that influenced my thinking is World magazine. World introduced me to a Francis Schaeffer-influenced evangelicalism. During my years in Romania, I continued to subscribe to World and didn’t mind receiving my copies weeks after their publication.
I am thankful for Marvin Olasky’s good work as the editor of World. I especially enjoy his summer reading lists and the short blurbs he writes about books he has read while on the treadmill. Here is Olasky’s endorsement of Holy Subversion:
In Holy Subversion: Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals
,Trevin Wax provides good advice on how to turn away from the idols of success, money, leisure, sex and power.
- Marvin Olasky
Provost, The King’s College, New York City
Editor-in-chief, World