the main alternatives, this book helps to lay out the quite different approaches to this vexatious problem, helping all pilgrims along the way to see more clearly and perhaps more hopefully. If this book ultimately sheds little new light on the subject, it is because it does not claim to do so. It can only restate what has gone before. And this restatement is superbly done. And given the age of terrorism and genocide that we find ourselves in, the demand for a careful restatement is more urgent than ever. Os Guinness has both a brilliant mind and a compassionate heart. He is a sharp writer, who captures the focal point of a topic and presents his case with clearness and depth. Such is the case with this new book, UNSPEAKABLE: Facing up to Evil in an age of Genocide and Terror. He tackles a very difficult topic which few scholars, pastors, or writers can, without being or becoming very prejudiced. I appreciated this as I read this book. Guinness outlines the nature and origin of evil, and therefore terror, which are hot topics in our world today, especially in America since September 11, 2001. He is one who has experienced both in his own life, having lived up in China during a period of war and political upheaval. That is why he can write as one who has been there, so to speak. He considers Evil and terror two of the "most urgent and momentous issues of our times,"