Persuasions by Douglas Wilson

I just finished reading Persuasions by Douglas Wilson. This little book reminded me a bit of something like an excerpt of Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan or from Pilgrim's Regress by C. S. Lewis. The style reminded me more of C. S. Lewis, but the setting could have been right out of the Pilgrim's Progress. 

This book is a series of interactions between an individual named Evangelist, who is traveling toward The City of God and those he comes into contact with, who are headed the other direction, toward The Abyss. Each individual is representative of a particular persuasion which leads one to The Abyss. Evangelist will then, in each interaction, attempt to persuade them to change directions and head toward The City of God. The people he meets along the way are Randy (Immorality), John (Antinomianism), Janice (Feminism), Jack (Agnosticism), Reverend Howe (Empty Scholarship), Mark (Atheism), Robert (Election), Jim and Sarah (Marriage), Dorothy (Hypocrisy in the Church), Bill (Salvation and Sanctification), Miriam (Pantheism), Paul (Evolution), and Michael (Roman Catholicism). 

I found it to be an enjoyable read, offering ideas for interactions as we also travel along the road to The City of God, meeting those headed to The Abyss. 

Persuasions: 
A Dream of Reason
Meeting Unbelief
by Douglas Wilson