“Simply defined, the ‘grace effect’ is an observable phenomenon—that life is demonstrably better where authentic Christianity flourishes.”

What does Christianity give us beyond televangelists, potlucks, and bad basketball leagues?  Not much, according to the secular Left.  The world, they say, would be a better place without it.

Historian and Christian apologist Larry Taunton has spent much of his career refuting just this sort of thinking, but when he encounters Sasha, a golden-haired orphan girl whose life has been shaped by atheistic theorists, he discovers an unlikely champion for the transforming power of grace.

Through the narrative of Sasha’s redemption, we see the false promises of socialism; the soul-destroying influence of unbelief; and how a society cultivates its own demise when it rejects the ultimate source of grace.  We see, in short, the kind of world the atheists would give us: a world without Christianity—cold, pitiless, and graceless.

And yet, as Sasha shows us, it is a world that is not beyond the healing power of “the grace effect.”

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Endorsements for The Grace Effect:

"What would a world without Christianity look like?  We don't have to guess because such a world does exist: it exists in the current and former Communist bloc.  Through the inspiring story of a little girl born in Eastern Europe and now living in America, Larry Taunton draws a sharp contrast between the life-giving influence of Christianity and the worn out theories of atheism and radical secularism.  The effect - The Grace Effect - is nothing less than powerful and moving."

- Dinesh D'Souza, former White House policy analyst, fellow of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University, and current president of Kings College 

"Larry Taunton’s book is a captivating account of a grim reality with a truly gracious ending.  It is a must read for anyone pondering adoption from the former Eastern European Bloc.  As such, The Grace Effect is a primer in applied Christianity that conveys a riveting, harrowing story of a child’s hope quietly sustained by what psychologists increasingly recognize as a pervasive human capacity for spirituality.  What the author uniquely achieves is to demonstrate the resilience of such a capacity even under some of the most unfavorable conditions at the start of life and, in this case, engulfing a wider society.  Through the unfolding story of Sasha’s life before and after adoption, Taunton skillfully weaves into the discussion about the meaning of human life some sobering contrasts between religious faith and strident atheism.  This highly readable book is a collection of powerful insights into some of the long-term consequences of spiritual indifference and, above all, a remarkable example of how to conquer it."

- Olivera Petrovich, Research Psychologist, University of Oxford