The following articles are helpful food for thought if considering how to encourage people, especially atheists, to consider Christian faith.
Sandy Grant On Good and Bad Evangelism
Stephen McAlpine Christian: Are you Ready for Exile Stage Two?
Nathan Campbell When in Rome: Reframing our Expectations as the Post-Christendom Church
John Gray What scares the New Atheists?
And an old post by Nathan Campbell How to talk to atheists about Christianity
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Stephen McAlpine’s blog “Are You Ready for Exile Stage Two?” is closely related to an interview of Rod Dreher in World Magazine where he talks about the Benedict Option http://www.worldmag.com/2015/06/rod_dreher_explains_the_benedict_option
Are there conversations going on here in Canberra along these lines?