Debate

The Debate picks up where The Group leaves off. Danny hadfinished his tense sessions with The Group, made up of self styledstudent philosophers. At the end of the final session Peter Graysonchallenges Danny to a campus wide debate, scheduled for the firstSaturday in March. Dean Moreland had approved of the debate.On a personal note, Danny spends a marvelous Thanksgivingwith the Lowrys while Karen spends a very exciting and event fi lledweek at the Carters for Christmas. Much drama ensues as Karendiscovers that she looks amazingly like Dannys sister, Mary, andthen Mary springs a Christmas shocker surprise on everyone.Meanwhile, Peter Grayson discovers that solid facts that supportthe naturalist position are few and far between. Because of this, theEU administration is furious that Danny was not soundly defeatedin the campus debate on creationism vs. naturalism. They are evenmore furious when Danny is forced to reveal that he is planning tobring a Christian club onto campus. The tension that developsfrom this angst sweeps up the reader in the culminating chapter ofthe book, as one realizes what a great price must be paid by thosewho go into the elite venues of the world to be a witness.