The Seven Wonders of the World

by Ron Tagliapietra

Describes the original seven ancient Wonders of the World and examines other examples in the categories "The Seven Technological Wonders," "The Seven Archaeological Wonders," "The Seven Architectural Wonders," and "The Seven Natural Wonders."

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[Gretchen]

3.5 stars. A good basic overview of different types of world wonders. The scope of each is brief, just giving highlights, so I would recommend as a place to start a study on a topic like this, with room to grow into more details.

I really liked the distinction between types of world wonders, as this allowed many amazing features on our planet to be addressed. I also respected the intentionality to look to lists of the past for guidance and to draw conclusions that take into account a global picture of the question. For some features, though, I felt the treatment was too simplistic, and, in some cases, overly preachy. Don't get me wrong--I'm a strong advocate of the Christian worldview in all areas of study--but some of the "Christian-y" content was clearly inserted to try to make sure there was something "Christian-y." Some of the wonders lent themselves naturally to talking about the Christian worldview, and that was fine. Some felt forced.

[Timothy Wallace]

It needs to be updated.