Wilson masterfully employs a fictional narrative, packaged within a concise novel, to convey profound biblical truths and briefly contrast competing worldviews. The story transpires in an undisclosed location, containing a nondescript landscape, which encompasses a single road for the entire region. Eastward, the road progresses up a gradual incline, eventually culminating at “the City” (representing Heaven). Traveling in the opposite direction leads to the “Abyss” (representing Hell). The Master of the City (God) posted numerous warning signs along the road, and employed faithful servants to dissuade travelers from proceeding in the direction of the Abyss. Although impossible for travelers to remain oblivious of their direction of travel, many ignore the warnings, preferring the ease of a gradual decline.
The main character, Evangelist, traveling towards the City, encounters numerous travelers peregrinating in the opposite direction. Each encounter provides Evangelist an opportunity to persuade the voyager to alter his/her course. Employing active listening techniques, Evangelist is able to determine the individual’s motivation for traveling toward the Abyss, and their unique objection(s) to reversing their course. Evangelist’s nonabrasive approach
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The relativistic worldview denies absolute truth, reducing truth to a mere subjective preference rather than objective reality. Opponents of Christianity whom maintain a relativistic worldview commonly express their objection: “Christianity might be your truth, but it isn’t my truth,” (or something similar). This worldview is self-refuting, and is not externally livable. First, it denies absolute truth, which is an absolute truth-claim, and is therefore self-refuting. Second, it is not externally livable, running contrary to legislative systems, equality of persons,