Apologetics at the Cross, Second Edition

Joshua D. Chatraw (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University. He is the author of Telling a Better Story and co-author of Cultural Engagement, The Augustine Way, A History of Apologetics, and The Gospel After Christendom.Mark D. Allen (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, D.Min. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is Professor of Biblical & Theological Studies and Executive Director of the Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement in the Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University. He is the co-author of The Augustine Way: Retrieving a Vision for the Church’s Apologetic Witness.

Some apologetics books teach Christians how to win arguments. This one asks a better question: what kind of people, churches, and conversations make the gospel visible, plausible, and beautiful? Chatraw and Allen give us an apologetics shaped by the cross that is intellectually serious, culturally alert, and attentive to tone, heart, and context. Their 'inside-out' approach is especially valuable for engaging people who do not think they have a God-shaped hole. This is a wise, generous, and deeply useful book.

• Introduction: An Invitation to Apologetics at the Cross Part 1: The Foundation for Apologetics at the Cross 1.Apologetics in the Bible: Part 1 2.Apologetics in the Bible: Part 23.Apologetics within the Great Tradition: Part 14.Apologetics within the Great Tradition: Part 2Part 2: The Theological Structure for Apologetics at the Cross 5.Making Sense of the Methods 6.Taking People to the Cross through Word and Deed 7.Cruciform Humility before God and Others 8.Appealing to the Whole Person for the Sake of the Gospel 9.Contextualization through the Lens of the Cross Part 3: The Practice of Apologetics at the Cross10.Preparing to Engage (not Spin) in Late Modernism from the Inside Out 11.Engaging in Late Modernism 12.Dealing with Defeaters 13.Making a Case