Introducing Apologetics – Cultivating Christian Commitment

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Questions about the truthfulness of Christianity deserve thoughtful, balanced, and reasonable answers. James Taylor provides a fresh, comprehensive survey of the many methods of Christian apologetics using a unique, whole-person approach. He addresses core apologetics issues facing Christians in the twenty-first century, including the evidence for God's existence, the challenge of evil, the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, world religions, and more.This accessible text, now in paper, will appeal to students and all who wrestle with intellectual obstacles to faith. Each chapter contains an outline, summary, list of basic terms, reflection and discussion questions, and guide to further reading. Chapter overviews and sidebars enhance the text.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-15
Mått:178 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:712 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Baker Publishing Group
ISBN:9780801048906

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

James E. Taylor (PhD, University of Arizona) is professor of philosophy at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He formerly taught at Bowling Green State University.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction: I Believe, but Help My Unbelief!Part 1: Apologetics and Commitment1. A Reason for the Hope Within: The Nature of Apologetics2. Faith and Human Wisdom: Evidentialist Apologetics3. Jerusalem and Athens: More Objections to Apologetics4. A God-Shaped Vacuum: The Relevance of Apologetics5. Ears to Hear and Eyes to See: Apologetics and the Heart6. Critics, Seekers, and Doubters: Audiences for ApologeticsPart 2: Commitment to God7. The Global Village: Worldview Options8. The Lord Our God Is One: Monotheism9. In the Beginning: Cosmological Explanations10. What the Heavens Declare: Teleological Explanations11. Why Do the Righteous Suffer? The Problem of Evil12. A God Who Hides Himself: The Problem of EvidencePart 3: Commitment to God in Christ13. Who Do You Say I Am? The Person of Jesus14. Lazarus, Come Forth: The Miracles of Jesus15. He Is Risen Indeed! The Resurrection of Jesus16. The Word Became Flesh: The Trinity and the Incarnation17. The Sheep and the Goats: Salvation and Damnation18. No Other Name: The Problem of Religious Pluralism I19. East Meets West: The Problem of Religious Pluralism IIPart 4: Contemporary Challenges to Christian Commitment20. The Spirit of Truth: Commitment, Canon, and Community21. The Spirit of the Age: Critiques from the Social Sciences22. The Origin of Species: Christianity and Natural Selection23. The Dust of the Earth: Resurrection, Minds, and Bodies24. The Death of God: Postmodern Challenges to Christianity25. It's All Relative: Cultural Differences and Moral UniversalismConclusion: Cultivating Christian CommitmentOther Books on Christian ApologeticsIndex