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Author : Gordon R. Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1980-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0802485944
Author : Gordon Russell Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : 0819178381
In this outstanding defense of Christianity, the author compares and contrasts six methods of reasoning used by philosophers during the resurgence of evangelical beliefs in the latter half of the 20th century. He looks at the empirical, rational, presuppositional, mystical, existential and verificational methods that stimulate critical thought about God, as seen in the Jesus of history and in the teachings of Scripture. Originally published in 1976 by Moody Press.
Author : Kenneth Richard Samples
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441200754
Recent Barna research indicates that less than one in ten evangelical Christians hold a biblical worldview. A World of Difference seeks to change this disturbing fact by educating readers on how the Christian perspective is uniquely reasonable, verifiable, and liveable. Author Kenneth Richard Samples faced a profound test of his own belief system during a personal life-and-death crisis. In A World of Difference, he uses nine distinct tests to compare the Christian worldview with current religious and philosophical competitors, including Islam, postmodernism, naturalism, and pantheistic monism. Samples tackles tough issues through this in-depth study of Christianity's history, creed, and philosophical basis. An excellent resource for readers who want their view of life and the world to make sense.
Author : Kenneth Richard Samples
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Christianity
ISBN : 1441247203
Samples use nine distinct worldview tests to educate readers on how the Christian perspective of the world is uniquely reasonable, verifiable, and liveable.
Author : Norman L. Geisler
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493401406
The Big Book of Christian Apologetics is a comprehensive resource designed to equip motivated believers with information to help defend and explain their faith. Examining nearly every key issue, person, and concept related to Christian apologetics, this book clarifies difficult biblical passages, clearly explains various philosophical systems and concepts, examines contemporary issues and challenges, and offers classic apologetic arguments, all with the aim of giving readers the background to intelligently and persuasively talk about their Christian faith with skeptics. An expertly abridged version of the Baker Encyclopedia on Christian Apologetics, this resource brings leading apologist Norman L. Geisler's seminal work to the masses.
Author : Brian K. Morley
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830897049
Everyone believes something. But how and why do people believe? What counts as evidence? How much can be assumed or believed by faith alone? When it comes to religious faith, the questions become at once more difficult and more important. Over the centuries, Christians have offered different approaches to explaining or defending the Christian faith, a discipline known as apologetics. But it has not always been clear how different apologetic methods work, or what each approach has to offer. In this comprehensive survey, Brian Morley provides an overview of Christian apologetic approaches and how they differ. He explores the historical and philosophical underpinnings of key figures and major schools of thought, from the presuppositionalism of Cornelius Van Til to the evidentialism of Gary Habermas. Moving beyond theory, Morley also covers apologetic application, demonstrating how each view works out in practical terms. This guide covers the complexities of apologetics in a way that is accessible to the nonspecialist. Even-handed and respectful of each apologist and their contribution, this book provides the reader with a formidable array of defenses for the faith.
Author : John W. Loftus,Peter Boghossian
Publisher : Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781634310581
The first book on Christian apologetics written by a leading atheist figure that teaches Christians the best and worst arguments for defending their faith against attack The Christian faith has been vigorously defended with a variety of philosophical, historical, and theological arguments, but many of the arguments that worked in an earlier age no longer resonate in today's educated West. Where has apologetics gone wrong? What is the best response to the growing challenge presented by scientific discovery and naturalistic thought? Unlike every work on Christian apologetics that has come before, How to Defend the Christian Faith is the first one written by an atheist for Christians. As a former Christian defender who is now a leading atheist thinker, John Loftus answers these questions and more. He shows readers why Christian apologists have failed to reach the intelligent nonbeliever and offers practical advice for Christians, whether they want to better defend their faith against atheist arguments, or actively convert more individuals to Christianity.
Author : Craig A Parton
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718843045
Craig Parton argues that religions fail the simplest tests of admissibility for their respective claims, and few religions bother to make testable assertion, relying instead at best on subjective and existential appeal. This work challenges the prevailing viewpoint that all religions are making the same, or even similar, allegations. More troubling than this prevailing view, is that the religions of the world remain diametrically opposed on the issues of the nature of humanity, the reality of evil, the nature of history, and the way of salvation. The author succeeds in sorting out the clashing claims of religions and in bringing insight and clarity to matters normally thought to be solely in the domain of philosophers and theologians.
Author : Bodie Hodge
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780890518380
Ever been asked, “Can God create a rock so heavy that He cannot lift it?” Your reply is a great opportunity to help someone receive a clearer understanding of who God is and perhaps even help lead him or her to Christ. Insights like this are what make this book so unique compared to other resources. These are real responses to real people, designed to provide information that will make aggressive critics take a step back, consider the truth, and perhaps learn about God along the way! Can be enjoyed by anyone from skeptics to Christians to scholarsReplies to actual attacks from newspaper articles, blogs, debate boards, and other sourcesAs a Christ follower, you will learn how to respond to those critics we all have in our lives. Whether you want to witness more effectively or give someone seeking truth a resource that will help, Confound the Critics is the perfect choice! And that big rock question? Make sure they are asking about the God of the Bible and then remind them God isn't bound to the laws — like gravity — of the universe He created!
Author : J. Andrew Kirk,Kevin J Vanhoozer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666711196
An original international collaboration, To Stake a Claim researches the relationship between what counted for “knowledge” in the West, how this knowledge has changed over the years, and how those changes related to the mission of the church as an evangelizer within Western culture. Examining four key areas of study, To Stake a Claim evaluates the dominant positions in contemporary philosophy regarding truth, rationality, and pluralism. It first analyzes consequences for humanity that holding these positions implies. Next, it looks at faith, religion, and revelation in the context of the dominant positions of contemporary philosophy discussed in the first part. The third part explores the dominant positions of contemporary theology. Finally, it summarizes the epistemological problems involved in the process of communicating the gospel within Western culture and evaluates the theological and missiological views of this communication.
Author : Laurence O’Donnell
Publisher : Laurence O’Donnell
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The purpose of this essay (submitted to the faculty of Calvin Theological Seminary in candidacy for the degree of Master of Theology [May 2011]) is to demonstrate that Cornelius Van Til’s (1895–1987) presupposition of Reformed dogmatics is largely a presupposition of Herman Bavinck’s (1854–1921) Gereformeerde Dogmatiek. The argument proceeds in three steps. First, by situating Van Til’s life and work in the neo-Calvinist intellectual milieu within which he operated throughout his career, the prevailing Copernican interpretation of Van Til’s thought is challenged on the grounds of historical abstraction. Second, his formal, material, and polemical appropriations of Bavinck’s Dogmatiek are analyzed in order to show not only that Van Til appropriates Bavinck’s thought pervasively, but also that his apologetics cannot be properly understood apart from Bavinck’s dogmatics. Third, Van Til’s criticisms of the alleged scholasticism in Bavinck’s thought are analyzed in terms of their originality and their validity. Regarding the former, it is argued that Van Til tacitly appropriates Herman Dooyeweerd’s (1894–1977) earlier criticisms of neo-Calvinist scholasticism. Regarding the latter, it is argued that Van Til’s criticisms are methodologically unsound and historically untenable insofar as they proceed upon subjective premises and lead to a subjective conclusion. In sum, given both his pervasive appropriation of Bavinck’s Dogmatiek and his entrenchment in neo-Calvinist theology and philosophy, Van Til is more accurately interpreted as a neo-Calvinist rather than a Copernican revolutionary.
Author : R. Lachman,J. L. Lachman,E. C. Butterfield
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317757764
First published in 1979. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Clifford B. McManis
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781483623498
The book you are holding in your hands is perhaps the simplest, most straightforward summary and how-to guide for presuppositional apologetics now in print. It is both informative and practically helpful. I believe you will fi nd it an extremely useful tool whether you are an professor at the seminary level seeking supplemental reading material or just a simple lay person looking for practical answers. Pastor McManis writes with crisp clarity in a way that is certain to give you fresh insight into what Scripture teaches about the defense of the Christian faith. I wish this book had been available when I was studying apologetics in seminary." John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church; President of The Masters College and Seminary Cliff has rescued the discipline from the elite circle of the intelligentsia and returned it as a biblical theology of truth communication to the common people (i.e. to all believers). This volume will be of great help in the restoration of the practicality of biblical apologetics as it was exemplified in the early Church. Hopefully, todays readers will be able to understand and put into practice the true nature of Peters command in 1 Peter 3:15 as it is strategically situated in its defi ning context. George J. Zemek, Academic Dean, The Expositors Seminary, Jupiter, Florida.
Author : Douglas Groothuis
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514002766
People are hungry for hope. They want to understand our human condition—its origin, nature, purpose, and destiny. The Christian faith offers hope for individuals and the entire universe, grounded in absolute truth. But how can we know that Christianity is true? And how can Christians confidently present their beliefs in the face of doubts and competing views? In this comprehensive text, Douglas Groothuis makes a clear and rigorous case for Christian theism. Demonstrating how apologetics must be both rational and winsome, he addresses the most common questions and objections people raise regarding Christianity. After laying a foundation with the biblical basis for apologetics, apologetic method, and a defense of objective truth, he presents key arguments for the reality of God, a case for the credibility of Jesus, and evidence for the resurrection. Groothuis also evaluates alternative views and responds to challenges such as religious pluralism and the problem of evil. The second edition of this landmark work has been updated throughout to address current issues and sources. It includes new chapters on topics such as doubt and the hiddenness of God, the atonement, the church, and lament as a Christian apologetic. To know God in Christ, Groothuis argues, means that we desire to make Christian truth available to others in the most compelling form possible. Students, ordinary Christians, and seasoned philosophers will all find a wise guide for this endeavor in Christian Apologetics.
Author : Roger E. Olson
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334040116
"The SCM Press A-Z of Evangelical Theology" is a comprehensive critical survey of the main persons, events, controversies, concepts, and institutions of twentieth-century evangelical theology. It will introduce readers to and be a reference work for the study of evangelicalicalism's distinctive theological vision in its unity and diversity. Olson explores evangelical theology through five lenses: The Story of Evangelical Theology; Movements and Organisations Related to Evangelical Theology; Key Figures in Evangelical Theology; Traditional Doctrines in Evangelical Theology; and Issues in Evangelical Theology. Here is a unique, compact narrative description of the origins, rise and significance of evangelical theology today. About the Author Roger E Olson is Professor of Theology at George W Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University, USA.
