Introducing apologetics : cultivating Christian commitment / James E. Taylor.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2006.Description: 368 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 978-0-8010-4890-6
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 239
Contents:
Introduction : I believe, but help my unbelief! -- pt. 1. Apologetics and commitment. A reason for the hope within : the nature of apologetics -- Faith and human wisdom : evidentialist apologetics -- Jerusalem and Athens : more objections to apologetics -- A God-shaped vacuum : the relevance of apologetics -- Ears to hear and eyes to see : apologetics and the heart -- Critics, seekers and doubters : audiences for apologetics -- pt. 2. Commitment to God. The global village : world view options -- The Lord Our God is One : monotheism -- In the beginning : cosmological explanations -- What the heavens declare : teleological explanations -- Why do the righteous suffer? the problem of evil -- A God who hides Himself : the problem of evidence -- pt. 3. Commitment to God in Christ. Who do you say I am? the Person of Jesus Christ -- Lazarus, come forth : the miracles of Jesus -- He is risen indeed! the resurrection of Jesus -- The Word became flesh : the trinity and the incarnation -- The sheep and the goats : salvation and damnation -- No other name : the problem of religious pluralism I -- East meets West : the problem of religious pluralism II -- pt. 4. Contemporary challenges to Christian commitment. The spirit of truth : commitment, canon, and community -- The spirit of the age : critiques from the social sciences -- The origin of species : Christianity and natural selection -- The dust of the earth : resurrection, minds, and bodies -- The death of God : postmodern challenges to Christianity -- It's all relative : cultural differences and moral universalism -- Conclusion : Cultivating Christian commitment.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : I believe, but help my unbelief! -- pt. 1. Apologetics and commitment. A reason for the hope within : the nature of apologetics -- Faith and human wisdom : evidentialist apologetics -- Jerusalem and Athens : more objections to apologetics -- A God-shaped vacuum : the relevance of apologetics -- Ears to hear and eyes to see : apologetics and the heart -- Critics, seekers and doubters : audiences for apologetics -- pt. 2. Commitment to God. The global village : world view options -- The Lord Our God is One : monotheism -- In the beginning : cosmological explanations -- What the heavens declare : teleological explanations -- Why do the righteous suffer? the problem of evil -- A God who hides Himself : the problem of evidence -- pt. 3. Commitment to God in Christ. Who do you say I am? the Person of Jesus Christ -- Lazarus, come forth : the miracles of Jesus -- He is risen indeed! the resurrection of Jesus -- The Word became flesh : the trinity and the incarnation -- The sheep and the goats : salvation and damnation -- No other name : the problem of religious pluralism I -- East meets West : the problem of religious pluralism II -- pt. 4. Contemporary challenges to Christian commitment. The spirit of truth : commitment, canon, and community -- The spirit of the age : critiques from the social sciences -- The origin of species : Christianity and natural selection -- The dust of the earth : resurrection, minds, and bodies -- The death of God : postmodern challenges to Christianity -- It's all relative : cultural differences and moral universalism -- Conclusion : Cultivating Christian commitment.