{"product_id":"christian-apologetics-9781119906933","title":"Christian Apologetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Use this Book: To the Reader xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use this Book: To the Teacher xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introducing Apologetics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Core Elements of Apologetics 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefense: Responding to Questions and Concerns 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanation: What Christianity is All About 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslation: Unpacking the Language of Faith 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Types of Apologetics 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidentialism 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresuppositionalism 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Apologetics 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiential Apologetics 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative Apologetics 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Apologetics Matters – and How it Can go Wrong 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity as a “Big Picture” 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does Apologetics Relate to Evangelism? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does Apologetics Relate to Theology? 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Apologetics: Some Historical Themes 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Christianity 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetics in the Early Islamic World 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Middle Ages 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Age of Reason” 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Twentieth Century 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Rationality of Faith 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Context: Apologetics in a Post- rationalist Age 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith as Justified Belief 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith, Evidence, and Uncertainty: From Clifford to Dawkins 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguments for the Existence of God: Three Approaches 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Aquinas: The Five Ways 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnselm of Canterbury: The Ontological Argument 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Lane Craig: The Kalām Argument 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Point of Arguments for the Existence of God? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting up the Clues: C. S. Lewis and the Argument from Desire 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInference to the Best Explanation: Richard Swinburne 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Rational Arguments: A Theological Concern 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Demand for Proof: The Problem with the “New Atheism” 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Connecting the Christian Faith with the Human Situation 60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Facts aren’t Enough: Apologetics and the Human Situation 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating Christian Complexity: Isaac Newton and Mary Midgley 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetic Aspects of Salvation 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruth and Desire in Apologetics 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Physician: Healing a Wounded and Broken Humanity 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrist the Sacrifice: Entering the Presence of God 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption: Believing and Belonging 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiberation: Salvation as Deliverance from Bondage 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the Nature of Sin 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetic Aspects of the Incarnation 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking the Nature of God 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing the Face of God 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity and the Human Quest for Meaning 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding a Secure Base in Life 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Fulfilment 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInhabiting a Coherent World 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sense of Self- worth 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Exploring Points of Contact for the Christian Faith 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of a “Point of Contact” 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix “Points of Contact”: Reflection and Application 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sense of Longing 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beauty of the World 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ordering of Nature 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sense of Wonder: The Night Sky 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sense of Moral Obligation 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExistential Anxiety and Alienation 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato’s Cave: A Neutral Framework for Framing “Points of Contact” 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Narrative Apologetics: Why Telling Stories Matters 106\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rediscovery of Narrative Apologetics 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity as a Grand Narrative? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarratives and Apologetics: C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetics as Telling a Better Story 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Apologetic Application of Biblical Narratives 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Apologetic Application of Narratives: Some Examples 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Biblical Narrative: The Babylonian Exile 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cultural Narrative: The Relation of Science and Faith 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterary Analogies: Making Theology Real 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Importance of the Audience 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreeks and Jews: The New Testament and the Importance of the Audience 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetics as an Art: The Balcony and the Road 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Audience: Thoughts from C. S. Lewis 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeekers and Dwellers: A New Context for Apologetics 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetics and Audiences: Three Case Studies 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologetics in Secular Manhattan: Tim Keller 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting with Black America: Urban Apologetics 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost- Christian Apologetics in Prague: Tomáš Halík 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheological Translation: Explaining Christianity to Secular Audiences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalvation 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdoption 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Responding to Questions: Some Apologetic Debates 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod as Wish- fulfilment? Freud’s Critique of Faith 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Religion the Cause of Violence? 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Suffering 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlightenment Rationalism: Reason has Displaced God 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelief and Proof: The Question of Certainty in Faith 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trinity: An Irrational View of God? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientism: Only Science Can Answer Life’s Big Questions 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience and Religious Faith are Incompatible 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Question of Miracles 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReductionism: Human Beings are Nothing but Atoms 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Learning from the Wise: Case Studies in Apologetics 172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Herbert: Apologetics through Poetry 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eG. K. Chesterton: Christianity as a Hypothesis 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDorothy L. Sayers: Apologetics and Detective Novels 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis Schaeffer: Worldview Apologetics 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Taylor: Apologetics in a Secular Age 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Moving On 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudy Questions 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Citations 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738375270743,"sku":"9781119906933","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119906933.jpg?v=1723811992","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/christian-apologetics-9781119906933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}