Intellectuals Don't Need God and Other Modern Myths: Building Bridges to Faith Through ApologeticsRethinking Effective Apologetics for the Present Age. Christians have always had to defend their faith against all kinds of criticism and misunderstandings, but these attacks change overtime, and the strongest arguments of the famous classical apologists who preceded us are not necessarily the strongest today. Intellectuals Don't Need God is written to today's faithful apologists who are trying to commend Christianity in terms of its relevance to everyday life and not just its inherent rationality. Its focuses are:
Theologian and scientist, Dr. Alister McGrath (author of the ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winning biography of C. S. Lewis) shows convincingly that appeal to reason is only one of many possible bridges between the non-Christian and the gospel. In today's world, cerebral and emotional concerns—such as a sense that life lacks purpose or a deep sense of longing for something unknown—are often more effective starting points for modern apologetics. Dr. McGrath combines the clarity of a brilliant scientific mind with a deep commitment to Christ and to reaching non-Christians. Intellectuals Don't Need God is for apologists and seekers alike—for both those defending and questioning the validity and value of Christianity. |
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... Christian faith if this is not accompanied by a deadly serious effort to discover why it is so obviously unattractive to so many people . There is a reluctance to listen to those outside the community of faith to learn why they are ...
... faith with his colleagues at work , or the student who explains her faith on campus . Apologetics needs to be ... Christian apologetic tradition and of Christian theology to bear on the people and the situations of greatest relevance ...
... Christian faith . They might well point toward the existence of a creative and benevolent supreme being . The connection with the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ” ( 1 Peter 1 : 3 ) remains to be made . The apologist must still ...
Building Bridges to Faith Through Apologetics Alister E. McGrath. Christianity is not a verbal religion ; it is experiential.12 It centers on a transformative encounter of the believer with the risen Christ . From the standpoint of ...
... Christian apologetics is responsive . It presents the divine initiative of the gospel in terms with which its hearers can identify . “ There is an obligation to strive for the presentation of the Christian faith in terms and modes of ...
Contents
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From Assent to Commitment | 48 |
Overcoming Barriers to Faith | 61 |
What Keeps People from Becoming Christians? | 63 |
Intellectual Barriers to Faith | 94 |
A Clash of Worldviews | 144 |
Apologetics in Action | 187 |
From Textbook to Real Life | 189 |