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Christian apologetics : a comprehensive case for biblical faith / Douglas Groothuis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (951 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 1514002760
  • 9781514002766
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Christian Apologetics.DDC classification:
  • 239
LOC classification:
  • BT1103
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Hope, Despair, and Knowing Reality -- PART ONE: APOLOGETIC PRELIMINARIES -- 1. The Biblical Basis for Apologetics -- 2. Apologetic Method: Evaluating Worldviews -- 3. The Christian Worldview -- 4. Distortions of the Christian Worldview--or the God I Don't Believe In -- 5. Truth Defined and Defended -- 6. Why Truth Matters Most: Searching for Truth in Postmodern Times -- 7. Faith, Risk, and Rationality: The Prudential Incentives to Christian Faith -- PART TWO: THE CASE FOR CHRISTIAN THEISM -- 8. In Defense of Theistic Arguments -- 9. Original Monotheism -- 10. The Ontological Argument -- 11. Cosmological Arguments: A Cause for the Cosmos -- 12. The Design Argument: Cosmic Fine-Tuning -- 13. The Argument from Beauty -- 14. Origins, Design, and Darwinism -- 15. Evidence for Intelligent Design -- 16. The Moral Argument for God -- 17. The Argument from Religious Experience -- 18. The Uniqueness of Humanity: Consciousness and Cognition -- 19. Deposed Royalty: Pascal's Anthropological Argument -- 20. Doubt, Skepticism, and the Hiddenness of God -- 21. Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters--by Craig L. Blomberg -- 22. The Claims, Credentials, and Achievements of Jesus Christ -- 23. The Atonement: Stating It Properly -- 24. The Atonement: Defending It -- 25. Defending the Incarnation -- 26. The Resurrection of Jesus: Prolegomena on Miracles -- 27. The Resurrection of Jesus: The Evidence -- 28. In Defense of the Church -- PART THREE: OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIAN THEISM -- 29. Religious Pluralism: Many Religions, One Truth -- 30. Apologetics and the Challenge of Islam -- 31. The Problem of Evil: Dead Ends and the Christian Answer -- 32. Lament as Apologetic for Christianity Conclusion: Take It to the Streets -- Appendix 1: Hell on Trial -- Appendix 2: Apologetic Issues in the Old Testament -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Notes Praise for Christian Apologetics -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press.
Summary: "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."-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Hope, Despair, and Knowing Reality -- PART ONE: APOLOGETIC PRELIMINARIES -- 1. The Biblical Basis for Apologetics -- 2. Apologetic Method: Evaluating Worldviews -- 3. The Christian Worldview -- 4. Distortions of the Christian Worldview--or the God I Don't Believe In -- 5. Truth Defined and Defended -- 6. Why Truth Matters Most: Searching for Truth in Postmodern Times -- 7. Faith, Risk, and Rationality: The Prudential Incentives to Christian Faith -- PART TWO: THE CASE FOR CHRISTIAN THEISM -- 8. In Defense of Theistic Arguments -- 9. Original Monotheism -- 10. The Ontological Argument -- 11. Cosmological Arguments: A Cause for the Cosmos -- 12. The Design Argument: Cosmic Fine-Tuning -- 13. The Argument from Beauty -- 14. Origins, Design, and Darwinism -- 15. Evidence for Intelligent Design -- 16. The Moral Argument for God -- 17. The Argument from Religious Experience -- 18. The Uniqueness of Humanity: Consciousness and Cognition -- 19. Deposed Royalty: Pascal's Anthropological Argument -- 20. Doubt, Skepticism, and the Hiddenness of God -- 21. Jesus of Nazareth: How Historians Can Know Him and Why It Matters--by Craig L. Blomberg -- 22. The Claims, Credentials, and Achievements of Jesus Christ -- 23. The Atonement: Stating It Properly -- 24. The Atonement: Defending It -- 25. Defending the Incarnation -- 26. The Resurrection of Jesus: Prolegomena on Miracles -- 27. The Resurrection of Jesus: The Evidence -- 28. In Defense of the Church -- PART THREE: OBJECTIONS TO CHRISTIAN THEISM -- 29. Religious Pluralism: Many Religions, One Truth -- 30. Apologetics and the Challenge of Islam -- 31. The Problem of Evil: Dead Ends and the Christian Answer -- 32. Lament as Apologetic for Christianity Conclusion: Take It to the Streets -- Appendix 1: Hell on Trial -- Appendix 2: Apologetic Issues in the Old Testament -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Scripture Index -- Notes Praise for Christian Apologetics -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press.

"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."-- Provided by publisher