The Ethics of Evangelism

A Philosophical Defense of Proselytizing and Persuasion

By Elmer John Thiessen

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 285 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: March 2011

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3927-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3927-8
IVP Order Code: 3927

Related Subjects

Evangelism

Why do religious people attempt to persuade others of their beliefs? What are the current objections to the religious practice of proselytizing? Is proselytizing an ethically defensible practice? Are there kinds of proselytizing activities that are ethically questionable?

Elmer John Thiessen responds to questions like these in an effort to provide a philosophical defense of proselytization, or religious persuasion, as an ethical practice. Thiessen examines and refutes current cultural and academic objections to religious proselytizing and offers a thorough ethics of evangelism.

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