C. S. Lewis's Case for Christ

Insights from Reason, Imagination and Faith

By Art Lindsley

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 204 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: September 2005

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3285-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3285-9
IVP Order Code: 3285

Related Subjects

Apologetics

Acknowledgments

Part I: Why Study Lewis's Case for Christ?
1. Why Consider C. S. Lewis's Arguments for Christ?
2. What Were Lewis's Obstacles to Faith?

Part II: Obstacles to Faith
3. Chronological Snobbery: What Does a Two-Thousand-Year-Old Religion Have to Do with Me?
4. The Problem of Evil: How Can I Believe in God When There Is So Much Evil, Pain and Suffering in the World?
5. Myth: Isn't Christianity Just One Myth Among Many?
6. Rationalism: Who Needs Faith?
7. Imagination: Isn't Faith Merely Imaginary?
8. Miracles: But Do You Believe in the Miracles of the Bible?

Part III: Coherence: Does It All Fit Together?
9. Wish Fulfillment: Isn't Belief in God Just a Crutch for Needy People?
10. Postmodernism: Is What Was True for C. S. Lewis Necessarily True for Me?
11. Relativism: Aren't Morals Relative?
12. Other Religions: There Are So Many Religions, How Can You Say Which One Is Right?
13. Death and Immortality: Is Death Really the End of It All?
14. Christ: Isn't Jesus Just Another Good, Moral Teacher?

Recommended Reading

Notes

Index