Religion is irrational! New atheists trumpet the claim loudly,
so much so that it's become a sort of conventional wisdom.
Professing your faith in God sounds increasingly like a confession
of intellectual feebleness. Belief in God sounds as cute and quaint
as it does pointless. John Wilkinson contends that the
irrationality of faith is its greatest asset, because rationalism
itself sets artificial ...
Answers to Tough Questions About African-American Christianity
by Craig S. Keener and Glenn Usry
Craig Keener and Glenn Usry's highly acclaimed Black Man's
Religion showed in impressive detail that Christianity and
Afrocentricity can go together. Now they turn to specific,
nitty-gritty questions put to the black church by
non-Christians:
Is everything good in Christianity plagiarized from traditional
African religions?
Christians affirm that everything exists because of God--from
subatomic quarks to black holes. Science often claims to explain
nature without including God at all. And thinking Christians often
feel forced to choose between the two. But the good news is that we
don't have to make a choice. Science does not overthrow the Bible.
Faith does not require rejecting science. World-renowned scientist
Francis ...
Merit Award, 2007 Christianity Today Theology/Ethics Book
With every earthquake and war, understanding the nature of evil
and our response to it becomes more urgent. Evil is no longer the
concern just of ministers and theologians but also of politicians
and the media. We hear of child abuse, ethnic cleansing, AIDS,
torture and terrorism, and rightfully we are ...
Edited by Gavin McGrath and W. C. Campbell-Jack Consulting Editor C. Stephen Evans
The New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics is a
must-have resource for professors and students, pastors and
laypersons--in short, for any Christian who wishes to understand or
develop a rational explanation of the Christian faith in the
context of today's complex and ever-changing world. Packed with
hundreds of articles that cover the key topics, historic figures
and contemporary global ...