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Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics
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Author: William Lane Craig
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Perfect as a textbook yet excellent for lay readers, this updated edition builds a positive case for Christianity by applying the latest thought to core theological themes. J. Gresham Machen once said, "False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel"-which makes apologetics that much more important. Wanting to engage not just academics and pastors but Christian laypeople and seekers, William Lane Craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability calculus, the arguments for the existence of God, and Reformed epistemology. His approach-that of positive apologetics-gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including: the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. He shows that there is good reason to think Christianity is true. As Craig says, "If you have a sound and persuasive case for Christianity, you don't have to become an expert in comparative religions and Christian cults. A positive justification of the Christian faith automatically overwhelms all competing world views lacking an equally strong case."
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Product Review Summary: This Book Changed My Life Not too long ago, I went through a period of serious soul-searching. Something in me told me that God was truth, but I didn't have strong answers to many of the tough questions that troubled me. I had heard atheists make seemingly-good arguments against the existence of God or the truth of Christianity. I had also heard Christians make seemingly-good points, but in my ignorance I struggled to discern the truth between the two opposing views. I eventually bought and read a book based on a debate between William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong. Never before had I seen Christianity defended with such strong philosophical, logical, scientific and historical arguments. I was filled with an intellectual hunger for more information that brought me to this book.
Reasonable Faith has affected me more than any other book except the Bible. It won't answer every question, nor does it try to do so, but it gives the reader a strong foundation for the further study of Christian apologetics. William Lane Craig guides the reader through the history of theological thought, arguments for the existence of God, arguments for the Christian God and historical arguments for the historicity of the risen Christ. His writing style is fluid, captivating, and expresses difficult subject matter in an easily-understood way. His philosophical arguments for natural theology are especially devastating to the naturalistic worldview.
If you only own one book on Christian apologetics or philosophy, it must be this one. I thank God for William Lane Craig's ministry.
Product Review Summary: Maestro Craig Dr. Craig attempts in Reasonable Faith to develop a cumulative case for the truth of Christianity. He brings together under one roof the subject of Christian evidences. He assesses the major topics involved in Christian apologetics: faith and reason, the existence of God, the absurdity of life without God, the problem of miracles, the problem of historical knowledge, the historical reliability of the New Testament, and the resurrection of Christ. What makes this work special is that Craig draws upon a wealth of knowledge from modern big bang cosmology and modern biblical studies to bolster his claim that Christianity is reasonable.
This book is a discussion of what is behind Christianity, and provides a philosophical framework in which to defend Christianity. It is written at the college level, since it is intended to be an apologetics resource for college students. This book neither toys around with apologetics nor gives brief, watered-down arguments; rather, it gets to the meat of the subject and goes in depth. The thrust of this book is that there are some very well thought out reasons to back some of the main claims of Christian belief. Faith and reason are not automatically in opposition; one does not necessarily rule out the other. It is a fairly intense exercise in explaining the reasons for believing in God and the actual life of the historical Christ. In the final chapter, Craig reminds us that the best arguments in the world really come second to how we live our lives as Christians and how we interact with the people around us. This, he says, is the "ultimate apologetic."
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Product Review Summary: Remarkable and Rigorous Christian Apologetic Resource William Lane Craig books hold many commodious rational delectations for students, philosophers, and apologists.
With "Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics," the compelling attraction is his exposition of the theistic proofs. He supplies the historical overview of each proof, from the ontological argument to the evidence for the Resurrection of Christ, and writes in an accessible and alluring style meant to equip the reader to personally employ the rational contentions he provides.
This fresh edition (third) expands Craig's work on the arguments for the existence of God, and to make room for this enlargement, the author deleted the chapter on the historicity of scripture.
The purpose of this volume Craig asserts is "primarily to to serve as a textbook for seminary level courses on Christian apologetics" (p. 12). Craig begins by defining the term and role of apologetics (p. 15) as he furnishes a nine page introduction. He aptly defends the uniqueness of Christian theism as a spiritual commencement ignited by the Holy Spirit (p.p. 44-50), and then presses the crucial role of reason within the context of the necessity of faith (p. 51). He effectively discusses Inductive arguments and Deductive arguments while contrasting the differences between the two approaches. Craig blesses the reader with extensive bibliographies and suggested reading at the end of each chapter.
Chapters include:
- How do I know that Christianity is true?
- The absurdity of life without God
- The existence of God part 1 and part 2
- The problem of historical knowledge
- The problem of miracles
- The Resurrection of Jesus
- and more.
Craig delivers his usual superb arguments that have defeated every atheist he has publicly debated. Additionally he exposes the ignorance, or dishonesty, of professional atheist Daniel Dennett when Dennett incorrectly outlined the Cosmological Argument. Dennett misstated, as many atheists do, the argument as: "Everything that exists must have a cause." The correct rendering of the argument is everything that "begins to exist has a cause" (p. 115).
Dr. Craig advocates the moral argument for theism when he refutes the attempt to undermine it with the Euthyphro Dilemma (p. 181). He delivers a fine defense of the Ontological Argument as he interacts with Plantinga's version of this difficult proof. He ends with what he calls the "ultimate apologetic" (p. 405). The UA is an extension of the believer's relationship with Christ and a caring rational relationship built with the nonbeliever.
This 400 page volume is endorsed by:
- J.P. Moreland
- Craig A. Evans
- Don Nelson
- C. Behan McCullagh
Professor Craig delivers a powerful and effective case for the existence of God as he unfolds proof after proof for theism with concision and tenacious precision.
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Product Review Summary: Excellent and very professional seller The book was in excellent conditions. The shipping was also very accurate to the information posted. I strongly recommend the seller and the distributor.
Product Review Summary: Great introduction Meant to be an intro to apologetics textbook in a college classroom, it definitely reads that way. It can be a bit dense at parts and he makes references that I don't always understand without further research. All of that said this is definitely a great book to read. It's written more towards educating the believer and helping them communicate apologetics with others than towards convincing unbelievers. Craig is also very realistic about the place of apologetics in evangelism, which is good. He makes a lot of great points, really only scratching the surface of apologetics. It's a good broad overview that gives you some arguments from the get-go and then gives you lots to look into further. Good read and looking forward to re-reading it.
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