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Defending your faith : an introduction to apologetics / R.C. Sproul.

By: Publication details: Wheaton, IL : Crossway Books, c2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 208 p. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781433503153
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 239/SPR
Contents:
Introduction. Section 1 - The Apologetic Task. The Task of Apologetics -- Apologetics and Saving Faith.
Section 2 - Essential Principles of Knowledge The Basic Tools of Knowing -- The Law of Non-Contradiction -- Contradiction, Paradox, and Mystery -- The Law of Causality -- Hume's Critique of Causality and the Basic Reliability of Sense Perception -- Logical Positivism and Its Ghosts Today - Analogical Use of Language.
Section 3 - Natural Reason and Faith. Natural Theology and Science -- Aquinas and Kant.
Section 4 - The Case for God's Existence. Four Possibilities -- Self-Creation -- Chance Creation -- Self-Existence -- Self-Existent Universe.
Section 5 - God and the Philosophers. The God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible -- Kant's Moral Argument -- The Nihilists -- The Psychology of Atheism.
Section 6 - The Case for Biblical Authority. The Authority of the Bible -- Jesus' Teaching Regarding Scripture -- The Trustworthiness of the Teaching of Jesus -- The Testimony of the Holy Spirit. Conclusion.
Summary: There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. Though many of the world’s finest minds hold this view, the Bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no God. Dr. R. C. Sproul clearly and simply argues that at its core Christianity is rational. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics: God’s existence and the Bible’s authority. In this primer of apologetic thought, Dr. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Using the writings of church fathers and philosophers throughout the ages, he uncovers the common ideologies that work against faith. The defense of the faith is not a luxury or an intellectual vanity. It is a task appointed by God that you should be able to give a reason for the hope that is in you as you bear witness before the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction.
Section 1 - The Apologetic Task.
The Task of Apologetics --
Apologetics and Saving Faith.

Section 2 - Essential Principles of Knowledge
The Basic Tools of Knowing --
The Law of Non-Contradiction --
Contradiction, Paradox, and Mystery --
The Law of Causality --
Hume's Critique of Causality and the Basic Reliability of Sense Perception --
Logical Positivism and Its Ghosts Today - Analogical Use of Language.

Section 3 - Natural Reason and Faith.
Natural Theology and Science --
Aquinas and Kant.

Section 4 - The Case for God's Existence.
Four Possibilities --
Self-Creation --
Chance Creation --
Self-Existence --
Self-Existent Universe.

Section 5 - God and the Philosophers.
The God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible --
Kant's Moral Argument --
The Nihilists --
The Psychology of Atheism.

Section 6 - The Case for Biblical Authority.
The Authority of the Bible --
Jesus' Teaching Regarding Scripture --
The Trustworthiness of the Teaching of Jesus --
The Testimony of the Holy Spirit.
Conclusion.

There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. Though many of the world’s finest minds hold this view, the Bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no God. Dr. R. C. Sproul clearly and simply argues that at its core Christianity is rational. He focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics: God’s existence and the Bible’s authority. In this primer of apologetic thought, Dr. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Using the writings of church fathers and philosophers throughout the ages, he uncovers the common ideologies that work against faith. The defense of the faith is not a luxury or an intellectual vanity. It is a task appointed by God that you should be able to give a reason for the hope that is in you as you bear witness before the world.

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