01457cam a2200217 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000250009304000420011808200120016010000260017224500550019826000620025330000290031550007330034450400640107765000170114185600810115814084067AU-EpEBC20121003160151.0050823s2005    enk    f b    001 0 eng    a  2005299579  a9780199276790 (hbk.)  aUKMcUKMdBWKUKdBAKERdDLCdAU-EpEBC00a239/HEB1 aHebblethwaite, Brian.10aIn defence of Christianity /cBrian Hebblethwaite.  aOxford, UK ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2005.  a183 p. ;bhbk ; c21 cm.  aCounter
In Defence of Christianity is a short book of Christian apologetics. Acknowledging that reason is not the basis of faith, Brian Hebblethwaite sets out some of the main reasons that can be advanced in support of the Christian faith. He defends the view that belief in God makes most sense of a
world that has come up with moral and creative persons and communities, including all that they have produced in the way of culture, mysticism, and sainthood. He also argues that the history of religions, and in particular the history of Israel and the story of Christ and his Church, offers the best
diagnosis and solution of the problems that afflict humanity and the most hopeful picture of the ultimate future of creation.   aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 172-175) and index. 0aApologetics.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0606/2005299579.html