an introduction to apologetics Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles) 1939- creator text bibliography ilu Wheaton, IL Crossway Books c2003 2003 monographic eng

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206 p. ; pbk ; 24 cm. 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. R.C. Sproul. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Apologetics 239/SPR 1581345194 2003009625 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009625.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2003009625-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009625.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2003009625-d.html DLC 030424 20130529115600.0 13174959