02438cam a22002414a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000230009303500230011604000450013904200080018408200120019210000290020424500840023326000480031730000290036550400510039450516400044565000330208585600780211814046130AU-EpEBC20130607154001.0050721s2006    miu      b    001 0 eng    a  2005021025  a0801027861 (cloth)  a(OCoLC)ocm61211227  aDLCcDLCdYDXdBAKERdPGCdDLCdAU-EpEBC  apcc00a239/TAY1 aTaylor, James E.,d1956-10aIntroducing apologetics :bcultivating Christian commitment /cJames E. Taylor.  aGrand Rapids, MI :bBaker Academic,cc2006.  a368 p. ;bhbk ; c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction : I believe, but help my unbelief! -- pt. 1. Apologetics and commitment.  A reason for the hope within : the nature of apologetics -- Faith and human wisdom : evidentialist apologetics -- Jerusalem and Athens : more objections to apologetics -- A God-shaped vacuum : the relevance of apologetics -- Ears to hear and eyes to see : apologetics and the heart -- Critics, seekers and doubters : audiences for apologetics -- pt. 2. Commitment to God.  The global village : world view options -- The Lord Our God is One : monotheism -- In the beginning : cosmological explanations -- What the heavens declare : teleological explanations -- Why do the righteous suffer? the problem of evil -- A God who hides Himself : the problem of evidence -- pt. 3. Commitment to God in Christ.  Who do you say I am? the Person of Jesus Christ -- Lazarus, come forth : the miracles of Jesus -- He is risen indeed! the resurrection of Jesus -- The Word became flesh : the trinity and the incarnation -- The sheep and the goats : salvation and damnation -- No other name : the problem of religious pluralism  I -- East meets West : the problem of religious pluralism II -- pt. 4. Contemporary challenges to Christian commitment.  The spirit of truth : commitment, canon, and community -- The spirit of the age : critiques from the social sciences -- The origin of species : Christianity and natural selection -- The dust of the earth : resurrection, minds, and bodies -- The death of God : postmodern challenges to Christianity -- It's all relative : cultural differences and moral universalism -- Conclusion : Cultivating Christian commitment. 0aApologetics.xIntroductions.413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021025.html