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008			140113s2012 ilu ob 000 0 eng d
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020			_z9780830837786
020			_z0830837787
020			_a9781461942887 (electronic bk.)
020			_a1461942888 (electronic bk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)868020268
035			_a637970 _b(N$T)
050		4	_aBT1103 _b.R38 2012
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082	0	4	_a239 _223
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100	1		_aRauser, Randal D., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Swedish atheist, the scuba diver, and other apologetic rabbit trails / _cRandal Rauser.
264		1	_aDowners Grove, IL : _bIVP Books, _c[2012]
264		4	_c©2012
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aIn the real world, we don't usually sit in lecture halls debating worldview issues in systematic arguments. Chances are that we're more likely to have haphazard, informal conversations over a latte in a coffee shop. Meet Randal Rauser, a Christian, and Sheridan, an atheist. Over the course of one caffeinated afternoon, they explore a range of honest questions and real objections to Christian faith. Do people hold to a particular religion just because of an accident of geography? Is believing in Jesus as arbitrary as believing in Zeus? Why would God order the slaughter of infants or send people to hell? How do you know you're really real, and not just a character in someone's book? Their extended conversation unfolds with all the rabbit trails, personal baggage and distractions that inevitably come in real-world encounters. Rauser provides substantive argument-based apologetics but also highlights the importance of apologetics as a narrative journey. As we get to know Sheridan, we better understand the personal history that drives his atheism and the issues that motivate his skepticism. You, the reader, are already in this book. Randal has written you into the story, and you're sitting with him and Sheridan in the coffee shop, listening in on their dialogue. Discover what they have to say to each other--and to you. --from back cover.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aApologetics.
650		7	_aApologetics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00811449
650		7	_aRELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aRauser, Randal D. _tSwedish atheist, the scuba diver, and other apologetic rabbit trails _z9780830837786 _w(DLC) 2012027674 _w(OCoLC)794032536
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