reasonable faith christian truth and apologetics book

William Lane Craig, in Reasonable Faith, provides just such a look back through the ideas surrounding Christian apologetics as they have been expressed and used throughout the history of the Church. In these times, when change can be felt in the wind, books that look back at the history of a particular idea (or set of ideas) are particularly invaluable. As a painter might find a new particular shade of red that’s different than any he’s used before, and yet the base colors have always been the same, so worldviews shift from time to time to what might appear to be something radical and new, but in reality is just a different shade of what has gone before. The revolution in thought before us is likely to be different from any of the previous revolutions in thought, and yet similar in that these paradigm shifts are always the old painted with new colors. Twenty years from now, we will, in many ways, live in a completely different world. A positive justification of the Christian faith automatically overwhelms all competing world views lacking an equally strong case.' As Craig says, 'If you have a sound and persuasive case for Christianity, you don't have to become an expert in comparative religions and Christian cults. He shows that there is good reason to think Christianity is true.

His approach-that of positive apologetics-gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including: the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. Wanting to engage not just academics and pastors but Christian laypeople and seekers, William Lane Craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability calculus, the arguments for the existence of God, and Reformed epistemology.

Gresham Machen once said, 'False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel'-which makes apologetics that much more important. Perfect as a textbook yet excellent for lay readers, this updated edition builds a positive case for Christianity by applying the latest thought to core theological themes.

Reasonable faith christian truth and apologetics book