Biblical Apologetics, Advancing and Defending the Gospel of Christ by Clifford B. McManis
McManis believes that the five traditional apologetical approaches (classical, evidential, cumulative case, Reformed and presuppositional) make major mistakes. Each approach attempts to defend the Christian faith by largely ignoring the Bible and offering philosophical answers instead. Even presuppositionism, with which McManis identifies, tends to be mostly philosophical rather than biblical. Therefore the author provides a […]
Against the Gods, The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament,by John D. Currid, (Wheaton: Crossway, 2013), 153 pp., paper $17.99
One of the strongest criticisms facing biblical Christianity today is that much of Scripture, especially Old Testament stories, is borrowed from ancient accounts found in pagan mythologies. Since there are numerous narratives within ancient Near East studies that are very similar to biblical stories (e.g. creation, the flood, the exodus), it is now accepted by […]
Who Made God? by Edgar Andrews
In recent times the so-called “new atheists,” most notably Richard Dawkins, have launched an aggressive attack on the existence of God in general and the God of the Bible in particular. In books such as Dawkins’ The God Delusion, the “new atheists” have taken their agenda to the masses with a popular writing style that […]
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
Strobel was for many years an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He was converted after carefully examining the evidence for the claims of Christ as found in Scripture and subsequently became a minister. In The Case for Christ, he uses his investigative training and skills to lead his readers through the same spiritual journey […]
Jesus Among Other Gods by Ravi Zacharias
In a pluralistic society all religions are equally true. Zacharias claims that this is an impossibility because the various religions do not give the same answers to the vital issues and questions which confront life. When these issues are thoroughly worked out, it is discovered that Jesus Christ is unique—He is not like other gods, […]
The Case for the Real Jesus by Lee Strobel
The Case for the Real Jesus is Lee Strobel’s follow-up to his excellent 1998 book The Case for Christ. This volume seeks to answer some of the more recent objections to Christianity popularized largely through the internet, novels such as The DaVinci Code and new aggressive forms of atheism. Skeptics, taking advantage of the ignorance […]
The Reason for God, by Timothy Keller
Timothy Keller has pastored Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan since 1989. In the course of twenty years in New York, Keller has encountered many skeptics who vocalized sincere concerns about the Christian faith. The Reason for Goddescribes Keller’s approach to handling the most pressing questions of our time, especially those of young people. The first […]
A Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig
Craig was for many years a professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he taught apologetics. This book is a product of those classes and, as such, is a weightier apologetic work than many would desire. But for those up to the task A Reasonable Faith offers a gold mine of information. Craig defines apologetics […]
Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? by James K. A. Smith
For a basic understanding of postmodernism, and its affect upon the church, you could not do much better than this little volume. Smith rightly traces postmodernity to three French philosophers, Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault, then summarizes, illustrates (through literature and film) and clarifies what they really are saying. He then “takes these philosophers to church” […]
Truth Decay by Douglas Groothuis
This is an absolutely marvelous defense of truth in our age of postmodernity. Groothuis cuts right through the rhetoric and pierces the very heart of postmodernists, both outside and within the evangelical church. He deals well with both the philosophical – the elite who challenge objective truth, and the practical – the filtering down of […]