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Defensible Faith

Author : Robert Ryan
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Defensible Faith written by Robert Ryan and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A persistent dumbing down of religious faith and the perception that science is the only path to truth are key reasons the Nones, those with no religious affiliation, represent nearly fifty percent of all young adults in America today. God and science are falsely portrayed as conflicted and innately incompatible. Afraid to offend this new status quo, and unable to defend religious beliefs against increasingly aggressive intellectual bullying, the young have flocked to the safety of no belief. In Defensible Faith, author Robert Ryan demonstrates that God and science are both true and are both necessary in understanding ourselves and the world around us. He looks at how science provides many compelling arguments for belief in God as well as the more philosophical justifications for faith and the evidential basis supporting Christianity. If you have ever struggled to defend your faith in an intellectually well-reasoned manner, then let this book be your guide.

Knowledge and Christian Belief

Author : Alvin Plantinga
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802872042
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and Christian Belief written by Alvin Plantinga and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Contextualizing the Faith

Author : A. Scott Moreau
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 1493415689
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Contextualizing the Faith written by A. Scott Moreau and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major statement by a leading missiologist represents a lifetime of wrestling with a topic every cross-cultural leader must address: how to adapt the universal gospel to particular settings. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook organizes contextualization, which includes "everything the church is and does," into seven dimensions. Filled with examples, case studies, and diagrams and conversant with contemporary arguments and debates, it offers the author's unique take on the challenge of adapting the faith in local cultures.

Changing Your Mind Without Losing Your Faith

Author : David M. Holley
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 166671321X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Changing Your Mind Without Losing Your Faith written by David M. Holley and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for people who are tempted to leave the church because the message they have been hearing has come to seem intellectually unacceptable, morally objectionable, or spiritually deadening, maybe even all three. Often, these people see no alternative to the version of Christian faith that they now find difficult to accept. They have been told that rejecting anything they have been taught means ceasing to be a Christian. What they have been told is wrong. But seeing new possibilities means reconsidering assumptions that are often taken for granted, and it can be difficult to imagine on your own a form of faith different from what you are used to. This book provides some help. It can be thought of as a guide for those who see the need to let go of some of what they have been taught, but don’t know how to replace it with something better. Rethinking your faith can be scary. But giving up on what is unbelievable can help to clear the way for the kind of faith that is more believable and ultimately more satisfying. Changing your mind can be a way of saving your faith.

Obligations of Citizenship and Demands of Faith

Author : Nancy L. Rosenblum
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691228248
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Obligations of Citizenship and Demands of Faith written by Nancy L. Rosenblum and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many challenges facing liberal democracy, none is as powerful and pervasive today as those posed by religion. These are the challenges taken up in Obligations of Citizenship and Demands of Faith, an exploration of the place of religion in contemporary public life. The essays in this volume suggest that two important shifts have altered the balance between the competing obligations of citizenship and faith: the growth of religious pluralism and the escalating calls of religious groups for some measure of autonomy or recognition from democratic majorities. The authors--political theorists, philosophers, legal scholars, and social scientists--collectively argue that more room should be made for religion in today's democratic societies. Though they advocate different ways of carving out and justifying the proper bounds of "church and state" in pluralist democracies, they all write from within democratic theory and share the aim of democratic accommodation of religion. Alert to national differences in political circumstances and the particularities of constitutional and legal systems, these contributors consider the question of religious accommodation from the standpoint of institutional practices and law as well as that of normative theory. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach and comparative focus, this volume makes a timely and much-needed intervention in current debates about religion and politics. The contributors are Nancy L. Rosenblum, Alan Wolfe, Ronald Thiemann, Michael McConnell, Graham Walker, Amy Gutmann, Kent Greenawalt, Aviam Soifer, Harry Hirsch, Gary Jacobsohn, Yael Tamir, Martha Nussbaum, and Carol Weisbrod.

Fourth Series. Edited by W.R. Nicoll

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Fourth Series. Edited by W.R. Nicoll written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Faith with Reason

Author : Paul Helm
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198238452
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Faith with Reason written by Paul Helm and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He argues that the reasonableness of faith depends not only on beliefs about the world but also on beliefs about oneself (for instance about what one wants, about one's hopes and fears) and on what one is willing to trust. Helm goes on to look at the relations between belief and trust, and between faith and virtue, and concludes with an exploration of one particular type of belief about oneself, the belief that one is oneself a believer. This is a book for anyone interested in the basis of religious faith."--BOOK JACKET.

Atheist Universe

Author : David Mills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 156975263X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Atheist Universe written by David Mills and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-08-04 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using logic, common sense, philosophy, ethics, history, and science, the author rebuts every argument that claims to “prove” the existence of God. IS THERE REALLY A GOD? OR DOES GOD EXIST ONLY IN OUR HEADS? IS THE BIBLE TRULY GOD’S WORD? OR IS IT A JUMBLE OF FANCIFUL MYTHS? Atheist Universe details why God is unnecessary to explain the universe’s diversity, organization and beauty. Using simple, straightforward logic, this book rebuts every argument that claims to “prove” God’s existence. A comprehensive primer for countering today’s religious dogma, Atheist Universe addresses all the historical and scientific questions, including: •What is atheism, and why is it so misunderstood? •If God is a myth, then how did the universe appear? •Without God, is there an objective “right” and “wrong”? •What is the meaning of life without God? •Is there evidence of Jesus’s miracles and resurrection? •Can atheists explain “near death” experiences and medical miracles? •Can science and the Bible realistically be reconciled? •What is the behind-the-scenes relationship between politics and religion? “An admirable work.” —Richard Dawkins “David’s work will be very useful for anyone combating harmful religious beliefs. Honest, frank, and right to the point!”—Albert Ellis, Ph.D., father of modern psychotherapy, author of A Guide to Rational Living

The Christian Faith

Author : Michael Horton
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310409187
Total Pages : 1032 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Christian Faith written by Michael Horton and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology—the study of God—is a concern for every believer, not just theologians or those in ministry. It's the goal of good theology to humble us before the triune God of majesty as we come to understand him better. This is a book of and about good theology. Award-winning author, theologian, and professor Michael Horton wrote The Christian Faith as a book of systematic theology and doctrine "that can be preached, experienced, and lived, as well as understood, clarified, and articulated." It's written for a growing cast of pilgrims—in ministry and laity—who are interested in learning about Christ as a way of living as a Christian. Who understand that knowing doctrine and walking in practical Christianity are not competing interests. The Christian Faith is divided into six parts, five of which each focus on an aspect of God, while the first part sets up an understanding and appreciation for the task of theology itself, addressing topics like: The source of theology (where the idea of theology comes from and what its limits are). The origin of the canon (how the modern Bible came about and why we can trust it). The character of theology (is the nature of theology practical, theoretical, or can it be both?). In a manner equally as welcoming to professors, pastors, students, and armchair theologians; Horton has organized this volume in a readable fashion that includes a variety of learning features: A brief synopsis of biblical passages that inform certain doctrines. Surveys of past and current theologies with contemporary emphasis on exegetical, philosophical, practical, and theological questions. Substantial interaction with various Christian movements within the Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodoxy traditions, as well as the hermeneutical issues raised by postmodernity. Charts, sidebars, questions for discussion, and an extensive bibliography, divided into different entry levels and topics. At the heart of this book is a deep love for and curiosity about God. Its basic argument is that a personal relationship with God goes hand in hand with the pursuit of theology. It isn't possible to know God without studying him.

A Grammar of Christian Faith

Author : Joe R. Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742513112
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Grammar of Christian Faith written by Joe R. Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of A Grammar of Christian Faith aims to confront the widespread disarray in the language and practices of Christian faith today. As a 'grammar,' it explains how Christian faith provides special ways of speaking and acting that make sense of human life by giving it meaning, practicality, and hope.

Cross Examined

Author : John W. Campbell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1633886859
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Cross Examined written by John W. Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is more than just a religion. It is a social organism that affects the lives of every person on earth in significant ways, even if they are not Christians themselves. In the United States its influence is pervasive with often profound influence on public policies, but it is largely unchallenged as a belief system, relegated to that quarantined area outside the zone of polite conversation. Despite much academic ink being allotted to the weaknesses of Christianity as a valid belief system, the general public remains unaware of these flaws. In Cross Examined, John Campbell applies his almost thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer to dissecting Christianity and the case of apologists for the Christian God. He addresses the best arguments for Christianity, those against it, and the reasons people should care about these questions. His purpose is to fill a void in books on atheism and Christianity by systematically taking Christian claims to task and making a full-throated argument for atheism from the perspective of a trial lawyer making a case.

Rationality and Religious Theism

Author : Joshua L. Golding
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351773291
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Rationality and Religious Theism written by Joshua L. Golding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the ages one of the central topics in philosophy of religion has been the rationality of theistic belief. This book proposes that parties on both sides of this debate might shift their attention in a different direction, by focusing on the question of whether it is rational to be a religious theist. Explaining that having theistic beliefs is primarily a cognitive affair but being a religious theist involves a whole way of life that includes one's beliefs, Golding argues that it can be pragmatically rational to be a religious theist even if the evidence for God’s existence is minimal. The argument is applied to the case of Judaism, articulating what is involved in religious Judaism and arguing that it is rationally defensible to be a religious Jew. The book concludes with a discussion of whether a similar argument might be constructed for other versions of religious theism such as Christianity or Islam, and for non-theistic religions such as Taoism or Buddhism. Joshua Golding offers a carefully wrought explanation of how it can be rational for someone to live a religious life, in particular (but not necessarily only), a traditional Jewish life.

The Expositor

Author : Samuel Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Expositor written by Samuel Cox and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Modern Man's Religion

Author : Charles Reynolds Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The Modern Man's Religion written by Charles Reynolds Brown and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science and Religion

Author : John Hedley Brooke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139952986
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Science and Religion written by John Hedley Brooke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Hedley Brooke offers an introduction and critical guide to one of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world: the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. It is common knowledge that in western societies there have been periods of crisis when new science has threatened established authority. The trial of Galileo in 1633 and the uproar caused by Darwin's Origin of Species (1859) are two of the most famous examples. Taking account of recent scholarship in the history of science, Brooke takes a fresh look at these and similar episodes, showing that science and religion have been mutually relevant in so rich a variety of ways that no simple generalizations are possible.

Our Children in the World: Sharing Jesus Now and with the Future

Author : Carol Lynn Wolfram
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512738018
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Our Children in the World: Sharing Jesus Now and with the Future written by Carol Lynn Wolfram and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you read this book you will be encouraged. You will understand the need to help your children be better prepared, not only for the challenges in life, prepared to follow Gods word and see it produce fruit in their lives. Rafael Natividad Pastor, Life Fellowship Church of Denton, Texas God does not want blind faith. It is not enough to believe sincerely. God desires intelligent faith. He gave us defensible faith. He gave us the Bible, the truth and accuracy of which will withstand every assault by the Enemy. He also gave us the ability and the responsibility to advance his kingdom in love and kindness, and the key to having an answer to everyone who asks. He gave us as parents the privilege and the obligation to teach these truths to our children. If we are to impart Biblical truth to our children in a way that they will cherish for a lifetime, and become passionate about imparting the same truth to their children, learning about God should be joyous, fun, and exciting. God is bigger than the mistakes we make along the way, and it is he-and not we-who protects and transforms our children. God does not give us any job he does not equip and empower us to accomplish. This book is about providing tools, suggestions, and encouragement to you as parents in your most awesome task of equipping and empowering your children so that they may be rooted in Christ, be filled with his love and world-view, and be launched into the world as his salt and light.

The Case for Christ

Author : Lee Strobel
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0310241146
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Case for Christ written by Lee Strobel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-01-11 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former skeptic Strobel brings his tough-minded and engaging approach in this work perfect for group or individual study. Based on the book "The Case for Faith," this six-session workbook addresses the most common obstacles to faith in Christ.