Table of Contents
Introduction: A New Kind of Apologist 11
Part 1 A New Approach to Apologetics
1 Christians in the Argument Culture: Apologetics as Conversation Tim Muehlhoff 21
2 Apologetics and New Technologies Brain Auten 29
Interview with Bart Campolo 37
3 Servant Apologetics Tom Gilson 39
4 Motivating Others to "Give an Answer" Mark Mittelberg 47
5 Social Justice and a New Kind of Apologist Ken Wytsma Rick Gerhardt 57
Interview with J.P. Moreland 65
6 "Don't Blame Us, It's in the Bible" Understanding New strategies it the Faith of New Generations Dan Kimball 67
Part 2 New Issues in Apologetics
7 Shepherd Is a Verb: The Role of Relational Mentoring in Communicating Truth Jeff Myers 79
8 A Practical Plan to Raise Up the Next Generation Brett Kunkle 87
Interview Dennis Rainey 97
9 The Multiethnic Church: God's Living Apologetic Derwin L. Gray 101
10 Come and See: The Value of Storytelling for Apologetics Holly Ordway 111
11 Using Hollywood Blockbusters to Share Your Faith Lenny Esposito 119
12 The Urban Apologist Christopher Brooks 127
13 Intuitional Apologetics: Using Our Deepest Intuitions to Point Toward God Terry Glaspey 137
Interview Gavin MacFarland 146
14 Why We Should Love Questions More than Answers Matthew Anderson 149
15 Why More Women Should Study Apologetics Mary Jo Sharp 157
Part 3 New Issues in Apologetics
16 A Christian Political Apologetic: Why, What, and Flow Jennifer A. Marshall 167
17 An Assessment of the Present State of Historical Jesus Studies Michael Licona 175
18 How to Question the Bible in a Post-Christian Culture Jonathan Morrow 183
Interview Hemant Mehta 192
19 Entrepreneurs: An Economic Apologetic for the Faith Jay W. Richards 195
20 Felling the Truth About Sex in a Broken Culture John Stonestreet 203
21 Being Authentically Christian on the LGBT Issue Glenn T. Stanton 211
22 Transgender: Truth and Compassion Alan Shlemon 219
23 An Apologetic for Religious Liberty James Tonkowich 229
Interview John Njoroge 237
24 Advocating Intelligent Design with Integrity, Grace, and Effectiveness Casey Luskin 241
25 The Scientific Naturalist Juggernaut and What to Do About It Scott Smith 255
26 Water that Satisfies the Muslims Thirst Abdu Murray 263
27 But… What About Other Religions? Tanya Walker 273
Notes 281