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    Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith

    Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith

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    by Kenneth Boa, Robert M. Bowman Jr.


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      ISBN-13: 9780830858910
    • Publisher: InterVarsity Press
    • Publication date: 02/05/2012
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
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    Conformed to His Image, 20 Compelling Evidences that God Exists, Face to Face, and Augustine to Freud, and is a contributing editor to The Open Bible and The Leadership Bible, and the consulting editor of the Zondervan NASB Study Bible. Dr. Boa earned a BS from Case Institute of Technology, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a PhD from New York University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
    Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Word-Faith Controversy, Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ (with J. Ed Komoszewski), and Faith Has Its Reasons (with Kenneth D. Boa). Bowman taught apologetics and biblical studies at Luther Rice Seminary for five years.

    Table of Contents

    Preface9
    Part 1What Is Apologetics?
    1Defining Apologetics17
    From Apologia to Apologetics
    Apologetics and Related Terms
    The Functions of Apologetics
    2A Brief History of Apologetics25
    Apologetics in the New Testament
    The Early Church Fathers
    The Reformation
    Apologetics Faces Skepticism
    The Rise of Modern Apologetics
    3Issues and Methods in Apologetics55
    Four Types of Apologetic Systems
    Issues in Apologetics
    Part 2Apologetics as Proof
    4Apologists Who Emphasize Reason71
    Historical Roots of Classical Apologetics
    B. B. Warfield
    C. S. Lewis
    Norman L. Geisler
    Peter Kreeft
    William Lane Craig
    5Classical Apologetics: A Reasonable Faith91
    Rational Tests for Determining Truth
    The Foundation of Theology
    The Constructive Use of Philosophy
    Christianity Consistent with Science
    Revelation Confirmed in History
    Proof from Experience
    6Proving the Christian Worldview109
    Scripture as Conclusion
    Disproving Other Worldviews
    Proving God's Existence
    The Deductive Problem of Evil
    Miracles as the Credentials of Revelation
    Jesus: The Alternatives
    7Apologetics and the Limits of Reason135
    The Classical Apologetics Model
    Classical Apologetics Illustrated
    The Strengths of Classical Apologetics
    The Weaknesses of Classical Apologetics
    Part 3Apologetics as Defense
    8Apologists Who Emphasize Fact159
    Historical Roots of Evidentialism
    Joseph Butler
    James Orr
    Clark H. Pinnock
    John Warwick Montgomery
    Richard Swinburne
    9Evidentialist Apologetics: Faith Founded on Fact177
    Methods for Discovering Truth
    The Defense of Theology
    Critical Use of Philosophy
    Christianity Vindicated by Science
    History as the Medium of Revelation
    Experience Founded on Evidence
    10Presenting Evidence That Demands a Verdict203
    Scripture as Source
    The Uniqueness of Christianity
    The Case for God
    The Inductive Problem of Evil
    Miracles as Evidence for God
    Jesus: The Evidence
    11Apologetics and the Interpretation of Fact227
    The Evidentialist Model
    Evidentialism Illustrated
    The Strengths of Evidentialist Apologetics
    The Weaknesses of Evidentialist Apologetics
    Part 4Apologetics as Offense
    12Apologists Who Emphasize Revelation249
    John Calvin
    Modern Roots of the Reformed Approach
    Herman Dooyeweerd
    Cornelius Van Til
    Gordon H. Clark
    Alvin Plantinga
    13Reformed Apologetics: Christianity in Conflict287
    Biblical Standard for Defining Truth
    The Vindication of Reformed Theology
    Toward a Christian Philosophy
    Christianity Against False Science
    Revelation as Interpreting History
    The Problem with Experience
    14Taking Every Thought Captive315
    Scripture as Foundation
    Antithesis Between Christian and Non-Christian Religion
    Belief in God as Basic
    The Theological Problem of Evil
    Miracles as Revealed by God
    Jesus: The Self-Attesting Christ of Scripture
    15Apologetics and the Authority of Revelation341
    The Reformed Apologetics Model
    Reformed Apologetics Illustrated
    The Strengths of Reformed Apologetics
    The Weaknesses of Reformed Apologetics
    Part 5Apologetics as Persuasion
    16Apologists Who Emphasize Faith363
    Historical Roots of Fideism
    Martin Luther
    Blaise Pascal
    Soren Kierkegaard
    Karl Barth
    Donald G. Bloesch
    17Fideist Apologetics: Reasons of The Heart393
    Divine Call to Obey the Truth
    Making Theology Personal
    Critiquing the God of the Philosophers
    Christianity and the Reality Beyond Science
    Revelation as Transcending History
    Faith Is Experience
    18Calling People to Encounter God in Jesus Christ417
    Scripture as Witness
    Christian Faith: Not Another Religion
    To Know God Is to Know God Exists
    The Personal Problem of Evil
    Miracles as God Revealing Himself
    Jesus: The Christ of Faith
    19Apologetics and the Subjectivity of Faith435
    The Fideist Model
    Fideism Illustrated
    The Strengths of Fideism
    The Weaknesses of Fideism
    Part 6An Integrative Approach
    20Apologists Who Favor Integration451
    Precursors of Integrative Approaches
    Edward John Carnell
    Francis A. Schaeffer
    David K. Clark
    C. Stephen Evans
    John M. Frame
    21Contending for the Faith: Apologetics and Human Knowledge509
    Perspectival Approaches to Defending Truth
    Apologetics and Theology
    Apologetics and Philosophy
    Christianity and Science
    Revelation and History
    Apologetics and Experience
    22Reasons for Hope: Integrating Diverse Arguments in Apologetics523
    Scripture as Truth
    Myth, Truth, and Religion
    God Who Makes Himself Known
    Solutions to the Problems of Evil
    Miracles as Signs
    Jesus: The Answer
    23Speaking the Truth in Love: Perspectives on Apologetics535
    One Body, Many Gifts: How Apologists Differ
    One World, Many Individuals: How People Differ
    One Process, Many Stages: How Apologetic Needs Differ
    One Faith, Many Questions: How Apologetic Problems Differ
    Metapologetics: Four Approaches
    Apologetics: Four Approaches
    Appendix ACategorizing Apologetic Methods547
    Appendix BApologetics Web Sites553
    For Further Study555
    List of Tables and Charts593
    Name Index594
    Subject Index599
    Scripture Index608

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    Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter's charge to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15), most Christian laypeople have left apologetics—the defense of the faith—to the ecclesiastical pros.

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    "Applying the principle of 'unity in diversity' to apologetic systems, this book integrates the best insights of each approach. In challenging readers to maximize the stunning reasons for faith in concert with the magnetic power of transformed hearts, Faith Has Its Reasons charts the right course for the future of apologetics."
    Charles W. Colson
    "Ken Boa is one of the most gifted writers and scholars in the Christain world. This is a brilliantly done apologetics reference. The title tells it all—our faith is not an unreasonable faith."
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    "I know of no better analysis of Christian apologetic systems than Faith Has Its Reasons. It is comprehensive and rigorous, yet eminently readable. However, the book's greatest virtue is its ability to locate the importance of apologetics in the life of the church as well as in the personal faith of the individual believer."
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