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Product Identifiers

PublisherZondervan

ISBN-100310325331

ISBN-139780310325338

eBay Product ID (ePID)109047926

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameChristian Apologetics : an Anthology of Primary Sources

SubjectBibliographies & Indexes, Christian Theology / Apologetics, Reference

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Reference

AuthorChad Meister

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2011-045222

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal239

SynopsisAn authoritative reference for key persons, concepts, issues, and approaches in the history of Christian apologetics--allowing you to read the great apologists and thinkers in their own words and understand their arguments in historical and cultural context. Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources makes available over fifty primary source selections that address various challenges to the Christian faith in the history of apologetics. The compilation represents a broad Christian spectrum, ranging from early writers like Saint Paul and Saint Augustine, to Saint Teresa of Avila and Blaise Pascal, to more recent apologists such as C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, Richard Swinburne and Pope Benedict XVI. Insightful introductions, black-and-white images, concise section headings and discussion questions will guide you toward a clearer understanding of classical defenses of Christianity. Sources are organized thematically and include topics such as: Arguments for the existence of God. Defenses of the doctrine of the Trinity. Discussions on the authority and credibility of canonized Scripture. Questions regarding the problem of evil and free will. Discourses on Christianity and science. Annotated reading lists, a bibliography, and author and subject indices make this anthology a useful textbook or supplemental reader., This fascinating collection provides selected readings addressing key issues in the history of Christian apologetics. Selections are taken from history's most notable defenders of Christian faith and are arranged topically with introductions, author images, discussion questions, a bibliography and an author index., Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources makes available over fifty primary source selections that address various challenges to Christian faith in the history of Christian apologetics. The compilation represents a broad Christian spectrum, ranging from early writers like Saint Paul and Saint Augustine, to Saint Teresa of Avila and Blaise Pascal, to more recent and present day apologists such as C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, Richard Swinburne and Pope Benedict XVI. Insightful introductions, black-and-white images, concise section headings and discussion questions guide readers toward a clearer understanding of classical defenses of Christianity. Annotated reading lists, a bibliography and author and subject indices contribute to the suitability of this anthology as a textbook or supplemental reader. Christian Apologetics: An Anthology of Primary Sources is an authoritative reference for key persons, concepts, issues and approaches in the history of Christian apologetics. It is especially useful as a supplemental textbook for students, allowing them to read great apologists and thinkers in their own words.

LC Classification NumberBT1109.C56 2012