Why I Am a Christian: Leading Thinkers Explain Why They Believe - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801012104 ISBN 13: 9780801012105

Publisher: Baker Books, 2001

Synopsis

Finally, the expertise of leading scholars and apologists of today collected into one resource! Topics such as relativism, miracles, the problem of evil, and the identity of Jesus are explored with imagery and humor, intelligence and respect by recognized Christian authors. Each contributor also provides a helpful bibliography for additional reading on his particular subject. Why I Am a Christian is a great book for believers needing assurance that their faith is not only true but reasonable. Noted contributors include William Lane Craig, J. Budziszewski, Norman L. Geisler (also a coeditor), Gary Habermas, J. P. Moreland, Hugh Ross, Peter Kreeft, Ravi Zacharias, and Josh McDowell. This resource will also interest spiritual seekers and skeptics because of its credible contributors and their willingness to share personal stories of how their lives were changed. Chapters are arranged in a logical argumentative order to aid in breaking down, one by one, intellectual obstacles of faith. The work will draw a broad audience by its unprecedented breadth and depth of apologetic expertise. Contributors include: Francis J. Beckwith Walter Bradley J. Budziszewski Winfried Corduan William Lane Craig John S. Feinberg Norman L. Geisler R. Douglas Geivitt Gary Habermas Paul K. Hoffman Peter Kreeft Barry Leventhal Josh McDowell J. P. Moreland Hugh Ross Ravi Zacharias

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Perhaps you or someone you know has questions and sneaking suspicions about some of the claims of Christianity. Can Christianity really stand up to intellectual scrutiny? Haven't scientists and historians proven that the Bible is full of myths and errors? How can anyone claim to have the truth?

This book faces these doubts and misconceptions head on and proves that the Christian faith is not only reasonable and true but that it is the most intellectually and existentially coherent option among all others. Christianity is both sensible to the head and satisfying to the heart.

The contributors to this volume are expert witnesses for the Christian faith. They include an astronomer, mechanical engineer, trial lawyer, religious historian, philosopher, former atheist, former skeptic, and Jewish Christian. They present evidence to support their beliefs with the intent to remove common obstacles to faith. But more than that, they tell the story of how their lives were changed by encountering the author of Truth.

Norman L. Geisler (Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago) is president of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He has published countless articles in academic journals and is the author of more than fifty books, including the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics.

Paul K. Hoffman (J.D., University of California at San Francisco) has been a trial lawyer for twenty years. He has authored articles in a variety of periodicals.

From the Back Cover:

How can anyone claim to have the truth? Can anyone really prove the existence of God? Isn’t it naive to believe in miracles? Doesn’t evolution prove that the Bible’s creation story is false? If God is so powerful and good, why is there so much suffering in the world? These are crucial questions that many Christians wrestle with. They are also the type of questions asked by skeptics of the faith. Why I Am a Christian offers compelling answers that will free Christians from doubt and clear away obstacles to faith for unbelievers. Beginning with the topics of moral relativism and knowable truth, the book progresses to questions about belief in God, the reliability of the Bible, and the identity of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. It concludes with three chapters on what it means to make a commitment to follow Christ. Some of today’s leading Christian thinkers offer clear and convincing arguments in Why I Am a Christian. Norman L. Geisler Hugh Ross J. P. Moreland Paul K. Hoffman Walter Bradley Ravi Zacharias Francis Beckwith Winfried Corduan Josh McDowell William Lane Craig Barry R. Leventhal Peter Kreeft R. Douglas Geivett Gary R. Habermas John S. Feinberg

About this edition

• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801012104
• ISBN 13: 9780801012105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Geisler Norman L., Hoffman Paul K.