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Five Views on Apologetics
from Zondervan

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• How Should We Defend Our Faith?
  The Apostle Peter exhorts Christians to "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have" (1 Peter 3:15). Believers recognize that God calls us the defense of our faith--that is, to the practice of apologetics. But how do we defend our faith? How do we give an answer? Throughout church history, Christians have approached the task of apologetics in a variety of ways. Steven Cowan has brought together proponents of five different views to defend... more info

• A Practical Introductory Work for Students of Apologetics
  This book was useful as a student reference to begin Christian Apologetic studies, but it was far from "putting 5 prominent views under the microscope" per the back cover. The Dialogue is accessible with academic terms kept to a minimum. The various authors use of foot notes is frequent enough to be beneficial and adequate for extended research into the specific areas of interest beyond the essays.
  To the publisher, I commend the format, but recommend the authors be given more pages to develop their... more info

• Useful but dated
  This book is useful in that it presents a catalogue of methodologies that have been used in apologetics in the not so distant past. It also indicates (unwittingly) the need for a new style of apologetics for the present day. Evidentialists use a one step approach, Classical Apologists use a two-step method. What is needed for today's culture is a ballet.
  Classical Christian Apologists usually employ a two-step approach in their methodology. The first step is to establish the claim that God exists, and... more info

• We're To Contend For The Faith (Jude 3) -- Here Are 5 Ways How
  Apologetics is an extremely important and yet overlooked aspect of Christianity. We are ready to give an answer to every man for the hope that is in us (1 Pet. 3:15), and to contend earnestly for the faith (Jude 3). But how do we do this? Leave it to human beings to come up with organized systems to approach this, and this book introduces us to five different styles to accomplish this.
  Let me explain the five views as I would define them:
  1. Classical, represented by William Lane Craig: One should... more info

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