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When Skeptics Ask

by: Geisler, Norman

When Skeptics Ask

by: Geisler, Norman

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9780801071645
ISBN 10:
080107164X
Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 06/01/2008
Publisher: Baker Pub Group
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Summary

Does God exist? What if he is not all-powerful? Where did evil come from? Are miracles mythological? Why is Jesus better than other teachers? When skeptics ask questions like these, believers can turn to this helpful, user-friendly guide for thoughtful answers and clear explanations. In When Skeptics Ask, apologetics experts Geisler and Brooks explain how to defend the authority and inspiration of the Scripture. Readers will discover answers for objections to classic Christianity and learn to identify and respond to the misuse of Scripture by nonbelievers.

The Need to Answer Every Man	p. 9
Unbelievers Have Good Questions	p. 11
We Have Good Answers	p. 11
God Commands Us to Give Them the Answers	p. 11
But What About...?	p. 12
Questions about God	p. 15
Does God Exist?	p. 15
What Kind of God Exists?	p. 26
Some Objections	p. 29
Questions about Other Gods	p. 35
Atheism-What If There Is No God?	p. 37
Deism-What If God Made the World and Then Left It Alone?	p. 39
Pantheism-What If the World Is God?	p. 41
Panentheism-What If the World Is God's Body?	p. 47
Finite Godism-What If God Is Not All-Powerful?	p. 51
Polytheism-What If There Are Many Gods?	p. 53
Questions about Evil	p. 59
What Is Evil?	p. 60
Where Did Evil Come From?	p. 61
Why Can't Evil Be Stopped?	p. 63
What Is the Purpose of Evil?	p. 65
Does There Have to Be So Much Evil?	p. 68
Couldn't God Make a World without Evil?	p. 69
Then Why Did God Choose This World?	p. 73
Questions about Miracles	p. 75
Are Miracles Possible?	p. 76
Are Miracles Credible?	p. 78
Are Miracles Scientific?	p. 80
Are Miracles Historical?	p. 82
Are Miracles Mythological?	p. 84
Are Miracles Definable?	p. 86
Are Miracles Valuable?	p. 95
Questions about Jesus Christ	p. 101
Who Was Jesus?	p. 103
What Claims Did the Disciples Make about Jesus?	p. 110
What Evidence Did Jesus Give to Support His Claims?	p. 113
Old Testament and the Resurrection	p. 118
Jesus Predicted His Own Resurrection	p. 119
Jesus Actually Died on the Cross	p. 120
Jesus Rose Bodily from the Grave	p. 123
Jesus Appeared in a Resurrected Body	p. 125
Summary and Conclusion	p. 127
Why Is Jesus Better Than Other Teachers?	p. 128
Questions about the Bible	p. 141
How Do We Know That the Bible Came from God?	p. 142
How Was the Bible Written?	p. 144
Can the Bible Be Wrong?	p. 146
How Was the Bible Put Together?	p. 152
How Reliable Are Our Modern Bibles?	p. 157
Summary	p. 160
Questions about Bible Difficulties	p. 163
What Are the Guidelines for Handling Difficult Passages?	p. 163
How Can We Resolve Some of These Difficulties?	p. 166
Questions about Archeology	p. 179
Does Archeology Confirm the Old Testament?	p. 180
Does Archeology Confirm the New Testament?	p. 200
Questions about Science and Evolution	p. 211
The Basic Argument against Evolution	p. 213
The Origin of the Universe	p. 219
The Origin of First Life	p. 222
The Origin of New Life Forms	p. 226
Conclusion	p. 231
Questions about the Afterlife	p. 233
What Is Reincarnation?	p. 233
What Is Resurrection?	p. 246
Questions about Truth	p. 255
Is Truth Relative or Absolute?	p. 255
Is Truth Correspondent or Coherent?	p. 260
Is Truth Knowable?	p. 265
Is Truth Logical?	p. 270
Questions about Morals	p. 273
Are There Any Absolute Values?	p. 274
Where Do Values Come From?	p. 278
What Happens When Absolutes Conflict?	p. 282
Reasoning to Christianity from Ground Zero	p. 291
Glossary of Terms	p. 293
Suggested Readings	p. 305
Topical Index	p. 309
Persons Index	p. 335
Scripture Index	p. 339
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