Posted on 06/16/2008 4:40:12 PM PDT by lancer256
As a former skeptic, I have a particular interest in Christian apologetics: the defense of the Christian faith. I've read and recommended many excellent books on the subject but want to call your special attention to one I've most recently read because of the uniqueness of its approach and content.
"Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend" is a compilation of essays by renowned Christian apologists compiled and edited by my friend and Christian philosopher and apologist, Ravi Zacharias, that together "suggest a new vision for Christian apologetics in this century."
I love apologetics because it helped me overcome certain intellectual hurdles that I believed, rightly or wrongly, were obstructing my faith. As I delved into the subject, I was immensely gratified to learn that most of my doubts and questions had been asked and answered by biblical scholars who embraced, rather than dismissed, such challenges.
If, for example, you can't reconcile the notion that an omnipotent, omnibenevolent God could permit evil and suffering in the world, you might be surprised to discover that your concerns are hardly new. Such questions have troubled people for millennia. Brilliant and scholarly works exist addressing such questions, as well as seemingly problematic scriptural passages.
(Excerpt) Read more at davidlimbaugh.com ...
I recommend him highly.
He makes my head explode, but I try to keep up anyway.
He makes my head explode, but I try to keep up anyway.
The source: http://www.rzim.org/
Other folks I'd recommend (free downloads on Sermonaudio.com):
Alan Cairns at Alan Cairns
AE Wilder-Smith at AE Wilder-Smith
Dr. Michael Youssef here in Atlanta speaks the truth with love with Church of the Apostles: http://www.apostles.org/
His global outreach ministry is called “Leading the Way”.
Here: http://www.leadingtheway.org/site/PageServer?pagename=who_default
I really enjoy listening to Ravi Z.
The “gold standard” on the problem of evil and the existence of God is “God, Freedom, and Evil” by Alvin Plantinga
Right now I'm enjoying Michael Horton but I will listen to these guys tomorrow.
God Bless.
Appreciate the posted links ... and I’m a very big Zacharias fan with many series on CD for listening in the vehicle. Ravi is one of God’s men for our times. ... Ping Sky
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