Overview
World-famous apologist Norman Geisler offers a new edition of his bestselling apologetics text, which has sold consistently for over thirty years (over 125,000 copies sold). This edition has been updated throughout and includes three new chapters. It offers readers a systematic approach that presents both the reasons and the methods for defending the claims of Christianity. Topics covered include deism, theism, Christ's authority, and the inspiration of the Bible.
Table of Contents
Contents
Part 1: Methodology
1. Agnosticism
2. Rationalism
3. Fideism
4. Experientialism
5. Evidentialism
6. Pragmatism
7. Combinationalism
8. Formulating an Adequate Test for Truth
Part 2: Theistic Apologetics
9. Deism
10. Finite Godism
11. Pantheism
12. Panentheism
13. Polytheism
14. Atheism
15. Theism
Part 3: Christian Apologetics
16. Naturalism and the Supernatural
17. Objectivism and History
18. The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
19. The Claim for the Deity and Authority of Jesus Christ
20. The Evidence for the Deity and Authority of Jesus Christ
21. The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible
Index
Part 1: Methodology
1. Agnosticism
2. Rationalism
3. Fideism
4. Experientialism
5. Evidentialism
6. Pragmatism
7. Combinationalism
8. Formulating an Adequate Test for Truth
Part 2: Theistic Apologetics
9. Deism
10. Finite Godism
11. Pantheism
12. Panentheism
13. Polytheism
14. Atheism
15. Theism
Part 3: Christian Apologetics
16. Naturalism and the Supernatural
17. Objectivism and History
18. The Historical Reliability of the New Testament
19. The Claim for the Deity and Authority of Jesus Christ
20. The Evidence for the Deity and Authority of Jesus Christ
21. The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible
Index
Author
Norman L. Geisler
Norman L. Geisler (1932-2019) taught at top evangelical colleges and seminaries for over fifty years and was distinguished professor of apologetics and theology at Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California. He wrote nearly eighty books, including the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, Christian Ethics, and Systematic Theology.