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50 simple questions for every Christian / Guy P. Harrison.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2013Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781616147273 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 161614727X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Fifty simple questions for every Christian
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 230 23
LOC classification:
  • BR121.3 .H373 2013
Contents:
Does Christianity make sense? -- What is a God? -- Is it rude to ask? -- Does Jesus answer prayers? -- Who is a Christian? -- Does Christianity make societies better? -- What is atheism? -- What are miracles? -- Does the complexity of life reveal an intelligent designer? -- Have you read the Bible? -- Why do some Christians do bad things in the sight of Jesus? -- How can we be sure about the resurrection? -- How do we know that heaven is real? -- Why is God so violent? -- What do prophecies prove? -- How important are the ten commandments? -- Do you know the real ten commandments? -- Is Christianity good for women? -- Is it smarter to believe or not believe? -- Is the born-again experience in Christianity unique? -- Is faith a good thing? -- Should children be Christians? -- Does Jesus heal the sick? -- How do we know that the man Jesus existed? -- What about all the other Gods? -- Are Christians happier? -- Is the United States of America a Christian nation? -- How can we be sure that Jesus performed miracles? -- What do evil atheist dictators prove? -- Is the universe fine-tuned for us? -- Could we design a better world? -- What has archaeology proved? -- Why isn't everyone a Christian? -- What is the problem with evolution? -- Is it better to be safe than sorry? -- Why did God sacrifice his son? -- Did God drown the world? -- Why do birth location and family matter so much? -- Why do Christianity and science so often come into conflict? -- Why do people go to hell? -- Can atheists be trusted? -- Why hasn't the Bible convinced more people? -- Are angels real? -- Is Christmas under attack? -- Will the End Times ever end? -- Does Christianity make individuals better? -- Why does a good God allow so much suffering in the world? -- Would you take Jesus's place on the cross? -- Should Christians try to be good skeptics? -- Will Christianity endure?
Summary: Written in a respectful and conversational style, Harrison presents fifty questions designed to promote constructive dialogue and foster mutual understanding between Christians and non-Christians. Each question is followed by commentary and analysis that is skeptical and tough but never argumentative or condescending. Christians will find the book useful as a basis for developing their apologetics, while skeptics will welcome Harrison's probing rational analysis of religious claims.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-344) and index.

Does Christianity make sense? -- What is a God? -- Is it rude to ask? -- Does Jesus answer prayers? -- Who is a Christian? -- Does Christianity make societies better? -- What is atheism? -- What are miracles? -- Does the complexity of life reveal an intelligent designer? -- Have you read the Bible? -- Why do some Christians do bad things in the sight of Jesus? -- How can we be sure about the resurrection? -- How do we know that heaven is real? -- Why is God so violent? -- What do prophecies prove? -- How important are the ten commandments? -- Do you know the real ten commandments? -- Is Christianity good for women? -- Is it smarter to believe or not believe? -- Is the born-again experience in Christianity unique? -- Is faith a good thing? -- Should children be Christians? -- Does Jesus heal the sick? -- How do we know that the man Jesus existed? -- What about all the other Gods? -- Are Christians happier? -- Is the United States of America a Christian nation? -- How can we be sure that Jesus performed miracles? -- What do evil atheist dictators prove? -- Is the universe fine-tuned for us? -- Could we design a better world? -- What has archaeology proved? -- Why isn't everyone a Christian? -- What is the problem with evolution? -- Is it better to be safe than sorry? -- Why did God sacrifice his son? -- Did God drown the world? -- Why do birth location and family matter so much? -- Why do Christianity and science so often come into conflict? -- Why do people go to hell? -- Can atheists be trusted? -- Why hasn't the Bible convinced more people? -- Are angels real? -- Is Christmas under attack? -- Will the End Times ever end? -- Does Christianity make individuals better? -- Why does a good God allow so much suffering in the world? -- Would you take Jesus's place on the cross? -- Should Christians try to be good skeptics? -- Will Christianity endure?

Written in a respectful and conversational style, Harrison presents fifty questions designed to promote constructive dialogue and foster mutual understanding between Christians and non-Christians. Each question is followed by commentary and analysis that is skeptical and tough but never argumentative or condescending. Christians will find the book useful as a basis for developing their apologetics, while skeptics will welcome Harrison's probing rational analysis of religious claims.

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