| Format: | Ebook |
| Page Count: | 752 |
| Size: | 6.0 in x 9.0 in |
| ISBN-UPC: | 9781433531699 |
| ePub ISBN: | 978-1-4335-3169-9 |
| PDF ISBN: | 978-1-4335-3167-5 |
| Mobipocket ISBN: | 978-1-4335-3168-2 |
| Published: | September 30, 2011 |
Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader (Ebook)
Volume 2, From 1500
Edited by William Edgar, K. Scott Oliphint
Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader (Ebook)
Volume 2, From 1500
Edited by William Edgar, K. Scott Oliphint
Amid a revival of apologetics, “few things could be more useful than an acquaintance with how Christian faith was defended down through the ages,” say the editors in their introduction to this two-part anthology. “Access to both historical and contemporary texts gives us fresh insight into how our fathers in the faith responded to the questions facing them.”
Volume 2 in this one-of-a-kind resource takes a sweeping look at apologetics from the Reformation to the present. Readings from twenty-six apologists, including Martin Luther, John Calvin, Blaise Pascal, Jonathan Edwards, Søren Kierkegaard, Francis Schaeffer, Alvin Plantinga, and William Lane Craig are included. With editorial commentary and questions for reflection, Christian Apologetics Past and Present will prove a valuable text for students as well as a unique resource for those interested in defending the faith.
Editors:
William Edgar (DTheol, University of Geneva) is professor of apologetics and John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture at Westminster Theological Seminary. William lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Barbara. They have two children and three grandchildren.
K. Scott Oliphint (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the author of numerous scholarly articles and books, including God With Us. He is also the coeditor of the two-volume Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader and Revelation and Reason: New Essays in Reformed Apologetics. Oliphint is a retired professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.
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Endorsements
“The texts here assembled are ‘classics’—not in the sense that they answer all legitimate questions about Christianity, but that, when they were written, they made their readers think hard about the faith, and that they continue to do so today. This is a most worthy collection.”
Mark Noll, author, America’s Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794–1911
“Understanding apologetics as explicating, affirming, and vindicating Christianity in the face of uncertainty and skepticism, Edgar and Oliphint have skillfully selected the best primary sources to introduce us to this ongoing task. Their work fills a gap in scholarly resources and highlights the strength, wisdom, and solidity of the prominent defenders of our faith.”
J. I. Packer, Late Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College
“This series on the classical traditions of Christian apologetics is, to my knowledge, unmatched in basic compendia. It will equip and encourage thoughtful Christians to develop equally compelling defenses of the faith in our post-Enlightenment, post-Romantic, post-Postmodern era where global interdependencies plunge many into new varieties of suspicion, contempt, and hostility that demand reasonable and faith-filled encounter, dialogue, and debate.”
Max L. Stackhouse, De Vries Professor of Theology and Public Life Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
“In an age of historical amnesia such as ours, nothing could be more helpful than to know how the church, in its long march through time, has addressed the opponents of Christian faith. This collection is superbly done and will bring much needed wisdom to our own times.”
David F. Wells, Senior Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
“Bill Edgar, one of evangelicalism’s most valued scholars and apologists, has given us in this work with Scott Oliphint; a classic destined to be used for generations. I highly recommend it to all who are called to defend the faith.”
Charles Colson, Founder, Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview
“For years I have wanted a collection of primary sources in apologetics to use in my classes. Now we have an excellent one. Editors Edgar and Oliphint have made good choices in the selections used. A number of them are fascinating pieces rarely considered today, but very timely.”
John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary