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035			_a(OCoLC)50905026
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050	0	4	_aBT1103.S775.S733 2002
050	0	4	_aBT1103
100	1		_aStackhouse, John G. _q(John Gordon), _d1960-, _e1
245	1	0	_aHumble apologetics : _bdefending the faith today / _cJohn G. Stackhouse, Jr. _hPR
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2002.
300			_axvii, 262 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a1 (pages 233-257) and index.
520	1		_a"Is it still possible, in an age of religious and cultural pluralism, to engage in Christian apologetics? How can one urge one's faith on others when such a gesture is typically regarded with suspicion, if not outright resentment?" "In Humble Apologetics John G. Stackhouse brings his wide experience as a historian, philosopher, journalist, and theologian to these important questions and offers surprising - and reassuring - answers. Stackhouse begins by acknowledging the real impediments to Christian testimony in North America today and to other faiths in modern societies around the world. He shows how pluralism, postmodernism, skepticism about our ability to know the truth, and a host of other factors create a cultural milieu resistant to the Christian message. And he shows how the arrogance or dogmatism of apologists themselves can alienate rather than attract potential converts. Indeed, Stackhouse argues that the crucial experience of conversion cannot be compelled; all the apologist can do is lead another to the point where an actual encounter with Jesus can take place. "Our objective," Stackhouse writes, "is to offer whatever assistance we can to our neighbors toward their full maturity: toward full health in themselves and in their relationships, and especially toward God." In the last part of the book, he shows how an attitude of humility, instead of merely trying to win religious arguments, will help believers offer their neighbors the gift of Christ's love."--Jacket.
505	0	0	_aPart One: Challenges -- _tPluralism -- _tPostmodernity and postmodernism(s) -- _tThe problem of plausibility -- _tConsumerism -- _tPart Two: Conversion -- _tDefining conversion -- _tDeciding about religion -- _tDefining, directing, and defending apologetics.
505	0	0	_aPart Three: Communication -- _tPrinciples of Christian communication -- _tAudience-specific apologetics -- _tGuidelines for apologetic conversation -- _tOther modes of apologetics -- _tConclusion: Humble apologetics.
530			_a2
650		0	_aApologetics.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/2002008382-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002008382-d.html
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell