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God Is Great, God Is Good: Why Belief in God Is Reasonable & Responsible Pdf, Epub, Ebook GOD IS GREAT, GOD IS GOOD: WHY BELIEF IN GOD IS REASONABLE & RESPONSIBLE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Professor of Philosophy William Lane Craig,Chad Meister | 265 pages | 30 Nov 2009 | InterVarsity Press | 9780830837267 | English | Illinois, United States God is Great, God is Good: Why Belief in God is Reasonable & Responsible PDF Book Moser lays out the argument for the morally perfect God of Christian theism. Walls does not think of hell as a place of actual fire and brimstone, but he does think that the people there will be miserable. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author, speaker, and blogger. Harris will release a book in the fall of which will hopefully address this issue. When Copan gives his concluding remarks he makes a bunch of unsubstantiated claims but, of course, he didn't have the room to substantiate them. Part 3 of God is Great, God is Good examines the atheists' claims that religion is evil. Sign in or create an account. Good book for answering the questions people might have about the new atheists, and the final chapter by Mitt;eberg was fantastic! Copan's chapter was informative, but should be supplemented with the chapter by Avalos I mentioned above. Bible Sale of the Season. The first section of the book, "God Is", deals with responses that no reasonable person could believe in the existence of a God. Related Products. Chad Meister Editor. Have questions about eBooks? In fact, I'd recommend it. We're committed to providing low prices every day, on everything. These cookies are used to provide us with analytics and to enable us to make personalized recommendations. Showing Click here to subscribe. God, in the sense defined, is a delusion. Send me an email when my question is answered. Put into a suboptimal medium, these bacteria "evolved" to grow in the medium. Paul Copan is also helpful on why the OT laws are not evil, though I believe he posits too much discontinuity between then and now. Show More. God Is Great, God Is Good is one of the finest examples of this mini-genre and it brings together some of the sharpest minds in Christian apologetics. God is Great, God is Good: Why Belief in God is Reasonable & Responsible Writer Why Go to Church? Other Editions 3. While written by studied experts this book is designed to be a tool for real world engagement of the issues separating those who believe in God and Christ and those who do not. Temporarily Out of Stock Online Please check back later for updated availability. Numerous scientists have made the claim that the human brain is designed with a hypersensitive agency detection device that attempts to detect agents or Agents even when they don't exist. He and his wife Jan have two grown children. But the volume itself published a decade ago by IVP is well worth your while. Paperback , pages. About This Item. McGrath shows that the atheistic technique of lumping all religions under that umbrella of "religion" is logically and factually fallacious. God's reputation has come under considerable review in recent days, with some going so far as to say that it's not we who've made a mess of things. Why It Matters A shift from theistic issues generally to Chrstianity specifically These authors certainly are nicer and at times more academic than the New Atheists have a reputation of being. Related Pages :. I hope God will use this book both to strengthen your faith in Christ and better equip you to wisely communicate that faith to others. Chapter 6: Better than the previous few chapters. Craig has authored or edited over forty books, including ; ; ; and , as well as over articles in professional publications of philosophy and theology, including , , , , , , and. Michael J. Walls' chapter was just fun to read, and Habermas presented a clear argument. Related Products. Learn more. I'm currently reading as I have a chance. The Trinity Who is Jesus Christ? Overall, the collection was a mixed bag. Add To Cart. Moreland makes some Chapter 1: William Lane Craig does a good job of responding to Dawkins on arguments for the existence of God. The writeres set a high bar for reasonable, responsible discourse, and they live up to it. Jul 13, Prayson Daniel rated it really liked it. New Atheism according to Dr. Of course the chapter is yet again too short for him to get into the problems he alludes to that all of these views have, but his other work is cited in a footnote, so the reader can explore the information there. But is such an opinion really a fair assessment? God is Great, God is Good: Why Belief in God is Reasonable & Responsible Reviews Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Have a question about this product? About This Item. Of these New Atheists there are four individuals who lead the charge in the attack not only against religion in general, but often Christianity in particular. Instead whatever it is we call God is to blame. Evidence for God from Science: Christian Apologetics. Report incorrect product information. But is such an opinion really a fair assessment? Since the time of the publication of this collection of essays, the attacks of the New Atheism upon Christianity have abated somewhat. Instead, Habermas argues that very shortly after Jesus died, people were already claiming to have seen him risen from the dead. New Atheism according to Dr. Love them or hate them, however, the New Atheists seem to connect with something in their audience when they are at their most acerbic, sarcastic, and down- right nasty. I think there are other worries about hell also, but there is further reading listed at the end of the chapter so maybe I'll have to read one or more of those books to get some answers. Walmart William Lane Craig directly addresses the arguments of Richard Dawkins against the classic arguments for God's existence, pointing out weaknesses in all his arguments, and particularly in his argument against the teleological argument, evident in the fine-tuning of the universe. Community Reviews. Greg West rated it it was amazing Oct 07, This book is a response to the wave of "new atheism" publications that hit in the early s. See more details at Online Price Match. First is an interesting interview between Gary Habermas and the late atheist-turned-deist Antony Flew. An interesting chapter, but barely seems to scratch the surface on the issue. God's reputation has come under considerable review in recent days, with some going so far as to say that it's not we who've made a mess of things. Chapters Relatively unnoteworthy. I got through the first few essays but found myself struggling and I am not sure exactly what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but it definitely felt like reading a textbook. This is a useful resource for someone talking with an atheist friend posing substantive questions, or, as I mentioned above, for someone troubled by some of the challenges to faith none of which are really "new" that the New Atheists have posed. Ask a question Ask a question If you would like to share feedback with us about pricing, delivery or other customer service issues, please contact customer service directly. Jul 13, Prayson Daniel rated it really liked it. Other mutations that give a measure of resistance to malaria include thalassemia, another hemoglobin mutation and degradative mutations to glucosephosphate dehydrogenase, Duffy factor, pyruvate kinase and Band 3 protein. God and evolution Michael Behe takes on the assumption of biological evolution. This book was written at the height of these attacks and provides intellectually rigorous responses helpful both for engaging conversations with atheists, and to bolster the faith of Christians who might have been shaken by some of the accusations of the New Atheists. In this magisterial collection, the contemporary complaints against belief in God are addressed with intellectual passion and rigor by some of the most astute theological and philosophical minds of the day: J. I will now work to discredit those heretics who've misled me so long like Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris etc. In a footnote Mittelberg tells us that there is overwhelming evidence that the Bible is historically reliable, and even that it is a supernaturally inspired book. John Polkinghorne, physicist and Anglican priest, authored the chapter on God and physics. Dawkins and Dennett in "The God Delusion" and "Breaking the Spell" respectively both endorse one of these accounts, and both of them think that it does something damaging to religious belief to point out how religious belief got started in the first place. Sep 11, Paul Sheldon rated it it was ok Shelves: apologetics. Each essay responds to the charges made by the New Atheists, but this is by no means a polemical book. Our Policies Our site uses cookies to provide you with the best experience possible. Email communications will come from Olive Tree. Instead whatever it is we call God is to blame. This would explain why the rest of us aren't given the convincing evidence that we require before we become believers. While the flow of a single-author sort of book is missing, the structure of the book in the way the essays were grouped was quite appealing and seemed to address the general categories of challenges from the New Atheists well: 1. From an apologetics perspective I think there is much that can be gleaned from this book, even for a presuppositionalist like me.
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