Why People Don't Believe: Confronting Seven Challenges to Christian Faith
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801013771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Habermas, distinguished research professor, Liberty University and Theological Seminary"Paul Chamberlain has written an accessible analysis of the New Atheists' arguments. He adeptly exposes their philosophical weaknesses and flawed assumptions. He is the author of Talking about Good and Bad without Getting Ugly, Final Wishes, and Can We Be Good without God? . His responses are detailed, creative, and layered, thereby building a formidable array of potential rejoinders. Yet he also rightly challenges professing Christians--in matters of intellectual engagement and of moral and spiritual influence--not to contribute to the problem that helps fuel the fires of disbelief."--Paul Copan, professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University; author of Is
He then thoughtfully responds to these criticisms, honestly evaluating whether they have merit. Lastly, he outlines the many good and humane contributions Christianity has made to the world throughout the past 2,000 years. But ignorance is not the answer. Most Christians are blissfully unaware of the litany of allegations being brought against religion, including that it is the cause of intolerance, imperialism, irrationality, bigotry, and war, to name a few. Anyone who is troubled by today's headlines involving religious violence or who wants to be able to respond intelligently to critics will find Why People Don't Believe a welcome, hopeful book.. Religion is increasingly seen as a dangerous source of violence in the world, breeding a fear of faith in a very vocal group of critics. In Why People Don't Believe, Paul Chamberlain strives to represent the concerns and challenges raised against religious faith, particularly those raised against Christianity, to help readers understand them
. He is the author of Can We Be Good without God? and Final Wishes. Paul Chamberlain (Ph.D., Marquette University) is director of the Institute of Christian Apologetics and professor of apologetics, ethics, and philosophy of religion at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. He has also served on the staff of Ravi Zachari
Melody R. said Five Stars. Good experience. A Calm Rational Response to Popular Anti-Christian Rhetoric Alhie Popular anti-Christian rhetoric has become increasingly celebrated by our western cultural elites in recent decades. Scientists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, philosophers like Daniel Dennett, novelists like Dan Brown and journalists like the late Christopher Hitchens have sold millions of books and grabbed wide media attention with exaggerated claims that science has shown all religion to be false myth, especially Christianity.Into this cacophany steps Paul Chamberlain with a calm analysis and rational response to the seve. Scandalous Sanity said Interesting Work. Paul Chamberlain's Why People Don't Believe could be called an apologetics book, but the more accurate portrayal would be a theological treatise that defends Christianity. Chamberlain systematically dismantles several of Christianity's most well-known critics, offering not only rebuttals, but solutions to their questions.Chamberlain spends a large amount of time on the topic of religion and violence. He refutes that religion is the cause of much of the violence in the world, instead pointing to political and cultural influences.