My uncle Dwight gave me this book almost twenty years ago. I’ll never forget what he said when he handed it to me: “Only real men can read this book.” Whether it was meant to motivate or amuse, I read it with a vengeance. This is my third time through. Blamires thesis is clear throughoutContinue reading “The Christian Mind – Harry Blamires (1963)”
Tag Archives: Apologetics
BIBLICAL APOLOGETICS: HOW SHALL WE RESPOND TO UNBELIEF?
Unbelief is in the air. Unbelief is gaining ground in postmodern culture. Over 100 years ago, the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “I call Christianity the one great curse, the one great innermost corruption, the one great instinct of revenge, for which no means is poisonous, stealthy, subterranean, small enough – I call it theContinue reading “BIBLICAL APOLOGETICS: HOW SHALL WE RESPOND TO UNBELIEF?”
WHY GOD WON’T GO AWAY – Alistair McGrath (2011)
Alister McGrath has an uncanny ability to analyze trends and synthesize core beliefs that emerge as worldviews or ideologies. He continues to utilize his gift in his latest book, Why God Won’t Go Away. McGrath’s book, The Twilight of Atheism was foundational in unpacking the history of unbelieving thought. He picks up on that themeContinue reading “WHY GOD WON’T GO AWAY – Alistair McGrath (2011)”
THE TWILIGHT OF ATHEISM – Alistair McGrath (2006)
The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World by Alistair McGrath is a book that deserves to be read. The author maintains that the “rise and decline of atheism is framed by two pivotal events, separated by precisely two hundred years: the fall of the Bastille in 1789 andContinue reading “THE TWILIGHT OF ATHEISM – Alistair McGrath (2006)”
ON GLOBAL WIZARDRY – Peter Jones, Ed. (2010)
Peter Jones understands postmodern culture and has a particular interest in warning the church about the pernicious influence of neo-paganism. His newest book, On Global Wizardry, continues to alert Christ-followers and equips them to respond in a biblically appropriate way. Jones edits this work and relies on a host of experts to assist him inContinue reading “ON GLOBAL WIZARDRY – Peter Jones, Ed. (2010)”
THE GAGGING OF GOD – D.A. Carson (1996)
The Gagging of God seeks to equip Christians to be intelligent, culturally sensitive, and to remain faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In general the book argues that philosophical pluralism (also coined religious pluralism) may be the most dangerous threat to the gospel since the rise of the Gnostic heresy. Thus, the central purposeContinue reading “THE GAGGING OF GOD – D.A. Carson (1996)”
Veritas et Lux 