Norman L. Geisler was een vooraanstaand professor in apologetiek en theologie, die meer dan vijftig jaar lesgaf aan vooraanstaande evangelische hogescholen en seminaries. Zijn uitgebreide oeuvre, dat bijna tachtig boeken omvat, duikt diep in christelijke thema's, ethiek en de verdediging van het geloof. Geislers bijdrage ligt in zijn systematische en toegankelijke verkenning van complexe theologische en filosofische kwesties, waardoor ingewikkelde ideeën beschikbaar kwamen voor een breder publiek. Zijn geschriften worden gewaardeerd om hun diepgang, precisie en hun toewijding aan het overbruggen van geloof en rede.
This book offers a thorough examination and assessment of secular humanism, presenting it in an academically credible manner. It delves into the principles and implications of secular humanism, providing readers with a well-rounded understanding of its significance in contemporary thought.
The Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics offers valuable information and advice to a wide audience: pastors and Christian leaders, students on college campuses, those involved in counter-cult ministries – all Christians who encounter skeptics. The author provides extensive coverage of key individuals, philosophical systems and concepts, contemporary issues, difficult biblical passages, classic apologetic arguments, and specific challenges. This resource joins several other volumes in the Baker Reference Library in offering the finest to evangelical scholarship to both scholars and lay people. Each of the contributions is easy to understand and easy to use (thanks to their one-volume format). These volumes serve as ideal home reference books for laity, handy resources for pastors and church leaders, and reliable supplemental texts for courses in Christian colleges and seminaries.
Focusing on the critical doctrine of Christ's bodily resurrection, this book addresses the misconceptions prevalent in various cults that deny its historical significance. Geisler highlights the dangers of such beliefs and their impact on evangelical theology. By emphasizing the importance of Christ's physical resurrection, the book serves as a vital resource for pastors and students alike, reinforcing a foundational Christian tenet that remains relevant today. The insights provided aim to counter the growing influence of cults and affirm the truth of the resurrection.
Focusing on Christ as the central figure, the book explores how He serves as the unity and unfolding message throughout the entire Bible. It emphasizes that Christ connects both the Old and New Testaments, encapsulates the essence of the canon, and acts as the unifying theme across all biblical texts. The author, Geisler, argues for the fundamental Christian belief that the Bible's primary purpose is to present the Savior.
This comprehensive volume offers readers clear and concise answers to every major Bible difficulty from Genesis to Revelation, staunchly defending the authority and inspiration of Scripture. Written in a problem/solution format, the book covers over 800 questions that critics and doubters raise about the Bible. Three extensive indices--topical, Scripture, and unorthodox doctrines--offer quick and easy access to specific areas of interest.Multipurpose in scope and user-friendly in format, The Big Book of Bible Difficulties offers the resources of five books in • a critical commentary on the whole Bible• an apologetics text• a Bible difficulties reference• a theology manual treating important doctrines• a handbook on verses misused by cults
The Big Book of Christian Apologetics is a comprehensive resource designed to equip motivated believers with information to help defend and explain their faith. Examining nearly every key issue, person, and concept related to Christian apologetics, this book clarifies difficult biblical passages, clearly explains various philosophical systems and concepts, examines contemporary issues and challenges, and offers classic apologetic arguments, all with the aim of giving readers the background to intelligently and persuasively talk about their Christian faith with skeptics. An expertly abridged version of the Baker Encyclopedia on Christian Apologetics, this resource brings leading apologist Norman L. Geisler's seminal work to the masses.
Renowned apologist Norm Geisler offers a new edition of his bestselling apologetics text.
America's moral decline is not secret. An alarming number of moral and cultural problems have exploded in our country since 1960--a period when the standards of morality expressed in our laws and customs have been relaxed, abandoned, or judicially overruled. Conventional wisdom says laws cannot stem moral decline. Anyone who raises the prospect of legislation on the hot topics of our day - abortion, family issues, gay rights, euthanasia - encounters a host of objections: As long as I don't hurt anyone the government s should leave me alone.Ó No one should force their morals on anyone else.Ó You can't make people be good.Ó Legislating morality violates the separation of church and state.Ó 'Legislating Morality' answers those objections and advocates a moral base for America without sacrificing religious and cultural diversity. It debunks the myth that morality can't be legislatedÓ and amply demonstrates how liberals, moderates, and conservatives alike exploit law to promote good and curtail evil. This book boldly challenges prevailing thinking about right and wrong and about our nation's moral future.
Exploring the intersection of faith and reason, Geisler argues for the rationality of miracles within the Christian tradition, challenging modern skepticism. He analyzes the laws of logic and science to support the plausibility of miracles, urging skeptics to reconsider their naturalistic views. By distinguishing biblical miracles from sensational accounts of faith healers and occult phenomena, the book provides a critical examination of belief and the evidence surrounding miraculous events. This work expands on his previous discussions, offering revised insights into the topic.
"This study guide is the ultimate resource to use side-by-side with I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist and help the reader draw out the evidence for Christianity as well as provide practical insights on how to engage skeptics with the truth addressed in the book. The study guide is divided up into three parts that emboldens the reader to get motivated, equips the reader to be trained, and engages the reader so that they are prepared to readily respond to the objections asserted by skeptics and atheist. Dr. Norman L. Geisler has taught at the university and graduate levels for more than 50 years and has spoken and debated all over the world. He holds an MA from Wheaton College and a PhD in philosophy from Loyola University, and is presently Provost and Distinguished Professor of Apologetics at Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California. He is the author and coauthor of more than 70 books. Jason Jimenez has pastored families for 15 years and is founder and president of re/shift ministries, Inc. He is the author of The Raging War of Ideas: How to Take Back Our Faith, Family, and Country and The Raging War of Ideas study guide for small groups"--Back cover.
