One of the ways in which the damned will be condemned is that they will see themselves condemned by their own reason, by which they claimed to condemn the Christian religion. -- Blaise Pascal. Penses. ed. and trans. A. Krailsheimer (New York: Penguin, 1966), 175/563, p. 84. In To skim or not to skim: A ‘case' study of “Christian Apologetics”, I share my initial response to Douglas Groothuis' newly released 752 page casebound Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for the Biblical Faith (IVP. 2011). As we … [Read more...] about Why “Christian Apologetics”? — Hell
Douglas Groothuis
To skim or not to skim: A ‘case’ study of “Christian Apologetics”
As Douglas Groothuis' newly released 752 page casebound Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for the Biblical Faith (IVP. 2011) spilled out of the box onto the counter in front of my four girls, I felt the press of two book reviews, a stack of material to read for three seminary classes, and various responsibilities at home, church and work. How did I respond? Thankfully, earlier in the day I had read Hannah's ESN blog post What I Wish I'd Known About Graduate School: Surviving the Workload (8/23/2011), in … [Read more...] about To skim or not to skim: A ‘case’ study of “Christian Apologetics”