An Introduction to Reformed Apologetics
Warring with Idols
Will be published approx. on 20. October 2026
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-5409-7138-8 (ISBN)
Description
Apologetics is the calling of every Christian. How can we be ready to defend our hope in Christ?
God impresses truth upon human minds through Scripture, nature, and our senses. In An Introduction to Reformed Apologetics, J. V. Fesko gives readers the basic tools they need to defend the Christian faith. He draws from the example of Paul in Acts and great apologists of the past to present 12 theses that guide Christian apologetics.
Many apologetics books get bogged down in explaining and defending the right method for doing apologetics. But this accessible book not only offers a method for apologetics but also does apologetics--Fesko presents apologetic arguments for the faith by tackling common objections that require a Christian response.
God impresses truth upon human minds through Scripture, nature, and our senses. In An Introduction to Reformed Apologetics, J. V. Fesko gives readers the basic tools they need to defend the Christian faith. He draws from the example of Paul in Acts and great apologists of the past to present 12 theses that guide Christian apologetics.
Many apologetics books get bogged down in explaining and defending the right method for doing apologetics. But this accessible book not only offers a method for apologetics but also does apologetics--Fesko presents apologetic arguments for the faith by tackling common objections that require a Christian response.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-7138-8 (9781540971388)
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Person
J. V. Fesko (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is the Harriet Barbour Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. A minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he served in church planting and pastoral ministry for more than 10 years and is the author of numerous books, including Reforming Apologetics, The Need for Creeds Today, Theological Foundations for Counseling, The Theology of the Westminster Standards, and The Giver of Life.
Content
A Prayer for the Study of Apologetics
Introduction
Part 1: Groundwork for Reformed Apologetics
1. Our Present Context: A Disenchanted and Secular Age?
2. What Makes Apologetics Reformed: Using the Books of Nature and Scripture
3. Paul at Mars Hill: Paul's Use of the Books of Nature and Scripture
4. Paul's Shipwreck: Confronting Unbelief
5. Calvin and Cicero: The Books of Nature and Scripture in Calvin's Apologetics
Part 2: Basic Reformed Apologetics
6. God's Wisdom in Creation: The Foundation for the Teleological Argument
7. The Macrocosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's Existence from Creation
8. The Microcosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's Existence in the Human Body
Part 2 Basic Reformed Apologetics
6. God's Wisdom in Creation: The Foundation for the
Teleological Argument 105
7. The Macrocosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's
Existence from Creation 121
8. The Microcosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's
Existence in the Human Body
9. Apologetics and Literature: Evidence for God's Existence in the Human Heart
10. The Resurrection: Evidence for the Gospel in Scripture and History
11. Evil and Suffering: The Cross of Christ as the Answer to Human Sin
12. Love: The Goal of All Apologetics
Conclusion
Index
Introduction
Part 1: Groundwork for Reformed Apologetics
1. Our Present Context: A Disenchanted and Secular Age?
2. What Makes Apologetics Reformed: Using the Books of Nature and Scripture
3. Paul at Mars Hill: Paul's Use of the Books of Nature and Scripture
4. Paul's Shipwreck: Confronting Unbelief
5. Calvin and Cicero: The Books of Nature and Scripture in Calvin's Apologetics
Part 2: Basic Reformed Apologetics
6. God's Wisdom in Creation: The Foundation for the Teleological Argument
7. The Macrocosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's Existence from Creation
8. The Microcosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's Existence in the Human Body
Part 2 Basic Reformed Apologetics
6. God's Wisdom in Creation: The Foundation for the
Teleological Argument 105
7. The Macrocosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's
Existence from Creation 121
8. The Microcosmic Teleological Argument: Evidence for God's
Existence in the Human Body
9. Apologetics and Literature: Evidence for God's Existence in the Human Heart
10. The Resurrection: Evidence for the Gospel in Scripture and History
11. Evil and Suffering: The Cross of Christ as the Answer to Human Sin
12. Love: The Goal of All Apologetics
Conclusion
Index