
Christian Faith for Handing On
Helen Oppenheimer(Author)
Lutterworth Press
Published on 25. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
170 pages
978-0-7188-9350-7 (ISBN)
Description
What is the truth about the universe and its inhabitants? Helen Oppenheimer has carried out a balanced and rational inquiry into the existence of God to bring us closer to answering this question. Here she uses her findings to construct and argue her case for a responsible Christian faith, rooted firmly in the facts.
'Christian Faith for Handing On' offers readers a progress report on the live possibility of faith in an era of human suffering that can, at times, seem to render it futile. The author deftly tackles difficult questions and deconstructs objections to Christianity to equip and reassure believers, showing how they can learn from the sceptics in order to eschew comfortable complacency in favour of reason.
This engaging and thought-provoking work will grip and challenge thinking Christians and atheist enquirers alike with its current and comprehensive apologia of Humanist Christian faith. Oppenheimer's scholarly approach ensures that the book will also prove an invaluable resource for academics and students of theology and philosophy.
'Christian Faith for Handing On' offers readers a progress report on the live possibility of faith in an era of human suffering that can, at times, seem to render it futile. The author deftly tackles difficult questions and deconstructs objections to Christianity to equip and reassure believers, showing how they can learn from the sceptics in order to eschew comfortable complacency in favour of reason.
This engaging and thought-provoking work will grip and challenge thinking Christians and atheist enquirers alike with its current and comprehensive apologia of Humanist Christian faith. Oppenheimer's scholarly approach ensures that the book will also prove an invaluable resource for academics and students of theology and philosophy.
Reviews / Votes
"A book itself to be handed on - to those you love, to teachers and preachers, to any who long for the truth that will set them free."-Susan Frank Parsons, Theology Vol 118, No 2, 2015
"Helen Oppenheimer deals with these issues with spiritual sensitivity and loyalty to the Christian tradition in which she stands. For the community of believers there is much to learn from what she offers us in this rich book."
-Vincent Bruemmer, Journal of Reformed Theology, 10, 2016
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7188-9350-7 (9780718893507)
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Helen Oppenheimer graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, in Philosophy. She is married, with three married daughters, ten grandchildren, and a great-grandson. She has served on several Anglican commissions and taught Ethics at Cuddesdon Theological College. She writes on Christian Ethics and Philosophical Theology and holds a Lambeth DD. Her books include 'The Hope of Heaven' (1988) and 'On Being Someone' (2010). She and her husband live in Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Content
Preface
Part I: Believing
1 Terms of reference
2 Matter and more
3 The argument from value
4 Recalcitrant reality
5 The project of creation
6 Question of fact
7 The hypothesis of faith
8 Rational enquiry
9 Gospel story
Part II: Belonging
10 One another
11 God in charge
12 Christian hope
13 Is anyone there?
14 The means of grace
Part III: Behaving
15 Values, human and divine
16 The Way
17 Compare and contrast
18 Mercy
19 Continuing
Bibliography
Index
Part I: Believing
1 Terms of reference
2 Matter and more
3 The argument from value
4 Recalcitrant reality
5 The project of creation
6 Question of fact
7 The hypothesis of faith
8 Rational enquiry
9 Gospel story
Part II: Belonging
10 One another
11 God in charge
12 Christian hope
13 Is anyone there?
14 The means of grace
Part III: Behaving
15 Values, human and divine
16 The Way
17 Compare and contrast
18 Mercy
19 Continuing
Bibliography
Index