Confronting Christianity
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Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues to be the world's most popular worldview. But even so, the Christian faith includes many controversial beliefs that non-Christians find hard to accept. This book explores 12 issues that might cause someone to dismiss orthodox Christianity-issues such as the existence of suffering, the Bible's teaching on gender and sexuality, the reality of heaven and hell, the authority of the Bible, and more. Showing how the best research from sociology, science, and psychology doesn't disagree with but actually aligns with claims found in the Bible, these chapters help skeptics understand why these issues are signposts, rather than roadblocks, to faith in Christ.
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Rebecca McLaughlin (PhD, Cambridge University) is the author of Confronting Christianity, named Christianity Today's 2020 Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year. Her subsequent works include 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity; The Secular Creed; and Jesus through the Eyes of Women. Rebecca is the host of the Confronting Christianity podcast.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Newsletter Signup
- Endorsements
- Other Crossway Books
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Aren't We Better Off without Religion?
- 2 Doesn't Christianity Crush Diversity?
- 3 How Can You Say There's Only One True Faith?
- 4 Doesn't Religion Hinder Morality?
- 5 Doesn't Religion Cause Violence?
- 6 How Can You Take the Bible Literally?
- 7 Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity?
- 8 Doesn't Christianity Denigrate Women?
- 9 Isn't Christianity Homophobic?
- 10 Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?
- 11 How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?
- 12 How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?
- Acknowledgments
- General Index
- Scripture Index
