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I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

Publisher:
, 2004
ISBN: 9781433580758

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Overview

To some, the concept of having faith in a higher power or a set of religious beliefs is nonsensical. Indeed, many view religion in general, and Christianity in particular, as unfounded and unreasonable.

Norman Geisler and Frank Turek argue, however, that Christianity is not only more reasonable than all other belief systems, but is indeed more rational than unbelief itself. With conviction and clear thinking, Geisler and Turek guide readers through some of the traditional, tested arguments for the existence of a creator God. They move into an examination of the source of morality and the reliability of the New Testament accounts concerning Jesus. The final section of the book deals with a detailed investigation of the claims of Christ. This volume will be an interesting read for those skeptical about Christianity, as well as a helpful resource for Christians seeking to articulate a more sophisticated defense of their faith.

Top Highlights

“A self-defeating statement is one that fails to meet its own standard.” (Page 39)

“Truth can also be defined as ‘that which corresponds to its object’ or ‘that which describes an actual state of affairs.’” (Page 37)

“In fact, we humans have a fatal tendency to try to adjust the truth to fit our desires rather than adjusting our desires to fit the truth.” (Page 32)

“The process of lining up premises in an argument and arriving at a valid conclusion is called deduction.” (Page 64)

“This method of drawing general conclusions from specific observations is called induction (which is commonly equated with the scientific method).” (Page 64)

  • Foreword by David Limbaugh
  • Preface: How Much Faith Do You Need to Believe This Book?
  • Introduction: Finding the Box Top to the Puzzle of Life
  • Chapter 1: Can We Handle the Truth?
  • Chapter 2: Why Should Anyone Believe Anything At All?
  • Chapter 3: In the Beginning There Was a Great SURGE
  • Chapter 4: Divine Design
  • Chapter 5: The First Life: Natural Law or Divine Awe?
  • Chapter 6: New Life Forms: From the Goo to You via the Zoo?
  • Chapter 7: Mother Teresa vs. Hitler
  • Chapter 8: Miracles: Signs of God or Gullibility?
  • Chapter 9: Do We Have Early Testimony About Jesus?
  • Chapter 10: Do We Have Eyewitness Testimony About Jesus?
  • Chapter 11: The Top Ten Reasons We Know the New Testament Writers Told the Truth
  • Chapter 12: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
  • Chapter 13: Who Is Jesus: God? Or Just a Great Moral Teacher?
  • Chapter 14: What Did Jesus Teach About the Bible?
  • Chapter 15: Conclusion: The Judge, the Servant King, and the Box Top
  • Appendix 1: If God, Why Evil?
  • Appendix 2: Isn’t That Just Your Interpretation?
  • Appendix 3: Why the Jesus Seminar Doesn’t Speak for Jesus
  • Notes
  • General Index
  • Scripture Index
If you're still a skeptic after reading I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, then I suspect you're living in denial

—Josh McDowell, author and speaker

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  1. Freddie Jr. Kinsler
  2. Vincent Holloway
  3. Peter

    Peter

    8/16/2018

    Classic Geisler.
  4. Hubert Paige Graham
  5. Reed Flom

    Reed Flom

    11/4/2017

    This is the best book on apologetics I have come accross.
  6. Kevin Kroitor

    Kevin Kroitor

    10/22/2017

    Geisler and Turek provide a sound apologetic, from beginning to end, that can be understood and utilized by the lay person in pre-evangelism. By beginning with a defense of the correspondence view of truth and walking the reader through a logical argument that concludes with the Bible being the Word of God, and therefore true, Geisler and Turek have effectively defended Christianity itself from every competing worldview and proposition that seeks to compete in the arena of truth claims.
  7. Justin Hickey
  8. Jason Morehead
  9. Andrew

    Andrew

    4/18/2017

  10. Simon Gellert
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