{"product_id":"humble-apologetics-defending-the-faith-today-9780195307177","title":"Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today","description":"Is it still possible, in an age of religious and cultural pluralism, to engage in Christian apologetics? How can one urge one's faith on others when such a gesture is typically regarded with suspicion, if not outright resentment?\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eHumble Apologetics\u003c\/em\u003e John G. Stackhouse brings his wide experience as a historian, philosopher, journalist, and theologian to these important questions and offers surprising--and reassuring--answers. Stackhouse begins by acknowledging the real impediments to Christian testimony in North America today and to other faiths in modern societies around the world. He shows how pluralism, postmodernism, skepticism, and a host of other factors create a cultural milieu resistant to the Christian message. And he shows how the arrogance or dogmatism of apologists themselves can alienate rather than attract potential converts. Indeed, Stackhouse argues that the crucial experience of conversion cannot be compelled; all the apologist can do is lead another to the point where an actual encounter with Jesus can take place. Finally, he shows how displaying an attitude of humility, instead of merely trying to win religious arguments, will help believers offer their neighbors the gift of Christ's love.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on the author's personal experience and written with an engaging directness and an unassuming nature, \u003cem\u003eHumble Apologetics\u003c\/em\u003e provides sound guidance on how to share Christian faith in a postmodern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. Stackhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.25w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195307177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn G. Stackhouse, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University in New Brunswick, Canada. His previous book, \u003cem\u003eCan God Be Trusted?: Faith and the Challenge of Evil\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1998) was named one of \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/em\u003e books of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992712351859,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_aed04f02-be38-432e-8211-155f09b6ed37.jpg?v=1744715464","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/humble-apologetics-defending-the-faith-today-9780195307177","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}