Previously published in 1990 by tyndale house publishing. One of sprouls mentors was john gerstner, a professor of his at pittsburghxenia theological seminary. From 1966 to 1968 he served as assistant professor of theological studies at gordon college. Sproul is a contemporary classic on predestination, a doctrine that isnt just for calvinists, says sproul. Our resources are primarily focused on conversational apologetics, which means they are designed to be memorable, helpful anecdotes that you can share with others during your everyday conversations. He is the founder and president of ligonier ministries named after the ligonier valley just outside of pittsburgh, where the ministry started as a study center for college and seminary students. Gresham machen once said, false ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospelwhich makes apologetics. You can purchase many of them from the ligonier store or amazon linked below. Letters to malcolm, are only a few of his bestselling works. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world.
Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. From the greek apologia, a legal term meaning defense is the branch of christian theology concerned with the intelligent presentation and defense of the historical christian faith. Sproul does a fantastic job of offering a very deep topic, such as philosophy and apologetics, at a laypersons level. Sproul was ordained to the gospel ministry by the pittsburgh presbytery upusa on july 18, 1965. Sproul has produced more than 300 lecture series and has recorded more than 80 video series on subjects such as the history of philosophy, theology, bible study, apologetics, and. Apologetics trinity baptist church discipleship training april, 2010 introduction. Sproul surveys the history of apologetics and demonstrates that reason and science are your allies in defending the existence of god and the historical truth claims of jesus christ. Sproul admits that he only deals with two of many topics in the broad field of.
Sproul surveys the history of apologetics and demonstrates that reason and. The two of them, along with another of gerstners students, arthur lindsley, coauthored the book classical apologetics in 1984. Apologetics these articles on apologetics are provided to help you understand, communicate, and defend your christian convictions. Introduction to apologetics defending your faith part 1. Apologists differ widely on the proper methodology of apologetics. Sproul shows how reason and scientific inquiry can be allies in defending the existence of god and the historical truth of christ. Sproul was the copastor of saint andrews chapel in sanford, florida, and the founder and chairman of ligonier ministries. Sproul shows how reason and scientific inquiry can be allies in defending the existence of god and the historical truth claims of jesus christ. An introduction to apologetics, the science of defending the christian faith. Ronald nash after you click on the link, click on his name to read his credentials. In this updated and expanded edition of chosen by god, sproul shows that the doctrine of predestination doesnt create a whimsical or spiteful picture of god. With nearly 200,000 copies sold in its 25 years, chosen by god by dr.
An excellent introduction to an important and often neglected aspect of apologetics. Discount prices on books by r c sproul, including titles like made for his pleasure. Defending your faith an introducion to apologetics, sproul. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all. Reasonable theologys ten most recommended apologetics books include titles from ravi zacharias, lee strobel, greg koukl, norman geisler and other top apologists. Sproul about the shaping of his life, theology, and ministry. In the course of this study i will give a brief presentation of the five. Sproul, theologian, minister, author, teacher, is the president of ligonier ministries. Sproul contributed dozens of articles to national evangelical publications, spoke at conferences, churches, colleges, and seminaries around the world, and wrote more than one hundred books, including the holiness of god, chosen by god, and everyones a theologian. He has certainly done this with defending your faith.
Though humbled as a man, the glory of christ shone forth at strategic points in the life of christ. Sproul on gods being and apologetics ligonier ministries. He is the founder and president of ligonier ministries named after the ligonier valley just outside of pittsburgh, where the ministry started as. Christian apologists defend and comment on various books of the bible.
In this updated and expanded edition of chosen by god, sproul shows that the doctrine of predestination doesnt create a whimsical or spiteful picture of god, but. Surveying the history and fundamentals of apologetics, this book. Christian apologetics is a branch of christian theology that defends christianity against. It is increasingly rare these days to find a book in which the contents really correspond to. Jul 18, 2005 anyway, for an introduction to apologetics, my highest recommendation goes to a free college level christian apologetics course taught by dr.
Articles and sermons rc sproul rc sproul posted by 5nva, on. Apologetics provides a rational bridge to gospel iii. There is a widespread belief that reason and faith are incompatible and opposed to each other. Apologetics is the reasoned defense of the christian religion p. A brief but bold definition of apologetics stands at the head of chap. Sproul, essential truths of the christian faith, pp. Chosen by god and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Dec 15, 2017 he is the author of more than seventy books and scores of articles for national evangelical publications. Apologetics trinity baptist church discipleship training. The positive reason for apologetics is the sanctification of the christian, but the negative one is to make nonchristians ashamed of attacking the christian. Sproul affirms four logical principles that are necessary for all real discussion and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Mark dever mark dever is the senior pastor of capitol hill baptist church in washington, d.
Sproul does a fabulous job of explaining and defending the christian doctrines of election and predestination from a calvinist viewpoint. An introduction became, in its second edition, known as reasonable faith, which is now in its third edition. Supposing you had all of your evidences and arguments prepared, are they really going to work on the unbeliever. He also served as general editor of the reformation study bible. Many people assert that craig is the best apologist of our time and for good reason.
In this survey of the history and fundamentals of apologetics, r. The issue that we are going to deal with is explaining our faith to others. Though defending your faith is subtitled an introduction to apologetics it is much more than that. May 26, 2017 ligonier ministries shared 16 books that have most shaped the thinking and ministry of r. A graduate of westminster college, pittsburgh theological seminary, and the free university of amsterdam, dr sproul is currently a 1985 a prof. I am very careful about who i listen to and was just wonderi ng about his teaching. You can listen to the course in either quicktime recommended or windows media audio formats. I got this off the internet and it is some good stuff. Sproul looks at christian apologetics as he helps us understand how to fulfill the mandate in first peter. This comprehensive guidebook provides answers to many common questions regarding the christian faith.
Sep 25, 2009 though many of the worldos finest minds hold this view, the bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no god. In the field of logic, there are principlesor as they are called more often, lawsthat govern human thought processes and that. Sproul has 300 books on goodreads with 174789 ratings. Sproul is known for his teaching and his ability to take a complex subject and present it in a way that can be more easily understood. Sprouls ministry, ligonier ministries, made recordings of gerstner teaching various courses on theology and the bible. This book is exactly what it claims to be an introduction to apologetics. Not to say that it is without its deep points where necessary, but rather, this isnt an exhaustive approach to apologetics. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth. Sproul walks readers through the foundations of the reformed doctrine and explains how the reformed belief is centered on god, based on gods word, and committed to faith in jesus christ. Introduction one of the most basic, and most fundamental, issues that can be considered by the human mind is the question, does god exist. There are sections where he quotes scripture rather extensively, but in other areas he deals with the topic purely from a rational standpoint since that is how the apologist is going to need to engage the nontheist. Every two years we produce a new catalog in both print and electronic editions.
Christian apologetics, then, approaches the subjects of god, the bible, the person of jesus christ and his work, from the standpoint of philosophy, appealing to reason. Anyway, for an introduction to apologetics, my highest recommendation goes to a free college level christian apologetics course taught by dr. Defending your faith an introducion to apologetics. I have heard the name but i am not familiar with him. Though many of the worlds finest minds hold this view, the bible teaches that it is the fool who says there is no god. You dont have to read a ton of books to be able to do that, nor do you need to. You can also find digital editions of several of the older volumes for free on monergism. There are also obvious differences but all of them have serious value. It is in this chapter that the authors begin their guilt by association arguments. Mark dever takes rc sproul for a coffeehouse chat about biblical theology and the books he. Sproul, including the holiness of god, and chosen by god, and more on. In the course of this study i will give a brief presentation of the five major views of apologetics. You know what you believe, but could you explain it to someone who has strong doubts about christianitys truth claims. This book has proved to be an invaluable resource and a source of validation for people who, like me, are constantly bombarded by arminian theology.
Pdf books in addition to our two popular monthly journals, apologetics press also publishes numerous books, tracts, research articles, article reprints, video tapes, audio tapes, and other items. Sproul robert charles sproul, born 1939 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, is a reformed theologian and pastor. His works are known to millions of people all over the world in. October 2002 may 2003 1 introduction today were going to start a new series something quite di. Sproul sets forth the core claims of faith to reveal just how rational christianity truly is. I was introduced t o a bible study using his material and i am not sure about it. A rational defense of the christian faith and a critique of presuppositional apologetics. Sproul has produced more than 300 lecture series and has recorded more than 80 video series on subjects such as the history of philosophy, theology, bible study, apologetics, and christian living. Ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. From an introduction of the author of the holiness of god, tyndale house, 1985. But is defending the faith a matter of giving historical and archaeological evidences for the dependability of the bible, or giving rational arguments using the tools of philosophy. Sep 25, 2009 he focuses on defending the basic truth claims for two of the most crucial issues of apologetics. Lovely recommendations, but all of them seem to be missing a very important title.
He also wrote some delightful books for children and some science fiction, besides many works of literary criticism. This will be a study on the subject of apologetics. From 1965 to 1966 he served as instructor in philosophy and theology at westminster college. Problem of pain, the screwtape letters, mere christianity, the four loves and the posthumous prayer. Ligonier ministries shared 16 books that have most shaped the thinking and ministry of r. This book has proved to be an invaluable resource and a source of validation for people who, like me, are. Ligonier ministries is the teaching fellowship of reformed theologian r. A rational defense of the christian faith and a critique of presuppositional apologetics, by r. Essential truths of the christian faith, tyndale, 1998 isbn 0842320016. He is the author of more than seventy books and scores of articles for national evangelical publications. Sproul clearly and simply argues that at its core christianity is rational.
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