Apologetics and the Christian imagination : an integrated approach to defending the faith

Author

• Ordway, Holly

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Ohio: Emmaus road, 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781945125386

Series

Living faith series

Subject(s)

• APOLOGETICS
• IMAGINATION-RELIGIOUS ASPECTS-CHRISTIANITY

Notes

. . Index: p. 185-195

Abstract

Apologetics, the defense of the Faith, shows why our Christian faith is truebut it's much more than that. Apologetics isn't just the province of scholars and saints, but of ordinary men and women: parents, teachers, lay ministry leaders, pastors, and everyone who wants to develop a stronger faith, to understand why we believe what we believe, to know Our Lord better, and love him more fully. In Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith, Holly Ordway shows how an imaginative approachin cooperation with rational argumentsis extremely valuable in helping people come to faith in Christ. Making a case for the role of imagination in apologetics, this book proposes ways to create meaning for Christian language in a culture that no longer understands words like 'sin' or 'salvation,' suggests how to discern and address the manipulation of language, and shows how metaphor and narrative work in powerful ways to communicate the truth. It applies these concepts to specific, key apologetics issues, including suffering, doubt, and longing for meaning and beauty. Apologetics and the Christian Imagination shows how Christians can harness the power of the imagination to share the Faith in meaningful, effective ways.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xiv, 195 p.

Dimension

22 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

What is imaginative apologetics? --
Creating meaning --
Language and metaphor --
Distortions of meaning --
Recovery --
The Incarnation --
Pain and doubt --
Longing --
Limitations and dangers --
Paradigm shift.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	01858/17	239 Ord A	Library - 7th Floor/CLC	Available