Christian Apologetics

by Norman Geisler

Publisher:

Baker

, 1976

Overview

Christian Apologetics is a systematic approach to understanding major world views. The author presents both methods and reasons for defending the claims of Christianity.

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Key Features

• Suggestions for further reading
• Bibliographical references and indexes

Praise for the Print Edition

Geisler is extremely erudite, possessing an astonishing wealth of scholarly knowledge, and displays a remarkable gift of superb organization and clear analysis in laying out his material. I consider Christian Apologetics the best textbook we have on behalf of conservative evangelical Christianity.

—Clark H. Pinnock, Christian Scholar’s Review

Destined to be a major textbook for evangelicals in apologetics. . . . [it will] help a generation of readers and students faced with a tough-minded humanism to give cogent and careful defense of the faith.

—F. R. Howe, Bibliotheca Sacra

Provides the reader with a fundamentally sound overall approach to Christian apologetics. It will be a valuable addition to any student’s library.

—Michael Hill, Reformed Theological Review

Product Details

• Title: Christian Apologetics
• Author: Norman L. Geisler
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 1976
• Pages: 390

About Norman L. Geisler

Norman L. Geisler has taught at university and graduate levels for nearly 50 years and has spoken, traveled, or debated in all 50 states and in 26 countries. He holds a BA and MA from Wheaton College, a ThB from William Tyndale College, and a PhD in philosophy from Loyola University.

After his studies at Wheaton, he became the graduate assistant in the Bible-philosophy department at the college. He has since taught Bible, apologetics and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was the dean of Liberty Center for research and scholarship in Lynchburg, VA. In 1992, he cofounded and served as the president of Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina, until 2006. Currently, he is a professor of theology and apologetics at SES.

Contents

Top Highlights

“There are two basic kinds of agnostics: those who claim that the existence and nature of God are not known, and those who hold God to be unknowable.” (Page 13)

“This leaves us with three basic alternatives with respect to knowledge about God. First, we can know nothing about God; he is unknowable. Second, we can know everything about God; he is completely and exhaustively knowable. Third, we can know something about God but not everything; he is partially knowable. The first position we will call agnosticism; the second, dogmatism; and the last, realism.” (Page 20)

“The term agnosticism was coined by T. H. Huxley. It means literally no-knowledge, the opposite of a gnostic.¹ However, over a hundred years before Huxley the writings of David Hume and Immanuel Kant laid down the philosophical basis of agnosticism.” (Page 13)

“There is more abundant and accurate manuscript evidence for the New Testament than for any other book from the ancient world. There are more manuscripts copied with greater accuracy and earlier dating than for any secular classic from antiquity.” (Page 306)

“Fideism also fails to clearly distinguish belief in and belief that there is a God.” (Page 62)

Product Details

• Title: Christian Apologetics
• Author: Norman Geisler
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 1976
• Logos Release Date: 2002
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Apologetics
• ISBN: 081038227
• Resource ID: LLS:42.20.30
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-28T20:20:41Z

About Norman Geisler

Norman L. Geisler (1932– 2019) has taught at the university and graduate level for over 50 years. He holds degrees from Wheaton College, William Tyndale College, and Loyola University, and is known for his scholarly contributions to the subjects of Christian apologetics, theology, and philosophy. 

After his studies, he became Wheaton's graduate assistant in the Bible-Philosophy department. He has since taught theology, apologetics, and philosophy at Detroit Bible College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Dallas Theological Seminary, and was dean of Liberty Center for Research and Scholarship in Lynchburg, VA.

In 1992, Geisler co-founded Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2007, he co-founded Veritas Evangelical Seminary in Murrieta, California, where he serves as chancellor and distinguished professor of Apologetics.

Geisler is the author or co-author of over 80 books, including the books in the Norman L. Geisler Collection, The Norman L. Geisler Apologetics Library, and his three-volume Systematic Theology.