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Category Archives: Groothuis’ ‘Christian Apologetics’
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.7: Why Truth Matters Most
Selected favorite quotes from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: p. 147-148: “most postmodernists are not skeptics but nonrealists. Knowledge for them is not difficult but easy: just assent to the language game in which we find ourselves–unless we deem it a totalizing metanarrative.” p. … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.6: Truth Defined and Defended
The apologetics study group LOVES this quote from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: “We may be entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts.” p. 124 It’s actually a variant of a quote commonly attributed to Daniel Patrick … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.5: Distortions, The God I Don’t Believe In
This chapter of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is full of good stuff. “The rise of science in the West is unique in world history. As Stark says, Real science arose only once: in Europe. China, Islam, India, and ancient Greece and Rome each had … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.4: The Christian Worldview
“Thus from a Christian perspective, we perennially face the dual temptation either to demote ourselves below what we truly are (despair) or to promote ourselves above our true status (hubris). All in all, humans are unique among the living.” p. … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.3: Apologetics Method: Evaluating Worldviews
“…there is nothing impious in using arguments with unbelievers that employ their God-given reasoning abilities. Good reasoning is not ‘autonomous’ or ‘apostate,’ but rather a God-given way to discover truth.” p. 63 (Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics) “Simply put, if a worldview … Continue reading
Different methods in apologetics
http://noblindfaith.com [ updated after re-reading chapter 3 of Douglas Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics ] [ updated again after reading the introduction to Five Views on Apologetics by Stephen B. Cowan, as well as John Frame’s main article on presuppositionalism, and his … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.2: The Biblical Basis for Apologetics
“False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel. We may preach with all the fervour of a reformer and yet succeed only in winning a straggler here and there, if we permit the whole collective thought … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.1: Introduction: Hope, Despair and Knowing Reality
At my church we just started a book discussion of Douglas Groothuis’ “Christian Apologetics”. Wanted to share my favorite quote from chapter one, page 16: “In one sense, we are alone. No one else will live our life or die … Continue reading
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"Christian Apologetics" (Groothuis) Read Along with Apologetics 315
more info I currently just finished chapter ten on the ontological argument, but I am definitely joining this read-along and encourage all to do the same. Starts September 9. :) Douglas Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics.
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