Faith Has Its Reasons

Ever since the apostle Paul addressed the Stoic and Epicurean  philosophers in Athens, relating the Christian worldview to a non-  Christian world has been a challenge. And despite Peter’s charge to be  "ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account  for the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15), most Christian laypeople  have left apologetics—the defense of the faith—to the ecclesiastical  "pros." Even after twenty centuries of accumulated experience,  many still feel unprepared to offer a coherent defense of their faith to  those who question it, attack it, or just want to know more about it. It  doesn’t have to be that way!    Kenneth Boa and Robert Bowman have assembled a wealth of information  about what Christians believe and how to present that faith  to an unbelieving world. Remarkable both in its depth of content and  ease of accessibility, Faith Has Its Reasons gives Christian laypeople  the tools to address such critical questions as:
 • Why is belief in God rational despite the prevalence of evil in the world?
  • What facts support the church’s testimony that Jesus rose from the dead?
  • Can we be certain Christianity is true?
  • How can our faith in Christ be based on something more secure than our own understanding without descending into an irrational emotionalism?