First published 2001
Theological education faces a crisis as objective truth falls from favor and scholars abandon the work of persuasion. William Dembski and Jay Wesley Richards refuse to accept this shift. These Princeton Theological Seminary alumni gather fellow graduates to restore apologetics to its rightful place in religious study. Their team tackles the most challenging problems in contemporary theology across five critical areas: foundations, Scripture, Christology, theology, and science. The contributors identify how naturalism and similar philosophical frameworks infiltrate theological education without examination or criticism. Rather than avoiding these false ideas, Dembski and Richards advocate direct engagement through intellectual inoculation. Contributors Michael D. Bush, Raymond D. Cannata, Gary W. Deddo, Matthew Frawley, Phillip E. Johnson, James Parker III, and Leslie Zeigler join the editors in this scholarly effort. The book serves seminarians and theological students as a practical guide to understanding the philosophical and cultural influences shaping religious education.
Genres: philosophy, religion, non-fiction, christianity, theology, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: academic-setting, intellectual-discourse
Setting: Princeton Theological Seminary
280 pages · Paperback · IVP Academic