Reasonable faith
by William Lane Craig · first published 1994
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Craig's approach of positive apologetics gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including: the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. He shows that there is good reason to think Christianity is true. --from publisher description.
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…KJV to be anywhere near the best since much earlier manuscripts have been found since the KJV was translated. William Lane Craig writes about a lot of this in his books. I highly recommend his book "reasonable faith" for a look at the most scholarly philosophical apologetics (from a Christian view). Just don't accept his explanations of atheist thought because it's a giant straw man. For atheist thought go with…
on “Earliest known draft of the King James Bible discovered” ↗…Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World” or perhaps C.S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity”. If you want something of a more academic grade: - “Christian Apologetics (2nd edition)” by Douglas Groothuis - “Reasonable Faith, Christian Truth and Apologetics (3rd edition)” by William Craig - “Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (2nd edition)” by William Craig and JP Moreland
on “My journey as a Christian software developer” ↗If you're interested in some of the classic intellectual / philosophical arguments for faith (albeit from a Christian perspective) you should check out "Reasonable Faith" by William Lane Craig.
on “The Polymarket users betting on when Jesus will return” ↗…(his major works) starts with discussing first whether there is a god. > are any of those books a good read for someone I am not Catholic. I wouldn't recommend Aquinas. However, I would recommend "reasonable faith" book by William Craig. Or if you want his lectures to listen to, you can start from his lectures on the existence of God[1] If you are talking about how can one believe in God in an "axiomatic" way,…
on “Thomas Aquinas – The world is divine” ↗Some of my favorites recently for intellectually engaging Christian thinking are "The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God" podcast (first season is the best), and the book "Reasonable Faith" by William Lane Craig.
on “Software CEO to Catholic panel: AI is more mass stupidity than mass unemployment” ↗