Currents in Twenty-First-Century Christian Apologetics: Challenges Confronting the Faith - Hardcover

by John J. Johnson (Author)

In this book, Johnson avoids the standard approach of many apologetic works that seek to "prove," in systematic fashion, that Christianity is true. Rather, he takes the position of orthodox Christianity and looks at various challenges that have been raised against it. For example, should the horrors of the Holocaust force Christian thinkers to alter their view of God's goodness? Is Christianity inherently anti-Jewish for claiming that Jews must embrace Jesus as Messiah? Are revived "hallucination theories" about Christ's resurrection tenable explanations of the birth of the Christian movement? Is the "presuppositional" approach of certain Reformed thinkers useful for doing Christian apologetics? These and similar questions are addressed in this book.

Author Biography

John J. Johnson received his MA in Religion from Wake Forest University and is currently writing a dissertation for his PhD from Baylor University. He has published numerous journal articles and book reviews and has taught at New York University, Caldwell College, and Delaware County Community College.