The Beauty of the Faith
eBook - ePub

The Beauty of the Faith

Using Aesthetics for Christian Apologetics

  1. 130 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Beauty of the Faith

Using Aesthetics for Christian Apologetics

About this book

Nearly everyone finds beauty compelling, so Christian apologists should devise ways to present an aesthetic Christian apologetic. Nearly all apologists admit that the beauty of a life well lived and the beauty of the Christian community (along with the use of media and the arts) are not only helpful for apologetics but essential in a postmodern culture. In fact, it is frustrating to see how many apologists mention the need for such an approach but go on devoting most of their energies to traditional approaches. This book is different. It clearly shows the pros and cons of traditional approaches and offers a fresh perspective as well, arguing that beauty is the most compelling apologetic, and suggesting ways to implement such an approach. It demonstrates how Western culture arrived in its current unfortunate situation and uses both Scripture and figures like Athenagoras and Jonathan Edwards to challenge current views on apologetics.

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Information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock
eBook ISBN
9781498271486
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Rethinking Apologetics (Part I)
  5. Chapter 2: Rethinking Apologetics (Part II)
  6. Chapter 3: Contemporary Apologetic Methods
  7. Chapter 4: The Objectivity, Value, and Attractiveness of Beauty
  8. Chapter 5: The New Testament and Aesthetic Christian Apologetics
  9. Chapter 6: Jonathan Edwards, Beauty, and Apologetics
  10. Chapter 7: Synthesis and Construction (Part I)
  11. Chapter 8: Synthesis and Construction (Part II)
  12. Bibliography