The God Conversation

Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith

J. P. Moreland, Tim Muehlhoff

• Publisher: IVP
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9780830844869
• eBook ISBN:
  9780830891818
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Communication Studies

Think of It This Way . . .Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then?Is there another approach we can take?In The God Conversation veteran apologists and communicators J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff say that often the best way to win over others is with a good story. Stories have the ability to get behind our preconceptions and defenses. They can connect both emotionally and intellectually, appealing to the whole person rather than just to the mind.How do we defend belief in a good God in the face of terrorist attacks or natural disasters? What can wesay to show we are not arrogant to believe that Jesus is the only way with so many sincere people following other world religions? What if they think we are naive to say Jesus actually rose from the dead? And when they seem confident in their right to choose their own ethical stances, how can we help them appreciate the value of a universal standard of right and wrong found in the Bible?The authors offer a wealth of penetrating illustrations, examples and quotes that respond to these issues andmore. In these pages they enhance the logic and evidence found in other books defending the faith, with things that your friends, relatives or coworkers will ponder long after a conversation is over. Here is sound, empathetic coaching for those of uswho long to communicate our faith more effectively.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Foreword by Lee Strobel
• Preface to the Expanded Edition
• Introduction
• 1 The Power of Illustrations
• 2 Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist?
• 3 Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist? (Part 2)
• 4 Jesus, Buddha, or Muhammad? Seeking a Guide in the Maze of Religions
• 5 Jesus, Buddha, or Muhammad? (Part 2)
• 6 The Resurrection: Conspiracy Theory or Fact?
• 7 The Resurrection (Part 2)
• 8 What Would Machiavelli Do? Ethics in a Morally Confused World
• 9 What Would Machiavelli Do? (Part 2)
• 10 Are We an Accident? Arguing for God Through Design
• 11 Are We an Accident? (Part 2)
• 12 Unfulfilled Desires and the Existence of God: Something Isn’t Quite Right
• 13 Unfulfilled Desires and the Existence of God (Part 2)
• A Final Thought: The Dangers of Agenda Anxiety
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Name Index
• Subject Index
• Scripture Index
• Also by J. P. Moreland
• Also by Tim Muehlhoff
• Praise for The God Conversation
• About the Authors
• More Titles from InterVarsity Press
• Copyright