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Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader (Volume 1, To 1500)
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William Edgar; K. Scott Oliphint (Editors) | Crossway
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William Edgar; K. Scott Oliphint (Editors) | Crossway
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An unprecedented anthology of apologetics texts with selections from the first century AD through the Middle Ages. Includes introductory material, timelines, maps, footnotes, and discussion questions.
The apostle Peter tells us always to be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks us to account for our hope as Christians (1 Peter 3:15). While the gospel message remains the same, such arguments will look different from one age to another.
In the midst of a recent revival in the field of apologetics, few things could be more useful than an acquaintance with some of these arguments for the Christian belief through the ages. This first of two proposed volumes features primary source documents from the time of the early church (100-400) and the Middle Ages (400-1500). Featured apologists include Aristides, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, and Thomas Aquinas.
The authors provide a preface to each major historical section, with a timeline and a map, then an introduction to each apologist. Each primary source text is followed by questions for reflection or discussion purposes.
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āThe texts here assembled are āclassicsāānot in the sense that they answer all legitimate questions about Christianity, but that, when they were written, they made their readers think hard about the faith, and that they continue to do so today. This is a most worthy collection.ā
āMark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame; editor, Protestantism after 500 Years Ā
āBill Edgar, one of evangelicalismās most valued scholars and apologists, has given us in this work with Scott Oliphint a classic destined to be used for generations. I highly recommend it to all who are called to defend the faith.ā
āCharles Colson, Founder, Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview
āThis collection is superbly done and will bring much needed wisdom to our own times.ā
āDavid F. Wells, Distinguished Senior Research Professor, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; author, The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-Lovers, Marketers and Emergents in the Postmodern World
āFor years I have wanted a book of primary sources in apologetics to use in my classes. Now we have an excellent one in this volume.ā
āJohn M. Frame, Emeritus Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary
āEdgar and Oliphint have skillfully selected the best pre-Reformation sources. Their volume, the first of two, fills a gap in scholarly resources and highlights the strength, wisdom, and solidity of defenders of the faith in earlier times.ā
āJ. I. Packer, Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College
āThis reader on the classical traditions of Christian apologetics is, to my knowledge, unmatched in basic compendia. It will equip and encourage thoughtful Christians to develop equally compelling defenses of the faith.ā
āMax L. Stackhouse,Ā De Vries Professor of Theology and Public Life Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
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