Letters from a Skeptic
A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity
by Dr. Gregory A. Boyd
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Pub Date Jun 01 2008 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
Greg Boyd and his father, Ed, were on opposite sides of a great divide. Greg was a newfound Christian, while his father was a longtime agnostic. So Greg offered his father an invitation: Ed could write with any questions on Christianity, and his son would offer a response.
Letters from a Skeptic contains this special correspondence. The letters tackle some of today's toughest challenges facing Christianity, including
Do all non-Christians go to hell?
How can we believe a man rose from the dead?
Why is the world so full of suffering?
How do we know the Bible was divinely inspired?
Does God know the future?
Each response offers insights into the big questions, while delivering intelligent answers that connect with both the heart and mind. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or just unsure, these letters can provide a practical, common-sense guide to the Christian faith.
Advance Praise
"Greg Boyd's Letters from a Skeptic has made a huge and positive impact on thousands of readers. A generation of new readers will delight in its rerelease. The correspondence between Greg and his father makes fascinating reading. But best of all, Greg's answers to his father's tough questions about Christianity are the most sensible, biblical, and reasonable I have ever read. If I could make this book required reading for all young people in America, I would do it. The result would be a new perception of Christianity as an intellectually satisfying set of answers to life's ultimate questions."
-Roger E. Olson, professor of theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University
"The rerelease of Boyd's Letters from a Skeptic is a welcomed event, especially in light of the recent barrage of atheistic attacks on the faith. This delightful little book is profound, well researched, readable, and interesting. Get one for yourself and one for a skeptic you know."
-J. P. Moreland, PhD, distinguished professor of philosophy, Biola University and author of Kingdom Triangle
"Letters from a Skeptic is simply the best book of its kind. No other book introduces the reader to as many important apologetic issues in as readable a format. Moreover, the loving yet honest way in which Greg Boyd answers his father's questions should be a model for all would-be apologists. Buy it, read it, and then give it away to somebody who has questions about the Christian faith."
-Jim Beilby, professor of theology and apologetics at Bethel University, author of Epistemology as Theology and coeditor of Divine Foreknowledge and The Nature of the Atonement
"Real life is the best teacher, and it's the source of the wisdom packed in this book. Greg Boyd discovered the deep wisdom of faith in Christ through his own personal quest. And he lovingly shared that wisdom with his father, Edward Boyd, through respectful dialogue. If you're on your own spiritual quest or engaged in dialogue about life's greatest questions, this is the book for you. There's no book I recommend more."
-Dr. David K. Clark, pastor of Faith Covenant Church and professor of theology, Bethel Seminary
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781434799807 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 256 |