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ISBN number: 0830824510
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Page Count: 779
Printing Date: April 30, 2006
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The New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics is a must-have resource for professors and students, pastors and laypersons--in short, for any Christian who wishes to understand or develop a rational explanation of the Christian faith in the context of today's complex and ever-changing world. Packed with hundreds of articles that cover the key topics, historic figures and contemporary global issues relating to the study and practice of Christian apologetics, this handy one-volume resource will make an invaluable addition to any Christian library.Editors Gavin McGrath and W. C. Campbell-Jack, with consulting editor C. Stephen Evans, have divided the dictionary into two parts: Part one offers a series of introductory essays that set the framework for the dictionary. These essays examine the practice and importance of Christian apologetics in light of theological, historical and cultural concerns. Part two builds on these essays to present numerous alphabetized articles on individuals, ideas, movements and disciplines that are vital to a rational explanation of the Christian faith. Both essays and articles are written by leading Christian philosophers and theologians. Together, they form an indispensable resource for Christians living in today's pluralistic age.
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I thought the book has a lot of "iffy" opinions that don't even pretend to support Christianity. I thought the chapter on Islam is a perfect example of this. If you are really looking for arguements for your Christian faith, I would not recommend this. I really don't mind reading various opinions, but that is not what I paid for.
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I could not bring myself to believe this was a serious search for the truth based on my review of a few topics with which I had considerable familiarity. The material presented in this book appears to be a secular-progressive endeavor to cast doubt about Christ and Christianity under the guise of a serious work. It seems to be most selective in regard to the information presented and should not be used by any serious student in search of the truth. There are just too many good books on this subject to waste your time reading this one!
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Two of the three previous reviewers included comparisons with Norman Geisler's Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, a volume of similar size and scope. I would like to offer my own comparison of the two, focusing on topics that come up most frequently in Christian apologetics, namely the existence of God, the problem of evil, biblical contradictions, miracles, the resurrection, creation, etc. Coverage by page count for the two are as follows:
Evidence/Arguments for God: Baker 32-1/2 pages, IVP 11 pages
Problem of Evil: Baker 5-1/2 pages, IVP 3-1/2 pages
The Resurrection: Baker 23-1/2 pages, IVP 5 pages
Bible Criticism: Baker 5-1/2 pages, IVP 2 pages
Bible Difficulties/Errors: Baker 6-1/2 pages, IVP 5-1/2 pages
Miracles: Baker 38 pages, IVP 5-1/2 pages
The Trinity: Baker 7-1/2 pages, IVP 3-1/2 pages
Views of Creation/Origins: Baker 15-1/2 pages, IVP 4-1/2 pages
Science & the Bible: Baker 9 pages, IVP 2 pages
Evolution: Baker 9-1/2 pages, IVP 2-1/2 pages
Big Bang Theory: Baker 4 pages, IVP 1/2 page
C. S. Lewis: Baker 5 pages, IVP 1 page
Salvation of Infants: Baker 5-1/2 pages, IVP 0 pages
In addition, the articles in the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics tend to be more structured, with sub-headings, text tables and numbered lists, which make them easier to follow and to browse. The articles in IVP's New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics are almost exclusively undifferentiated paragraphs of text.
Furthermore, in the area that I am personally most familiar with (science & the Bible), the articles in the Baker Encyclopedia are much more informative, presenting arguments on all sides of an issue.
As for the argument that multiple contributors are better than one, remember that systematic theologies tend to have single authors.
Therefore, between the two, I recommend Norman Geisler's Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics over IVP's New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics.
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This is, to put it quite simply, an amazing resource. This is one of the few books that I simply have to recommend to anyone who is even slightly interested in the topic. In my opinion really all Christians should have this book, if not just to have a resource to keep themselves moderately informed of the changing apologetics landscape, and its historical backgrounds. Filled with hundreds of articles on topics ranging from the Kalaam cosmological argument, to Leibniz, Hegel, Logical Positivism, Naturalism, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Apologetic Methodology, etc... and essentially any topic one could think of in relation to the subject of apologetics, this is an absolute must-buy for anyone interested in apologetics and meta-apologetics (that is, how to do apologetics itself). Whether you are the jaded veteran or the bright eyed beginner, this book really does a fantastic job of outlining the basic components of any given topic, while not getting bogged down in the particulars, and hence does a startlingly good job of balancing between accessibility and depth of information.
What sets this book apart from, say, Norman Geisler's similar offering, is the fact that it benefits strongly from a multiple contributor standpoint. Where Norman Geisler's apologetics encycopedia was (despite being a solid effort by one man) obviously over-reliant on one man's point of view (which happens to be decidedly neo-thomistic in its framework, which makes Geisler's critique heavily steeped in "classical" apologetic method) this book has a number of different contributors who represent numerous different backgrounds (e.g. not just theology and philosophy, but biology, chemistry, physics, and all of their sub-disciplines, along with a host of different ideas on apologetic methodology itself) which gives the book a very welcome inter-disciplinary approach. Among some of the notable contributors are of course, W.L. Craig, W. Dembski, Del Ratszch, Alister McGrath, Veli-Matti Karkainnen, J.P. Moreland, John Frame, and a host of others. If you are considering buying this book, but are still undecided, I can tell you that overall this book is well worth the somewhat steep price. It is a welcome contribution to the field of apologetics, and will, undoubtedly, be used for years to come.
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When you see the words dictionary on any work you think of an A-Z guide to various subjects and words. While this is true of this work, the work itself is actually good enough to read while casually reading say before bed or work. The NEW DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS easily helps the reader to grasp what is apologetics and then turns to helping the Christian defend their faith from atheism to Zoroastrianism.
The work includes more than fifty leading theologians, teachers, and apologist. The overarching premise is found in 1 Peter 3:15 where we are told to "always be prepared to make a defense [Greek: Apologia]to anyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that is in you" (ESV). This work helps the Christian defend their faith in the midst of postmodern and often illogical thinking.
An excellent work that I highly recommend for all disciples of Jesus.
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