Examine 50 Compelling Reasons for Belief  
  
Challenges to belief in God as he is revealed in the Bible have always existed, and today is no exception. In Evidence for God, leading Christian scholars and apologists provide compelling arguments that address the latest and most pressing questions about God, science, Jesus, the Bible, and more, including:  
  
-Did Jesus really exist?  
-Is Jesus really the only way to God?  
-What about those who have never heard the gospel?  
-Is today's Bible what was originally written?  
-What about recently publicized gospels that aren't in the Bible?  
-Is intelligent design really a credible explanation of the origins of our world?  
-and much more  
  
Evidence for God includes contributions from  
   
Craig L. Blomberg  
Darrell Bock  
L. Russ Bush III  
Paul Copan  
William A. Dembski  
Craig A. Evans  
Gary R. Habermas  
Guillermo Gonzalez  
Phillip E. Johnson  
Andreas J. Köstenberger  
Michael R. Licona  
Paul L. Maier  
John McRay  
Nancy Pearcey  
Jay W. Richards  
Daniel B. Wallace  
Ben Witherington III  
  
William A. Dembski (PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago; PhD, University of Chicago) is research professor of philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books, including The End of Christianity.  
  
Michael R. Licona (PhD, University of Pretoria) is apologetics coordinator at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. His books include Paul Meets Muhammad.

William A. Dembski (PhD, University of Illinois and University of Chicago) is research professor in philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.  
  
Michael R. Licona (PhD, University of Pretoria) is apologetics coordinator at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has spoken to churches, parachurch groups, and university audiences across the country. The author of Paul Meets Muhammad, Licona lives in Alpharetta, Georgia.

There have always been challenges to belief in God as he is revealed in the Bible and each new year seems to add more questions to the doubter's arsenal. In Evidence for God, leading apologists provide compelling arguments that address the most pressing questions of the day about God, science, Jesus, the Bible, and more, including  
  
 Is Intelligent Design really a credible explanation of the origins of our world?  
 Did Jesus really exist?  
 Is Jesus really the only way to God?  
 What about those who have never heard the gospel?  
 Is the Bible today what was originally written?  
 What about recently publicized gospels that aren't in the Bible?  
 and much more

Leading apologists and biblical scholars offer accessible answers to both traditional questions and contemporary apologetics issues of our day.

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT PAGE

DEDICATION

INTRODUCTION

SECTION ONE: THE QUESTION OF PHILOSOPHY 

1. THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

2. THE MORAL ARGUMENT FOR GOD'S EXISTENCE

3. NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES: EVIDENCE FOR AN AFTERLIFE?

4. NATURALISM: A WORLDVIEW

5. SUFFERING FOR WHAT?

6. RESPONDING TO THE ARGUMENT FROM EVIL: THREE APPROACHES FOR THE THEIST

7. GOD, SUFFERING, AND SANTA CLAUS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXPLANATORY POWER OF THEISM AND ATHEISM

SECTION TWO: THE QUESTION OF SCIENCE 

8. CREATOR AND SUSTAINER: GOD'S ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE UNIVERSE

9. THE PALE BLUE DOT REVISITED

10. OXYGEN, WATER, AND LIGHT, OH MY! THE TOXICITY OF LIFE'S BASIC NECESSITIES

11. THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

12. WHAT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SCIENCE

13. DARWIN'S BATTLESHIP: STATUS REPORT ON THE LEAKS THIS SHIP HAS SPRUNG

14. DEBUNKING THE SCOPES "MONKEY TRIAL" STEREOTYPE

15. HOW DARWINISM DUMBS US DOWN: EVOLUTION AND POSTMODERNISM

16. LIMITS TO EVOLVABILITY

17. EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION: A PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE FOR DESIGN INFORMATION?

18. SCIENCE, EUGENICS, AND BIOETHICS

19. DESIGNED FOR DISCOVERY

20. INTELLIGENT DESIGN: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

21. INTELLIGENT, OPTIMAL, AND DIVINE DESIGN

22. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY'S NEW PARADIGM: NANOENGINEERING INSIDE THE CELL

23. PANNING GOD: DARWINISM'S DEFECTIVE ARGUMENT AGAINST BAD DESIGN

24. THE ROLE OF AGENCY IN SCIENCE

25. THE SCIENTIFIC STATUS OF DESIGN INFERENCES

26. THE VISE STRATEGY: SQUEEZING THE TRUTH OUT OF DARWINISTS

SECTION THREE: THE QUESTION OF JESUS 

27. DID JESUS REALLY EXIST?

28. THE CREDIBILITY OF JESUS'S MIRACLES

29. THE SON OF MAN

30. THE SON OF GOD

31. JESUS AS GOD

32. DID JESUS PREDICT HIS VIOLENT DEATH AND RESURRECTION?

33. CAN WE BE CERTAIN THAT JESUS DIED ON A CROSS? A LOOK AT THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF CRUCIFIXION

34. THE EMPTY TOMB OF JESUS

35. THE RESURRECTION APPEARANCES OF JESUS

36. WERE THE RESURRECTION APPEARANCES OF JESUS HALLUCINATIONS?

37. THE TRINITY

38. IS JESUS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER RELIGIOUS LEADERS?

39. IS JESUS THE ONLY WAY?

40. WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD THE GOSPEL?

41. DID PAUL INVENT CHRISTIANITY?

SECTION FOUR: THE QUESTION OF THE BIBLE 

42. IS THE BIBLE TODAY WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN?

43. INERRANCY AND THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT: ASSESSING THE LOGIC OF THE AGNOSTIC VIEW

44. WHY ALL THE TRANSLATIONS?

45. ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE: HOW ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS HAVE ENHANCED THE CREDIBILITY OF THE BIBLE

46. THE HISTORICAL RELIABILITY OF THE GOSPELS

47. THE NEW TESTAMENT CANON

48. WHAT SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT THE COPTIC GOSPEL OF THOMAS?

49. WHAT SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF PETER?

50. WHAT SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS?

NOTES

CONTRIBUTORS

There have always been challenges to belief in God as he is revealed in the Bible and each new year seems to add more questions to the doubter's arsenal. In Evidence for God, leading apologists provide compelling arguments that address the most pressing questions of the day about God, science, Jesus, the Bible, and more, including  
  
Is Intelligent Design really a credible explanation of the origins of our world?  
Did Jesus really exist?  
Is Jesus really the only way to God?  
What about those who have never heard the gospel?  
Is the Bible today what was originally written?  
What about recently publicized gospels that aren't in the Bible?  
and much more

There have always been challenges to belief in God as he is revealed in the Bible and each new year seems to add more questions to the doubter's arsenal. In Evidence for God, leading apologists provide compelling arguments that address the most pressing questions of the day about God, science, Jesus, the Bible, and more, including: Is Intelligent Design really a credible explanation of the origins of our world? Did Jesus really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to God? What about those who have never heard the gospel? Is the Bible today what was originally written? What about recently publicized gospels that aren't in the Bible? and much more.

William A. Dembski (PhD, University of Illinois and University of Chicago) is research professor in philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.Michael R. Licona (PhD, University of Pretoria) is apologetics coordinator at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has spoken to churches, parachurch groups, and university audiences across the country. The author of Paul Meets Muhammad, Licona lives in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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