Joseph M. Holden

Cover

Endorsements

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Foreword by Ron Rhodes

Preface: The Battle for Hearts and Minds

Part One: Questions About Apologetics and Truth

1. What Is Apologetics and Why Do We Need It? Norman L. Geisler

2. What About a Short History of Apologetics? John Warwick Montgomery

3. What Are Some Apologetic Approaches? H. Wayne House

4. What Is the Overall Apologetic Task? Don Deal and Joseph M. Holden

5. What Is the Relationship Between Faith and Reason? Mark M. Hanna

6. What Is Truth? Richard G. Howe

7. How Can We Know Truth? Richard G. Howe

8. What Is Conversational Apologetics? David Geisler

9. How Can We Make Apologetics Culturally Relevant? Miguel Angel Endara

10. What Is the Holy Spirit's Role in Apologetics? Ed Hindson

Part Two: Questions About God

11. Why Does God Seem "Hidden"? Natasha Crain

12. What Are the Classical Proofs for God's Existence? Richard G. Howe

13. What Are Some Other Arguments for God's Existence? Thomas W. Baker

14. If God Exists, Why Is There Evil? Clay Jones

15. Canaanites, Crusades, and Catastrophes—Is God a Moral Monster? Douglas E. Potter

16. How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell? Douglas E. Potter

Part Three: Questions About Jesus

17. Who Is Jesus? Josh McDowell

18. Is There Evidence That Jesus Really Existed? Gary R. Habermas and Benjamin C.F. Shaw

19. Are the Gospel Accounts Reliable? F. David Farnell

20. What About the Alternative "Gospels"? H. Wayne House

21. How Do We Know That Jesus Is God? Ron Rhodes

22. Is There Evidence That Jesus Rose from the Dead? Gary R. Habermas and Benjamin C.F. Shaw

23. Did Christianity Copy Earlier Pagan Resurrection Stories? Edwin A. Yamauchi

24. Why Is It Important That Jesus Rose from the Dead? Phil Fernandes

25. How Did Jesus Use Apologetics? Patrick Zukeran

Part Four: Questions About the Bible

26. Are the Old Testament Manuscripts Reliable? Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

27. How Do the Dead Sea Scrolls Show the Reliability of the Old Testament Text? J. Randall Price

28. Does Archaeology Confirm the Historical Reliability of the Old Testament? Steven Collins

29. Were the New Testament Manuscripts Copied Accurately? Don Stewart and Joseph M. Holden

30. Is the Qur'an's Text More Reliable Than the Biblical Text? Jay H. Smith

31. Does Archaeology Confirm the Historical Reliability of the New Testament? Brian Janeway

32. What Is the Internal Evidence for the Historical Reliability of the New Testament? H. Wayne House

33. Are There Contradictions in the Bible? Norman L. Geisler

34. What Would a Trial Lawyer Say About the Claims of the Gospels? Christopher P. Burke

35. Can Prophecy Be Used as Evidence That the Bible Is Reliable? Patty Tunnicliffe

Part Five: Questions About Science and Faith

36. What Is the Scientific Case for Intelligent Design? William A. Dembski

37. How Do We Respond to Objections to Intelligent Design? Casey Luskin

38. What Are the Top 10 Scientific Problems with Evolution? Casey Luskin

39. What About Darwin's Doubt and the Chances of Information Emerging from Random Mutations? Stephen C. Meyer

40. How Should Christians Think About the Origins of the Universe? J.T. Bridges

41. Do We Have a Privileged Planet? Guillermo Gonzalez

42. Do Science and the Bible Conflict? Terry Mortenson

43. What Is the Relationship Between Science and Faith? Terry Mortenson

44. Has the Christian Worldview Had a Positive Impact on the Development of Science? Casey Luskin and Stephen C. Meyer

45. What Is the Scientific Evidence for Adam and Eve? J.C. Sanford

Part Six: Questions from Christians, Seekers, and Skeptics

46. Is There Any Evidence of Life After Death? Gary R. Habermas and Benjamin C.F. Shaw

47. Is It Reasonable to Believe in Heaven (and Hell)? Randy Alcorn

48. Is Jesus the Only Way to God? Phil Fernandes

49. Are Christians Intolerant and Narrow-Minded? Dillon Burroughs

50. Why Is It Important That Jesus Died on the Cross? Terry L. Miethe

51. Is Christian Belief Just Psychological Wish Fulfillment? Denise Ostermann

52. Are Miracles Possible? Richard G. Howe

53. Is It Okay for Christians to Doubt? Terry L. Miethe

54. How Do We Reason from the Scriptures with Cultists? Ron Rhodes

55. Is the Trinity a Contradiction? Ed Hindson

Part Seven: Questions About Worldviews

56. What Is Philosophy, and Why Is It Important? Richard G. Howe

57. What Is Agnosticism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Richard G. Howe

58. What Is Materialism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Mark M. Hanna

59. What Is Rationalism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Richard G. Howe

60. What Is Scientism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Douglas E. Potter

61. What Is Moral Relativism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Sean McDowell

62. What Is Postmodernism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Mark M. Hanna

63. What Is Atheism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? David R.C. Deane

64. What Is Pantheism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Patrick Zukeran

65. What Is Monism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Dillon Burroughs

66. What Is Panentheism, and What Is Its Essential Flaw? Christopher Travis Haun

Part Eight: Questions About Apologists of the Past

67. Who Was Justin Martyr? William E. Nix

68. Who Was Augustine? William E. Nix

69. Who Was Anselm? Ralph MacKenzie

70. Who Was Thomas Aquinas? Norman L. Geisler

71. Who Was Blaise Pascal? Terry Glaspey

72. Who Was William Paley? Terry L. Miethe

73. Who Was C.S. Lewis? Terry Glaspey

74. Who Was Cornelius Van Til? David Haines

75. Who Was Francis Schaeffer? Terry L. Miethe

Bibliography

Endnotes

About the Publisher

"A must-read for anyone who seeks to share the gospel and defend the faith!”  
—Josh McDowell  
  
“Crucial to the next generation of missionaries and apologetic evangelists.”  
—Norman L. Geisler  
 In a postmodern, post-truth society, how can we be certain our faith is based on more than our feelings? And how do we answer the complex questions about Christianity posed by skeptics and searchers alike?  
  
The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics challenges you to understand and defend the tenets of your faith. This informative resource covers topics spanning from the evidence for the Bible’s reliability, to the relationship between science and faith, to the comparisons between Christianity and other worldviews. The many contributors to this volume include respected apologists and Bible scholars such as…

- Norman L. Geisler
- Josh McDowell
- Gary R. Habermas
- Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
- Ron Rhodes
- Edwin M. Yamauchi
- John Warwick Montgomery
- William A. Dembski
- Randy Alcorn
- Stephen C. Meyer
- Randall Price
- Ed Hindson

 Essential reading for every Christian, The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to testify for your faith with compassion, intention, and Christlike wisdom.

__Joseph M. Holden__ (PhD, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, Wales) is the President of Veritas International University in Southern California (ves.edu). He is a co-general editor of The Harvest Handbook of Bible Lands, co-general editor of The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, and the associate editor of The Apologetics Study Bible for Students.

__"A must-read for anyone who seeks to share the gospel and defend the faith!"__  
__—Josh McDowell__  
  
__"Crucial to the next generation of missionaries and apologetic evangelists."__  
__—Norman L. Geisler__

  
 In a postmodern, post-truth society, how can we be certain our faith is based on more than our feelings? And how do we answer the complex questions about Christianity posed by skeptics and searchers alike?  
  
The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics challenges you to understand and defend the tenets of your faith. This informative resource covers topics spanning from the evidence for the Bible's reliability, to the relationship between science and faith, to the comparisons between Christianity and other worldviews. The many contributors to this volume include respected apologists and Bible scholars such as…

- Norman L. Geisler
- Josh McDowell
- Gary R. Habermas
- Walter C. Kaiser Jr.
- Ron Rhodes
- Edwin M. Yamauchi
- John Warwick Montgomery
- William A. Dembski
- Randy Alcorn
- Stephen C. Meyer
- Randall Price
- Ed Hindson



 Essential reading for every Christian, The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to testify for your faith with compassion, intention, and Christlike wisdom.

"The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics is an antidote for a world swirling in skepticism and doubt. Both believer and seeker will find refreshing this comprehensive volume that contains life-changing truth, written in an easy-to-understand style, by some of the most well-known scholars of our time. This is a must-read for anyone who seeks to share the gospel and defend the faith!"  
__—Josh McDowell, founder of Josh McDowell Ministry author, speaker, apologist__

"Christian apologetics is often thought of as a relatively unimportant field on the margins of practical theology—with few practitioners other than right-wing clergy and untrained laity, and offering more heat than light. This volume should disabuse any reader of that stereotype. The book demonstrates clearly the breadth and depth of contemporary efforts to validate intellectually the faith once delivered to the saints."  
__—Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, professor-at-large, 1517: The Legacy Project, CA director, International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights (Strasbourg, France)__

"In an age of competing worldviews, emerging technology, and scientific discovery, Christians must accept their God-given responsibility to make the case for truth. The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics will help you master the evidence for Christian theism as it prepares you to respond to alternative worldviews."  
__—J. Warner Wallace, cold-case detective, senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Biola University, author of Cold-Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith__

"One of the most comprehensive, clearly written, useful and informative books on apologetics I have read! Dr. Holden has assembled an impressive team of distinguished authors in __The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics__ to provide the church with the tools necessary for engaging twenty-first-century skepticism. This long-overdue volume is crucial to the next generation of missionaries and apologetic evangelists."  
__—Norman L. Geisler, Distinguished Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Veritas International University, CA__

"This handbook covers just about every question that Christians will encounter in engaging skeptics about the truth of Christianity. Comprehensive in scope, evidential in perspective, and authored by some of the most influential apologists, this anthology will prove an indispensable resource for those who would defend the faith."  
__—William A. Dembski, author of The Design Inference and other books on intelligent design__

"The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics is a book that is sorely needed in this day when so few have undertaken the apologetic task that is so needed in the church. May our Lord be pleased to use it to his honor and glory, for never has the case for the truthfulness of our Lord and his word been so abundant in its sources and verification."  
__—Walter C. Kaiser Jr., President Emeritus, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary__

"It is a joy to commend this book which features some of the world's top apologists, addressing the most relevant apologetic issues of our time. Readers will find the book immensely helpful."  
__—Ron Rhodes, president, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries__

"Dr. Joseph Holden has amassed an impressive group of scholars for The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics to affirm the truths of the Christian religion and to defend against alternative religious viewpoints. An amazing group of well-known scholars and apologists cover the majority of the areas of apologetic concerns, such as the matter of apologetic approaches, the nature and existence of God, the historical nature and reliability of the Bible, the historical truth about Jesus, and alternatives to Christianity. An added feature is a look at key apologists of the past. I highly recommend this book."  
__—H. Wayne House Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Law, and Culture, Faith International University and Faith Seminary__

"The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics is an antidote for a world swirling in skepticism and doubt. Both believer and seeker will find refreshing this comprehensive volume that contains life-changing truth, written in an easy-to-understand style, by some of the most well-known scholars of our time. This is a must-read for anyone who seeks to share the gospel and defend the faith!"  
__—Josh McDowell, founder of Josh McDowell Ministry author, speaker, apologist__

"Christian apologetics is often thought of as a relatively unimportant field on the margins of practical theology—with few practitioners other than right-wing clergy and untrained laity, and offering more heat than light. This volume should disabuse any reader of that stereotype. The book demonstrates clearly the breadth and depth of contemporary efforts to validate intellectually the faith once delivered to the saints."  
__—Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, professor-at-large, 1517: The Legacy Project, CA director, International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights (Strasbourg, France)__

"In an age of competing worldviews, emerging technology, and scientific discovery, Christians must accept their God-given responsibility to make the case for truth. The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics will help you master the evidence for Christian theism as it prepares you to respond to alternative worldviews."  
__—J. Warner Wallace, cold-case detective, senior fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, Adjunct Professor of Apologetics at Biola University, author of Cold-Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith__

"One of the most comprehensive, clearly written, useful and informative books on apologetics I have read! Dr. Holden has assembled an impressive team of distinguished authors in __The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics__ to provide the church with the tools necessary for engaging twenty-first-century skepticism. This long-overdue volume is crucial to the next generation of missionaries and apologetic evangelists."  
__—Norman L. Geisler, Distinguished Professor of Theology and Apologetics, Veritas International University, CA__

"This handbook covers just about every question that Christians will encounter in engaging skeptics about the truth of Christianity. Comprehensive in scope, evidential in perspective, and authored by some of the most influential apologists, this anthology will prove an indispensable resource for those who would defend the faith."  
__—William A. Dembski, author of The Design Inference and other books on intelligent design__

"The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics is a book that is sorely needed in this day when so few have undertaken the apologetic task that is so needed in the church. May our Lord be pleased to use it to his honor and glory, for never has the case for the truthfulness of our Lord and his word been so abundant in its sources and verification."  
__—Walter C. Kaiser Jr., President Emeritus, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary__

"It is a joy to commend this book which features some of the world's top apologists, addressing the most relevant apologetic issues of our time. Readers will find the book immensely helpful."  
__—Ron Rhodes, president, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries__

"Dr. Joseph Holden has amassed an impressive group of scholars for The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics to affirm the truths of the Christian religion and to defend against alternative religious viewpoints. An amazing group of well-known scholars and apologists cover the majority of the areas of apologetic concerns, such as the matter of apologetic approaches, the nature and existence of God, the historical nature and reliability of the Bible, the historical truth about Jesus, and alternatives to Christianity. An added feature is a look at key apologists of the past. I highly recommend this book."  
__—H. Wayne House Distinguished Research Professor of Theology, Law, and Culture, Faith International University and Faith Seminary__

For every Christian, The Comprehensive Guide to Apologetics delivers well-reasoned answers to complex theological issues, preparing believers to testify for their faith with confidence, intention, and Christlike wisdom.

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