Intelligent Faith

Author : John MacDonald Smith
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846942292
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Faith written by John MacDonald Smith and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book a group of scientists and theologians unite to honour Charles Darwin, expressing their common conviction that Darwinian evolution marks a very great advance in human understanding of the world and that Intelligent Design is an unproductive dead end. Intelligent Faith will be of interest not only to thinking people with an interest in theology and science but also to sixth formers, school discussion groups and university societies.

Author : John Haldane
Publisher : Overlook Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585677221
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Intelligent Person's Guide to Religion written by John Haldane and published by Overlook Press. This book was released on 2005-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live, allegedly, in a postmodern age in which we have cast aside the narrative fantasies of the pre-modern era. If postmodernism represents the final abandonment of all grand theories, where does religion stand? If religion is a particularly unbelievable form of explanation, why does it power still affect social and political change? Here, like the skeptics of our age, the author asks, What has theology ever had to say that was of the slightest use to anyone? He argues that religion without God is like a car without an engine, and draws on many aspects of human culture to offer a defense of religion that is not only credible but necessary in an age when postmodernism itself has been exposed as a cruel illusion.

Author : John Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781983584862
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Defense of the Gospels written by John Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gospel Truth or Gospel Myth?Christianity stands or falls on whether the Gospel accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are true. Are the accounts reliable? What is the evidence?Most people have heard of the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John-writings that tell about the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Some people see the Gospels as true accounts of what Jesus said and did, while others see them as religious fiction. Lawyer and Christian Apologist John Stewart examines the question of whether the Gospels are reliable accounts of Jesus by investigating the six main questions people have about the Gospels:* Were the Gospel accounts written when eyewitnesses were alive? * Who wrote the Gospels-are the authors anonymous, or known?* Does the evidence show the Gospel writers were honest or biased?* Are there "Lost Gospels" that were intentionally kept out of the Bible?* Has the content of the Gospels changed from the original wording?* Do history and archaeology confirm the reliability of Gospel accounts?

Author : Nel Noddings
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807775983
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief written by Nel Noddings and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most enduring and controversial issues in American education concerns the place of individual beliefs and moral standards in the classroom. Noddings argues that public schools should address the fundamental questions that teenagers inevitably rasie about the nature, value and meaning of life (and death), and to do so across the curriculum without limiting such existential and metaphysical discussions to separate religion, philosophy or even history classes. Explorations of the existence of a God or gods, and the value and validity of religious belief for societies or individuals, she writes “whether they are initiated by students or teachers, should be part of the free exchange of human concerns—a way in which people share their awe, doubts, fears, hopes, knowledge and ignorance.” Such basic human concerns, Noddings maintains, are relevant to nearly every subject and should be both non-coercive and free from academic evalution. “Nel Noddings probes the many ways in which children’s questions about God and gods, existence, and the meaning of life can and should be integrated into life in classrooms and the real world of the public schools.” —From the Foreword “This is a rich and sensitive book that will give teachers, administrators, parents, philosophers of education—any concerned citizen—the basis for more substantial discussion and concrete proposals.” —Free Inquiry “Impressive in its sweep of possibilities for exploration in the school curriculum and teacher education.” —Educational Theory

Author : Jerry Grieser
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781545614082
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Faith written by Jerry Grieser and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your destiny is a choice - a choice to discover what faith is and a choice to begin the journey toward faith's destination, a choice to cooperate with God to bring His kingdom and see you and your world changed by the power of God. Faith is a spiritual force we use to alter things in the physical dimension to bring God's will to pass on "earth as it is in heaven." Intelligent Faith; The Journey from Discovery to Destination will equip you with the tools you need to embark on a multitude of intelligent faith voyages during this journey called life. In this book of discovery we investigate many facets of faith, including its origin, its motivators, its legal parameters, what it draws strength from, its vulnerabilities, its work habits, and its fields of interest. Jerry is a husband, father, grandfather, and pastor who is on a journey to walk hand in hand with Jesus every day. While learning to live life at the pace of a walk, his greatest desire is to do so in humility, faith, grace and victory while encouraging other believers to join him on this journey. Jerry has also written God's House of Mirrors, Brokenness and the Strong Man's Gospel, Harvesting God's Word, and Enduring Faith Gains Approval.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310080983
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution--or the broader topic of origins--has enormous relevance to how we understand the Christian faith and how we interpret Scripture. Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design presents the current "state of the conversation" about origins among evangelicals representing four key positions: Young Earth Creationism - Ken Ham (Answers in Genesis) Old Earth (Progressive) Creationism - Hugh Ross (Reasons to Believe) Evolutionary Creation - Deborah B. Haarsma (BioLogos) Intelligent Design - Stephen C. Meyer (The Discovery Institute) The contributors offer their best defense of their position addressing questions such as: What is your position on origins - understood broadly to include the physical universe, life, and human beings in particular? What do you take to be the most persuasive arguments in defense of your position? How do you demarcate and correlate evidence about origins from current science and from divine revelation? What hinges on answering these questions correctly? This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his or her view, but also to critique and respond to the critiques of the other contributors, allowing you to compare their beliefs in an open forum setting to see where they overlap and where they differ.

Author : Rebecca McLaughlin
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433564262
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confronting Christianity written by Rebecca McLaughlin and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues to be the world's most popular worldview. But even so, the Christian faith includes many controversial beliefs that non-Christians find hard to accept. This book explores 12 issues that might cause someone to dismiss orthodox Christianity—issues such as the existence of suffering, the Bible's teaching on gender and sexuality, the reality of heaven and hell, the authority of the Bible, and more. Showing how the best research from sociology, science, and psychology doesn't disagree with but actually aligns with claims found in the Bible, these chapters help skeptics understand why these issues are signposts, rather than roadblocks, to faith in Christ.

Author : William A. Dembski
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830815159
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mere Creation written by William A. Dembski and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 1998-09-28 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book a team of expert academics trained in mathematics, engineering, philosophy, physical anthropology, physics, astrophysics, biology and more investigate the prospects for intelligent design. Edited by William Dembski.

Author : Joshua Beck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692977118
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Don't Be Stupid. written by Joshua Beck and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't be stupid. is a thoughtful, fresh, and often funny call for a more intelligent Christianity. Helping Christians think through what their faith is, why it's true, and how to live it out -- so they reflect the truth and beauty of the Gospel they believe. Joshua's approachable style is light and fun to read, but also rich and powerful in its message. With grace and humor, he addresses the need in our culture for smarter Christians. Our modern culture sees Christians as stupid, out of touch, and irrelevant -- far off from the true and beautiful Gospel we believe. After reading Don't be stupid. you'll be prepared to dive deep into the richness of Christianity and begin to more meaningfully live it out. Joshua answers questions like: What is faith? Is it okay to doubt? Is Christianity true? How does your worldview affect your work? How do you treat those with whom you disagree? And he draws wisdom from the lives of those like William Wilberforce and C. S. Lewis. It's time to clear away the clutter of Christianity, so our world can see Christ. It's time to not be stupid.

Author : Erkki Vesa Rope Kojonen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317027337
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Intelligent Design Debate and the Temptation of Scientism written by Erkki Vesa Rope Kojonen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversy over Intelligent Design (ID) has now continued for over two decades, with no signs of ending. For its defenders, ID is revolutionary new science, and its opposition is merely ideological. For its critics, ID is both bad science and bad theology. But the polemical nature of the debate makes it difficult to understand the nature of the arguments on all sides. A balanced and deep analysis of a controversial debate, this volume argues that beliefs about the purposiveness or non-purposiveness of nature should not be based merely on science. Rather, the philosophical and theological nature of such questions should be openly acknowledged.