Apologetics for a New Generation: A Biblical and Culturally Relevant Approach to Talking About God

by Sean McDowell, David Kinnaman (Foreword by)

Overview

Many teenagers leave home for college but don't take their faith with them. Popular writer and speaker Sean McDowell offers a solution for this problem: a new way of approaching faith that addresses the questions the emerging generation is asking and that incorporates a radically humble and relational approach.

An impressive list of contributors including Dan Kimball (They Like Jesus but Not the Church), Brian Godawa (Hollywood Worldviews), and Josh McDowell show that today's apologetics must employ...

• a clear connection with everyday life
• an invitation for people to express their doubts and wrestle with tough questions
• a culturally savvy understanding of the way secular people view Christians
• an engaging methodology that captures the imagination before engaging the mind
• a strong emphasis on the resurrection and how it changes everything

This resource is imperative for leaders who are ready to engage a new generation with the claims of Christ.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736925204
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	03/01/2009
Series:	ConversantLife.com
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Sean McDowell (PhD) is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including A New Kind of Apologist. He is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, is an internationally recognized speaker, and blogs regularly at www.seanmcdowell.org.

Table of Contents

Foreword David Kinnaman 9

Introduction: Apologetics for a New Generation Sean McDowell 13

Part 1 A New Approach

1 A Different Kind of Apologist Dan Kimball 29

2 Truth Never Gets Old Brett Kunkle 41

An Interview Lee Strobel 55

3 A Fresh Apologetic: Relationships That Transform Josh McDowell 57

4 Christianity and Culture: Defending our Fathers and Mothers John Mark Reynolds 69

An Interview J.P. Moreland 81

5 A Human Apologetic: Tilling the Soul Dale Fincher 83

Part 2 New Methods

6 Capturing the Imagination Before Engaging the Mind Craig J. Hazen 97

7 Conversational Apologetics: Evangelism for the New Millennium David Geisler 109

An Interview Greg Stier 119

8 Storytelling and Persuasion Brian Godawa 121

9 Apologetics and Emotional Development: Understanding Our Ways of Knowing and Finding Meaning Mark Matlock 137

An Interview Jeff Myers 146

10 Making Apologetics Come Alive in Youth Ministry Alex McFarland 149

11 Home-Field Advantage Chris Sherrod 161

Part 3 New Challenges

12 Jesus: Risen for a New Generation Jason Carlson 175

13 Apologetics and Race Alison Thomas 189

An Interview Mike Licona 196

14 Homosexuality: Know the Truth and Speak It with Compassion Alan Shlemon 199

15 Abortion and Common Ground Stephen Wagner 211

An Interview Skip Heitzig 219

16 Defending Femininity: Why Jesus Is Good News for Women Jonalyn Grace Fincher 221

Appendix: Recommended Resources for Students 235

Notes 237

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The compilation of noted speakers and authors in Apologetics for a New Generation on pertinent topics that face this and our next generation is absolutely outstanding. It is a must read for every parent, youth worker and teacher out there.

“No person who is serious about affecting the lives of young people for Christ should be without the insight and wisdom contained in this book. I'd love to see it as required reading in every youth group/small study group across the nation. Our Christian young people need not only to believe in Christ, but be able to defend their faith in Christ and this resource is a definite beginning for this use. Thanks Sean for a job well done.”
—Dr.Timothy L. Heaton, Professor of Education, Cedarville University

“Apologetics meets postmodernism. Sean gives me a renewed sense that apologetics really does matter. I will recommend this book to every youth pastor I know.”
—Ryan Snuffer, DMin, director, The Christian Resource Center

Editorial Reviews

The compilation of noted speakers and authors in Apologetics for a New Generation on pertinent topics that face this and our next generation is absolutely outstanding. It is a must read for every parent, youth worker and teacher out there.

“No person who is serious about affecting the lives of young people for Christ should be without the insight and wisdom contained in this book. I'd love to see it as required reading in every youth group/small study group across the nation. Our Christian young people need not only to believe in Christ, but be able to defend their faith in Christ and this resource is a definite beginning for this use. Thanks Sean for a job well done.”
—Dr.Timothy L. Heaton, Professor of Education, Cedarville University

“Apologetics meets postmodernism. Sean gives me a renewed sense that apologetics really does matter. I will recommend this book to every youth pastor I know.”
—Ryan Snuffer, DMin, director, The Christian Resource Center

From the Publisher