Christian Apologetics as Cross-Cultural Dialogue

by Benno van den Toren

Overview

A call for a new understanding of apologetics, moving away from appeals to tran-cultural rationality, arguing for a new form of cross-cultural dialogue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567052766
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/29/2011
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dr Benno van den Toren taught apologetics, ethics and doctrine in French-speaking Africa before coming to Wycliffe Hall, Oxford where he is currently tutor in doctrine and Dean of Faculty.

Table of Contents

Preface\Chapter One: Two Converging Challenges for Christian Apologetic Witness\Chapter Two: Postmodern Criticism of Modern Western Apologetics\Chapter Three: Theological Appreciation of Modern Western Apologetics\Chapter Four: Christian Anthropology for understanding ApologeticsChapter Five: Surprised by Reality\Chapter Six: Contextual Apologetics\Chapter Seven: Cross-cultural Persuasion\Chapter Eight: Reaching the Reasons of the HeartBibliography

Editorial Reviews

[The author's] study exposes the weakness of subject-object dualism and universalist foundationalism in modern epistemology, debunks the modern quest for human autonomy and individualism, and espouses a strong biblical anthropology that human beings are made in the image of God and are part of a wider human community and culture.
Religious Studies Review

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