Last summer saw the publication of a new ‘counterpoints’ book on methods for defending the faith, Understanding Christian Apologetics (Tyndale/Hendrickson). I had the privilege of explaining and defending the presuppositional method, most famously associated with Cornelius Van Til. Here’s the full line-up of contributors:
Classical Apologetics – Melissa Cain Travis
Evidential Apologetics – Sean McDowell
Presuppositional Apologetics – James N. Anderson
Cultural Apologetics – D. A. Horton
Ecclesial Apologetics – Timothy Paul Jones (also volume editor)
Each main chapter defines and defends the author’s favored approach in 5,000 words, followed by 1,000-word responses from the other four contributors.
The book was originally planned to include case studies to illustrate each approach, but in the end the publisher decided to put these in a downloadable study guide.
In February, I had the great pleasure of joining Dr. Jones for a bookstore event at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where we each gave a brief presentation on our contributions to the book, followed by an audience Q&A:
I’m also pleased to share that this year’s meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society will feature a panel discussion between the contributors (with Ben Shaw standing in for Sean McDowell, who is unable to attend). Hope to see some of you there!