How to Defend the Christian Faith

Advice from an Atheist

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John W. Loftus, Peter Boghossian: How to Defend the Christian Faith (2015, Pitchstone LLC)

English language

Published May 16, 2015 by Pitchstone LLC.

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978-1-63431-058-1
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Review of 'How to defend the Christian faith' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

The “new atheists” have often been accused of being ignorant of theology. Not so with Loftus, a former minister who earned several degrees, and studied theology and philosophy of religion. Even if you accuse someone like Dawkins or Hitchens of failing to do their homework before rejecting faith, you can’t say the same about Loftus.

Indeed, while there are plenty of books and web sites that catalog arguments for the existence of a god, and whether those arguments hold any water, Loftus’s book looks at the field of theology. That is, instead of classifying arguments into evidential, presuppositional, etc., he classifies apologist’ tactics into special pleading, gerrymandering for God, punting to possibilities (aka “you can’t prove that there’s no God”), making excuses for God, and so on. Look for these the next time you read apologetics.

The book stumbles in two respects, though: one is editing. I kept running into …

Subjects

  • Christianity, controversial literature
  • Apologetics