Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith

Throughout history there have been great and articulate defenders of the faith from Augustine and Aquinas to Jonathan Edwards G. K. Chesterton Francis Schaeffer and C. S. Lewis. But with new challenges comes the need for a fresh apologetic that specifically addresses the arguments levied against faith in our time of scientific atheism and skepticism.. In the spirit of C. S. Lewiss Mere Christianity Alister McGraths Mere Apologetics seeks to equip readers to engage gracefully and intelligently with the challenges facing the faith today while drawing appropriately on the wisdom of the past. Rather than supplying the fine detail of every apologetic issue in order to win arguments Mere Apologetics teaches a method that appeals not only to the mind but also to the heart and the imagination. This highly accessible easy-to-read book is perfect for pastors teachers students and lay people who want to speak clearly and lovingly to the issues that confront people of faith today.