The Apology

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>Is Jesus God? Does God exist? Why are there so many Christian denominations? Are people even reading the same Bible?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>Sparks fly when Oxford University students Eric Hansen and Maria Menklin banter their way through Christian scriptural teachings under the tutelage of their beloved professor of divinity.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>Richard M. Calkins's first book in The Apology Trilogy The Apology: A Study of the Christian Religion is a fictional interchange tackling tough questions and challenging age-old beliefs about what it means to follow in Jesus's footsteps. Calkins methodically lays out both sides of each argument as in a court of law and leaves the verdict to be decided by the reader.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(68 68 68 1)>Just as the wise professor guides his questioning students Calkins hopes that The Apology will trigger empathy in believers and non-believers alike for what it means to be a Christian. At the least he hopes The Apology will inspire readers to dust off their Bibles and experience the Word for themselves anew.</span></p>