About this title: A guide to the problems and conflicts caused by faith and doubt. The author offers a middle ground on which all Christians can firmly stand and commend their faith in a way that is neither arrogant nor timid, but confident.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Date Published: 1995-03-30
ISBN-13:9780802808561ISBN:0802808565
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780802808561ISBN:0802808565
Description: 'In this short by acute book, Bishop Newbigin unmasks the unspoken and concealed conditions that have intimidated and effectively held Christians in check, making their taming by modern cultural forces easy and comprehensive. It follows from this tha... read more
"Still digesting this piece and will probably revisit it many times. Newbigin helpfully deconstructs the modernist epistemic project (or rather, points out how historically it has devolved into skepticism). Using the insights of Hungarian scientist Michael Polanyi, Newbigin attempts to reconstruct a Christian conception of knowing that avoids modern counterfeits (which are bankrupt) and embraces the biblical story as the true story of the world."
"Newbigin does a good job approaching rationalism and the traditional Christian apologetics in this short book, arguing for a more appropriate view of certainty in regards to faith in modern life. His prose is a little over-academic at times and gets lost in the pages, but overall it is a short, helpful volume."
"Briefly mapping the intellectual history of Europe since Augustine, Newbigin sets a path towards an appropriate understanding of faith in a postmodern context. In the midst of this ambitious project, Newbigin also weighs the critiques and responses of liberal, fundamentalist and natural theologies in this intellectual climate. Newbigin provides a brief yet incredibly insightful overview of the place of faith within the postmodern milieu. A"
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