• An accessible and authoritative introduction to a vital subject
• Major contributions on key issues of method
• An A-Z of 400 shorter articles on the many forms and aspects of apologetics
• Written by an international team of 200 contributors
• Select bibliographies to encourage further study
• With cross-reference system, and name and subject indexes
This
major reference work is offered as a resource for today's church in its
life, worship, and mission to the world. It aims to enable readers not
merely to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against attack, but also to
commend it positively.
The Dictionary addresses the main
intellectual objections to the Christian faith, and puts the case in
its favour from a wide variety of perspectives. But since apologetics
is the task of the whole person, the contributors also consider how the
truth of the church's message can be demonstrated within the diverse
elements of contemporary culture.
Christian students and scholars
in all major disciplines, pastors and lay leaders of local churches,
and anyone actively involved in evangelism or social outreach will be
empowered by this dictionary to witness more effectively to Christ, in
word and deed. -- Publisher