Philosophy in Seven Sentences
Philosophy in Seven Sentences

Author: Douglas Groothuis

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0830840931

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Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. In this lively introduction, Douglas Groothuis upacks seven short yet pivotal sentences from the history of Western philosophy, including key ideas from Protagoras, Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Pascal and Kierkegaard.

Philosophy in Seven Sentences
Philosophy in Seven Sentences

Author: Douglas Groothuis

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0830899278

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Philosophy is not a closed club or a secret society. It's for anyone who thinks big questions are worth talking about. In this lively introduction, Douglas Groothuis upacks seven short yet pivotal sentences from the history of Western philosophy, including key ideas from Protagoras, Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Pascal and Kierkegaard.

Christian History in Seven Sentences
Christian History in Seven Sentences

Author: Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2021-05-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0830854789

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Since birth of the church, the followers of Christ have experienced persecution, established orthodoxy and orthopraxy, endured division and social upheaval, and sought to proclaim the good news. How can we begin to grasp the complexity of the church's story? In this brief primer, historian Jennifer Woodruff Tait uses seven sentences to introduce readers to the sweeping scope of church history.

On Pascal
On Pascal

Author: Douglas Groothuis

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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ON PASCAL, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways. Serving as standalone texts when tackling a philosophers' original sources or as helpful resources for focusing philosophy students' engagements with these philosopher's often conceptually daunting works, these titles have also gained extraordinary popularity with a lay readership and quite often serve as "refreshers" for philosophy instructors.

Christian Apologetics
Christian Apologetics

Author: Douglas Groothuis

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 725

ISBN-13: 1514002760

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The Christian faith offers people hope. But how can we know that Christianity is true? How can Christians confidently present their beliefs in the face of doubts and competing views? In this second edition of a landmark apologetics text, Douglas Groothuis makes a clear and rigorous case for Christian theism, addressing the most common questions and objections raised regarding Christianity.

Christian Philosophy
Christian Philosophy

Author: Craig G. Bartholomew

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1441244719

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This third book in a series of successful introductory textbooks by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen builds on their previous projects, The Drama of Scripture and Living at the Crossroads, to offer a comprehensive narrative of philosophical thought from a distinctly Christian perspective. After exploring the interaction among Scripture, worldview, theology, and philosophy, the authors tell the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through postmodern times, positioning the philosophers in their historical contexts and providing Christian critique along the way. The authors emphasize the Reformed philosophical tradition without neglecting other historical trajectories and show how philosophical thought relates to contemporary life.

Thinking About God
Thinking About God

Author: Gregory E. Ganssle

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-06-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0830877487

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What is God like? What can God do? What can God know? How does God communicate? Philosopher Gregory E. Ganssle appeals to philosophy for some answers to these questions in this introduction to thinking clearly and carefully about God.

The New Testament in Seven Sentences
The New Testament in Seven Sentences

Author: Gary M. Burge

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0830856455

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To understand the breadth of the gospel's message, we need to perceive the full tapestry of Scripture. Using seven key sentences from the New Testament, Gary M. Burge demonstrates how the themes of fulfillment, kingdom, cross, grace, covenant, spirit, and completion set a theological rhythm for our faith, outlining the broader pattern of Scripture that illustrates what God has done—and is bringing to fulfillment—in Christ.

Life's Ultimate Questions
Life's Ultimate Questions

Author: Ronald H. Nash

Publisher: Zondervan Academic

Published: 2010-08-03

Total Pages: 1216

ISBN-13: 0310873061

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Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches—topical, historical, and worldview/conceptual systems—it affords students a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems, explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Part Two, Important Problems in Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology, God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God, Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death.

World Religions in Seven Sentences
World Religions in Seven Sentences

Author: Douglas Groothuis

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2023-09-05

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1514005832

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Understanding other faiths is essential not just to interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith. Covering world religions including Atheism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Christianity, and Islam, Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence for each one as a way to open readers to their depth and complexity.