Introducing Apologetics

Introducing Apologetics by James E Taylor was published by Baker Academic in March 2006 and is our 17481st best seller. The ISBN for Introducing Apologetics is 9780801027864.

In this stalwart defense of the Christian faith, James Taylor offers a balanced and comprehensive treatment of the core apologetic issues facing believers in the twenty-first century. Sample topics include:

- worldviews
- the problem of evil
- the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
- scriptural canonicity and authority
- religious pluralism
- postmodernism
- ethical relativism

Each of the book's twenty-five chapters contains an outline, summary, list of basic terms, reflection and discussion questions, and guide to further reading. Chapter overviews and sidebars enhance this readable text.

What distinguishes this work is its tone, which is neither strident nor polemical. Instead, Taylor's arguments are sensitive, winsome, humble, and fair-minded, especially with respect to his treatment of philosophical and religious systems that challenge Christianity. Unique to Taylor's approach is his vision of apologetics as a discipline that should ideally lead to Christian commitment, discipleship, and spiritual transformation.

Introducing Apologetics will appeal to college and seminary students as well as anyone who thinks deeply about the rationality and tenability of a Christian worldview. This work is destined to become a seminal textbook and a welcome contribution to the apologetic endeavor of the twenty-first century.

James E. Taylor (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is professor of philosophy and chair of the department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He formerly taught at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.