The New Apologetics
At the Intersection of Secularism, Science, and Spirituality
Abstract
Skepticism about Christianity abounds. Building on the work of Charles Taylor, Ian S. Markham argues that contemporary skepticism is more a mood than an intellectual repudiation of Christian theology. In its attempt to accommodate science, the church too often opts for deistic responses that take the spiritual out of the material. Against this response, Markham argues for a rich, imaginative account of the world that is grounded in Christian revelation, and affirms spiritual causation, angels, and the reality of the saints. It is a clarion call for the Western church to learn from the church in the Global South and create a rich theology that lives up to its professed values as a genuinely inclusive church.
Schlagworte
apostolic succession angels philosophy of truth saints science and religion secularization- 17–34 2 Superstition 17–34
- 117–138 6 Sacramentality 117–138
- 139–162 7 Apostolic Succession 139–162
- 189–192 Concluding Reflections 189–192
- 193–206 Bibliography 193–206
- 207–216 Index 207–216
- 217–217 About the Author 217–217