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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald W Ekstrand |
| ISBN: | 9781604779295 1604779292 |
| OCLC Number: | 262465255 |
| Description: | x, 353 p. : ill., 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface: The Goal of the Book -- The Scope of the Book -- The Nuances of the Book -- The Purpose of the Book -- Introduction -- The Need for Intellectual Honesty -- 1. The world of religion -- What Is Religion? -- The Origin of Religion -- Functions of Religion -- Elements of Religion -- 2. Religion and the cosmos -- Types of Religion -- Monotheism -- Polytheism -- Pantheism -- Naturalism -- Secularism and Pluralism -- Postmodernism -- Evaluation of Religion -- 3. The origin of the universe -- The Problem of Bias -- The Perspectives of Science and Religion -- The Development of Science -- The Laws of Science -- The Fossil Record -- The Cave Man -- 4. The evidence of science -- Radioactive Dating Methods -- Evidence for a Worldwide Flood -- Historical Evidence -- Logistical Evidence -- Greenhouse Evidence -- Water Evidence -- Worldwide Flood Evidence -- Dinosaur Evidence -- Longevity of Life Evidence -- Carbon-14 Evidence -- Quick-Frozen Animal Evidence -- Three Reasons Why Life Did Not Evolve by Natural Processes -- Three Reasons Why Many Scientists Accept Evolution as Fact 5. The existence of God -- The Argument of "Cause" -- The Argument of "Design" -- The Argument of "Morality" -- Conclusion -- 6. The incredible human body -- The Eye -- The Ear -- The Nose -- The Heart -- The Blood -- The Kidneys -- The Brain -- The Cell's DNA -- Conclusion -- 7. God's perspective of ancient history -- Creation and the Fall -- The Creation of Humanity -- The Fall of Humanity -- The Rebellion of Early Man -- The Descendants of Abraham -- The Leadership of Moses -- The Rule of Judges -- 8. The rise and fall of the kingdom of Israel -- The Kingdom of Israel -- The Divided Kingdom -- The Exile and Return -- The Intertestamental Period -- The Period of the Persians -- The Period of the Greeks -- The Period of Independence -- The Rule of the Romans -- 9. The coming of the Messiah -- The Birth of the Messiah -- The Prophecies of the Messiah -- The Ministry of the Messiah -- The Central Message of the Messiah -- The Miracles of the Messiah -- The New Covenant of the Messiah -- The Acceptance of the Messiah -- The Rejection of the Messiah -- The Crucifixion of the Messiah -- The Resurrection of the Messiah -- The Formation of the Church 10. The triune Godhead -- The Attributes of God -- God is Eternal -- God is Holy -- God is Unchanging -- God is Creator -- God is All -- Powerful -- God is All-Knowing -- God is Ever-Present -- God is Love -- God is Sovereign -- God is Personal -- The Triune Nature of God -- The Trinity Defined -- The Trinity Misunderstood -- The Trinity According to Scripture -- The Trinity Illustrated -- The Trinity Differentiated -- The Deity of Christ -- The Claims of Christ -- The Appellations of Christ -- The Miracles of Christ -- How Other Great Spiritual Leaders Compare with Christ -- The Holy Spirit -- The Spirit of God Defined -- The Spirit of God in the Old Testament -- The Spirit of God in the New Testament -- 11. Christian beliefs and practices -- Salvation -- Christian Virtues -- The Church -- The Purpose of the Church -- The Structure of the Church -- The Denominations of the Church -- The Sacraments -- Baptism -- Lord's Supper -- The Apocalypse -- 12. Sacred Scriptures and ancient writitngs -- The Formation of the Scriptures -- The Apocryphal Books -- Other Ancient Christian Writings -- Textual Accuracy of the Scriptures -- Reliability of the New Testament -- Writings of First-Century Secular Historians -- Archaeology and the Scriptures -- Scientific Accuracy of the Scriptures -- The Earth -- The Heavens -- The Body -- Fulfilled Prophecy and the Scriptures -- 13. The early years of church history (First through Fifteenth Centuries) -- The First and Second Centuries: The Early Church -- Persecution in the Early Church -- Heresies in the Early Church -- The Third and Fourth Centuries: The Union of Church and State -- Emperor Constantine Converts to Christianity -- The Great Theologians of this Era -- The Fifth through Fifteenth Centuries: The Middle Ages -- The Fall of the Roman Empire -- The Union of Church and State -- The Emergence of Islam -- The Great Schism between the East and the West -- The Papacy at the Time of the Crusades -- Historical Events that Led to the Reformation -- 14. The later years of church history (Sixteenth through Twentieth Centuries) -- The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: The Renaissance and The Reformation -- The Renaissance -- The Reformation -- The Counter -- Reformation -- Other Reformation Developments -- The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: The Age of Enlightenment -- Rationalism and the Eighteenth Century -- The Scientific Revolution and the Nineteenth Century -- The Twentieth Century: The Age of Modernism -- Developments within Christianity -- Prominent Orthodox Christians of the Twentieth Century -- Issues of Growth -- Differences in Buildings, Decor, and Worship -- Conclusion |
| Responsibility: | Donald W. Ekstrand. |
Abstract:
Chrisitianity examined from the perspective of science, philosophy, theology, and history.
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