Title: Telling a better story : how to talk about God in a skeptical age /
Authors: Chatraw, Josh
Year: 2020
Subjects: Apologetics; Witness bearing (Christianity); Apologetics; Religion
Abstract: The practice of offering reasons for the Christian faith, or apologetics, strikes many unbelievers today as offensive, an attempt to proselytize, while Christians themselves often view apologetics as unsophisticated or even faith-undermining. After all, shouldn't a believer focus on presenting the gospel rather than attempting to argue people to belief. In Telling a Better Story, author Joshua Chatraw presents a new and better way to do apologetics, an inside-out approach that is attuned to our late-modern moment and respectful of unbelievers, all the while remaining focused on Jesus. With chapters on cultural understanding, dealing with the difficult issues, and presenting Jesus in a holistic, contextual manner, Telling a Better Story offers a roadmap to effective apologetics both for experienced apologists and those new to sharing their faith with others.
Contents: Part 1. A better story about apologetics. In search of a better way -- The story lives on -- What time is it? -- When talking to humans -- Inside out -- Part 2. Offering a better story. Imagining a better meaning -- Imagining a better true self -- Imagining a better happiness -- Imagining a better inclusiveness -- Imagining better reasons(s) -- Part 3. Objections to the story. An oppressive story? -- An unloving story? -- An untrue story?