confronting christianity by rebecca mclaughlin

in English literature from Cambridge and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. She was born into a Christian Catholic family. She was born on 25 January 1980 in London, United Kingdom. John C.Confronting Christianity, named Christianity Today’s 2020 Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year Readers will find themselves expertly guided on a journey that involves them not only in confronting Christianity but also in confronting themselves-their worldviews, hopes, fears, failures, and search for identity and satisfaction-and, finally, in confronting Christ as the altogether credible source of life as God means it to be.” “This book is compelling reading, not only because of its intellectual rigor and the fact that it is beautifully written but also because of its honest, empathetic humanity. Williams, Principal, Tyndale House, Cambridge author, Can We Trust the Gospels? In this bombshell of a book packed with myth-busting statistics, McLaughlin reveals the many surprises in authentic Christianity.” “In the West, many people are persuaded by dominant secular narratives and think they already know what Christianity is about. Trillia Newbell, author, If God Is For Us Fear and Faith and United Her answers are not only insightful they have the potential to transform a heart of stone to a heart of flesh. McLaughlin doesn’t shy away from tough questions about diversity and the nations, as well as slavery and facing America’s past and present.

Confronting Christianity will help you understand the hard questions of the Christian faith while also igniting a love for neighbor. “Apologetics with heart, discernment, empathy, and rigorous study. McLaughlin writes for curious thinkers everywhere, and handsomely McLaughlin, Rebeccarepays the open-minded reader.” “A fresh voice, arresting arguments, and an easy-to-read style. Jesus becomes not a relic from the ancient world, but our modern world’s best hope. Look more closely, McLaughlin argues, and the reality of suffering, the complexity of sexuality, the desire for diversity, the success of science, and other seeming roadblocks to faith become signposts. But for many educated westerners, biblical Christianity is a dangerous idea-challenging some of their deepest beliefs.Ĭhanneling state-of-the-art research, personal stories, and careful biblical study, Confronting Christianity explores 12 questions that keep many of us from considering faith in Christ.

Religion’s decline in the modern world turns out to be a myth.Ĭhristianity is the most widespread global belief system, and promises to remain so well into the future.

Confronting christianity by rebecca mclaughlin