That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith
"Beneath the clichés of our culture lie some unsettling questions about God. Paul Copan, with genius and simplicity, uncovers the struggle and constructs his answers on a firm foundation." Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker

"It's all relative."
"Everything is one with the divine."
"Why would a good God send people to hell?"
"The Gospels contradict each other."

In our relativistic society, Christians more than ever before are bombarded by skeptical comments such as these. You hear them on college campuses, in the workplace, and from your neighbors and friends.

That's Just Your Interpretation
provides incisive answers to challenges related to truth and reality, worldviews, and Christian doctrine. Similar to his well-received "True for You, but Not for Me," this book by Paul Copan will help you defend your faith, even when you're confronted with the toughest questions. You'll be able to respond with intelligent, powerful answers that direct people toward a personal relationship with God.

"The book is accessible to non-specialists, yet Copan clearly brings to each subject careful research and scholarly reflection."
J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology

"Paul Copan manifests the conceptual skills of a fine philosopher and theologian as well as the heart of a sincere Christian. This combination is potent indeed, illuminating a wide range of pressing issues about the Christian faith."
Paul Moser, Loyola University of Chicago

"Paul Copan writes with clarity, force, and insight about the credibility of Christianity."
Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College
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That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith
"Beneath the clichés of our culture lie some unsettling questions about God. Paul Copan, with genius and simplicity, uncovers the struggle and constructs his answers on a firm foundation." Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker

"It's all relative."
"Everything is one with the divine."
"Why would a good God send people to hell?"
"The Gospels contradict each other."

In our relativistic society, Christians more than ever before are bombarded by skeptical comments such as these. You hear them on college campuses, in the workplace, and from your neighbors and friends.

That's Just Your Interpretation
provides incisive answers to challenges related to truth and reality, worldviews, and Christian doctrine. Similar to his well-received "True for You, but Not for Me," this book by Paul Copan will help you defend your faith, even when you're confronted with the toughest questions. You'll be able to respond with intelligent, powerful answers that direct people toward a personal relationship with God.

"The book is accessible to non-specialists, yet Copan clearly brings to each subject careful research and scholarly reflection."
J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology

"Paul Copan manifests the conceptual skills of a fine philosopher and theologian as well as the heart of a sincere Christian. This combination is potent indeed, illuminating a wide range of pressing issues about the Christian faith."
Paul Moser, Loyola University of Chicago

"Paul Copan writes with clarity, force, and insight about the credibility of Christianity."
Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College
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That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith

That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith

by Paul Copan
That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith

That's Just Your Interpretation: Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith

by Paul Copan

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Overview

"Beneath the clichés of our culture lie some unsettling questions about God. Paul Copan, with genius and simplicity, uncovers the struggle and constructs his answers on a firm foundation." Ravi Zacharias, author and speaker

"It's all relative."
"Everything is one with the divine."
"Why would a good God send people to hell?"
"The Gospels contradict each other."

In our relativistic society, Christians more than ever before are bombarded by skeptical comments such as these. You hear them on college campuses, in the workplace, and from your neighbors and friends.

That's Just Your Interpretation
provides incisive answers to challenges related to truth and reality, worldviews, and Christian doctrine. Similar to his well-received "True for You, but Not for Me," this book by Paul Copan will help you defend your faith, even when you're confronted with the toughest questions. You'll be able to respond with intelligent, powerful answers that direct people toward a personal relationship with God.

"The book is accessible to non-specialists, yet Copan clearly brings to each subject careful research and scholarly reflection."
J. P. Moreland, Talbot School of Theology

"Paul Copan manifests the conceptual skills of a fine philosopher and theologian as well as the heart of a sincere Christian. This combination is potent indeed, illuminating a wide range of pressing issues about the Christian faith."
Paul Moser, Loyola University of Chicago

"Paul Copan writes with clarity, force, and insight about the credibility of Christianity."
Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441211200
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/01/2001
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Paul Copan (Ph.D., Marquette University) is a ministry associate with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. His books include Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? and "True for You, but Not for Me." Copan lives in Suwanee, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
Part 1Challenges Related to Truth and Reality
1It's All Relative25
2That's Just Your Interpretation30
3That's Just Your Reality35
4Reality Is Shaped by Forces beyond Our Control41
Part 2Challenges Related to Worldviews
5Everything Is One with the Divine; All Else Is an Illusion49
6Why Not Believe in Reincarnation?60
7If God Made the Universe, Who Made God?69
8If God Knows What We're Going to Do, Then We Don't Have Free Will74
9If God Predestines Some to Be Saved, What Choice Do I Really Have?84
10The Coexistence of God and Evil Is a Logical Contradiction90
11Why Would a Good God Send People to Hell?101
12Religion Is Nothing More Than the Human Wish for a Father Figure110
Part 3Challenges Related to Christianity
13How Can God Be Three and One?121
14Isn't the Idea of God Becoming a Man Incoherent?127
15If Jesus Is God, How Could He Really Be Tempted?138
16The Genesis Creation Account Contradicts Contemporary Science (Part 1)144
17The Genesis Creation Account Contradicts Contemporary Science (Part 2)154
18How Could a Loving God Command Genocide?161
19Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?171
20The Gospels Contradict Each Other179
21Old Testament "Prophecies" Are Taken out of Context in the New Testament188
Conclusion197
Notes199
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