Faith and Reason

by Henri Blocher

Overview

How do we harmonize the findings of science with the revelation of Scripture? Were there errors in the original manuscripts of the Bible? What of those who willfully bend a verse to say whatever they want? Blocher, who is former president of the European Fellowship of Evangelical Theologians, provides a persuasive primer on apologetics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683072744
Publisher:	Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/03/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	110
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Henri A. Blocher is professor emeritus of systematic theology at the Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique, Vaux-sur-Seine, France, where he taught for many years, beginning with its founding in 1965. He is former Gunther Knoedler Chair of Theology at Wheaton College, and was a member of the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization from 1975 to 1980. Blocher studied at a number of institutions including the Sorbonne, London Bible College, Gordon Divinity School, and the Faculté Libre de Théologie Protestante of Paris, and he now sits on the advisory board of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians, which he has also served as president. His books include Evil and the Cross: An Analytical Look at the Problem of Pain and Original Sin, a biblical theology of the Hebrew Bible. He and his wife, Henriette, a psychologist, have three children and seven grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Introduction: From Youthful Memory to Everyone's Mission 1

1 The Recourse to Reason in the Affirmation of the Faith 7

Historical Survey 7

Evangelicals and Apologetics 9

The French Scene 11

The Fundamental Question 13

2 Rationalism in the Light of Scripture 23

Rationalism 24

The Observations of Experience 24

Biblical Teaching 28

On What Basis Can There Be Dialogue? 31

How Long to Persevere? 33

3 Reflection on an Objection to the Faith: "You can make the Bible say whatever you want" 35

The Transmission of the Biblical Text 38

The Successive Editions/Versions of the Text? 41

The Bible, a Contradictory Book? 43

4 Response to the Objection: "Scientific endeavor is contrary to faith" 57

Modern Science 58

Miscellaneous Objections 60

Objections on the Basis of Principles 60

5 Response to the Objection: "The findings of scientific research show the Bible to be in error, and most especially when it comes to miracles" 77

Minor Errors Here and There? 78

The Structure of Reality 80

Science and Faith in Relation to Origins 85

The Question of Miracles 91

The Objection to Miracles 93

The Case for Miracles 95

Conclusion 104

Conclusion 105

For Further Reading: A Short Select Bibliography 107

About the Author / Translator 111