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A compelling and urgent case for Jesus Christ as the one and only
way to salvation. Today, professing that Jesus Christ is the only
way to approach God and receive his salvation may seem to some like
a form of intolerance or arrogance. A growing number of Christian
intellectuals, pastors, and leaders are favoring a more inclusive
view of a person's path to salvation. But what does this mean in
practice? Are there biblical or theological means of defending
inclusivism or pluralism, or do these views simply pay tribute to
modern ethical standards? The fact is that unity among Christians
on this fundamental issue has disappeared. Many people of faith
choose among three fundamentally different answers to the question,
"Is Jesus the only Savior?" Stated succinctly, these answers are:
No! (Pluralism) Yes, but... (Inclusivism) Yes, period!
(Exclusivism) In Is Jesus the Only Savior?, Ronald Nash explores
the divergent views of pluralism and inclusivism in depth, laying
out the reasoning, history, and major supporters behind them; and
making a resounding case for exclusivism based on firm theological
standards. Christians of all walks of life will find their faith in
Christ affirmed and strengthened by this vital treatise, written in
accessible terms and a readable style.
"The Concept of God is an excellent treatment of an increasingly
critical issue in philosophical theology. With characteristic
clarity and forthrightness, Dr. Nash judiciously evaluates
competing conceptions of deity, and in the end recommends an
understanding of God that is both theologically sound and
philosophically acceptable." -Michael L. Peterson, Ph. D. "Nash's
book brings together for the general reader the intense and
wide-ranging discussions now taking place among philosophers on the
attributes of God. Without being simplistic, he admirably succeeds
in making these discussions accessible to those who are not
specialists in philosophy. It's a book that needed to be written, a
fine contribution." -Nicholas Wolterstorff "The strength of The
Concept of God is in its excellent balance of technical issues and
lucid explanation. It makes for illuminating reading both for the
beginning student and for the professional philosopher...Because of
its clear explanations, numerous examples, brevity and breadth, the
book will make an excellent component of introductory courses in
philosophy." -V. James Mannoia, Jr. "This book is relevant,
interesting, and fresh in its treatment...It will be an important
supplemental text to theology classes and philosophy of religion
classes." -Alan Johnson "The suitability of Nash's book as a text
for philosophy of religion is obvious. It is also useful for
apologetics because of its concern to vindicate and validate the
Christian doctrine of God against attacks on its coherence. In
addition, it will be a most welcome text for the section of
theology proper that deals with God's attributes." -Cornelius
Plantinga, Jr.
Christians should not have an inferiority complex regarding the
academic or intellectual integrity of their faith and should
understand that Christian faith is also a rational faith. Faith and
Reason has two major purposes. First, it is designed to introduce
readers to the more important questions that link philosophy and
religion. It explores philosophical questions. It is also written
for pastors, Christian workers, and educated laypeople who want to
know how to defend the Christian faith. The book includes
discussion questions.
What do the terms 'freedom' and 'justice' mean? What is the State?
Is the existence of the State justified? What are the proper limits
of the power of the State? What about the intervention of the State
in economic matters that gives rise to the disputes between
advocates of capitalism, socialism, and the welfare state? These
are some of the broader questions addressed in this book.
Life's Ultimate Questions is unique among introductory philosophy
textbooks. By synthesizing three distinct approaches---topical,
historical, and worldview/conceptual systems---it affords students
a breadth and depth of perspective previously unavailable in
standard introductory texts. Part One, Six Conceptual Systems,
explores the philosophies of: naturalism, Plato, Aristotle,
Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Part Two, Important Problems in
Philosophy, sheds light on: The Law of Noncontradiction, Possible
Words, Epistemology I: Whatever Happened to Truth?, Epistemology
II: A Tale of Two Systems, Epistemology III: Reformed Epistemology,
God I: The Existence of God, God II: The Nature of God,
Metaphysics: Some Questions About Indeterminism, Ethics I: The
Downward Path, Ethics II: The Upward Path, Human Nature: The
Mind-Body Problem and Survival After Death.
This world is a battlefield in the arena of ideas. The prize is the
heart and mind of humankind. In this book, Ronald Nash outlines the
Christian way of looking at God, self, and the world. He holds that
worldview up against the tests of reason, logic, and experience,
particularly discussing the problems of evil and the alleged
"nonsense" of the historic Christian doctrines and of Jesus'
incarnation and resurrection. He finds the Christian worldview
sound and urges Christians to equip themselves intellectually to
defend the faith on that battlefield. He particularly hits the
attractions to our generation of naturalism and the New Age
movement, pointing out their weaknesses and pitfalls as well as
those of older worldviews. "Christian theism," he writes, "is a
system that commends itself to the whole person"; but he stresses
that a great difference exists between "belief that" and "belief
in."
"Is my baby with God now?" What does the Bible say to such a
question? What hope does it offer parents grieving the loss of a
precious child? The answers are merciful. However, the implications
are not simple. Is God a Universalist? Is there salvation after
death? What is the role of infant baptism? And what about the
doctrine of depravity? If a baby is born into sin, then what? What
happens to the unborn -- to the miscarried and the aborted? For
pastors looking for biblical grounds to offer comfort and
assurance, and for parents seeking solace for their grief, When a
Baby Dies offers insights that are rich in hope and grounded
solidly in Scripture.
Did early Christianity borrow any of its essential beliefs and
practices from pagan religions and philosophies? No, answers the
author of this compelling apologetic for the uniqueness of
Christian teaching. Part 1 investigates possible influences of
Hellenistic philosophy; part 2, of pagan mystery religions; and
part 3, of Gnosticism. First released in 1992, The Gospel and the
Greeks has been retypeset.
St. Augustine is not only the bridge that links ancient philosophy
and early Christian theology with the thought of the Middle Ages,
but one who, in his philosophy and especially in his epistemology,
anticipated some of the most important ideas of Descartes and
Malbranche, Berkeley and Kant. In this study of the central aspect
of St. Augustine's thought, the author analyzes the various facets
of his theory of knowledge and offers a new interpretation of his
idea of divine illumination. St. Augustine's views on skepticism
and truth, on faith and reason, and on sense perception and
cogitation are first examined in order to show their relation to
this theory of divine illumination as the ultimate source of truth
for man. The proper understanding of the theory of illumination, of
how man apprehends the divine ideas, is the most difficult problem
in St. Augustine's epistemology, for he did not formulate any
systematic theory of knowledge. Any account of the Augustinian
epistemology, Mr. Nash believes, must resolve three paradoxes: how
the intellect is both passive and active; how the forms are
distinct from - and not distinct from - the human mind; and how
man's mind is and is not the light that makes knowledge possible.
In explaining the nature of divine illumination, Nash discusses
four interpretations that have been advanced; the Thomist (which he
rejects as not faithful to St. Augustine's general philosophy), the
Franciscan, the Formalist, and the Ontologist. He argues here for a
modified Ontologist view. In his synthesis of Christian theology
and Neoplatonic philosophy, St. Augustine held that all creation
partakes of truth in varying degrees, that man as the highest part
of creation, created in God's image and thus sharing to some degree
the divine nature, is able to know truth through the divine light
and the light of his own mind. In attempting to find an answer to
the perennial problem of knowledge, St. Augustine, Nash suggests,
was struggling to find a theory that would combine the benefits of
conceptualism and realism, and his answer was more modern than many
have given him credit for. Ronald Nash is widely regarded as one of
the premier evangelical philosophers in the world. He is professor
of philosophy at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky. He has taught at a number of other colleges
and seminaries, including Western Kentucky University and Reformed
Theological Seminary. The author of more than 35 books on
philosophy, theology and economics, Dr. Nash is in constant demand
as a speaker throughout the world.
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