Letters from a skeptic : a son wrestles with his father's questions about Christianity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Boyd, Gregory A., 1957-
Other Authors:	Boyd, Edward K.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Colorado Springs, Colo. : David C. Cook, [2008]
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Apologetics. Boyd, Gregory A., > 1957- > Correspondence. Boyd, Edward K. > Correspondence. Boyd, Edward K. Boyd, Gregory A., > 1957- Records and correspondence.

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. Questions about God
Correspondence 1 : why has Christianity done so much harm
Correspondence 2 : why is the world so full of suffering
Correspondence 3 : is the risk of freedom worth all the suffering
Correspondence 4 : does God know the future
Correspondence 5 : why does God create earthquakes and famines
Correspondence 6 : why did God create Satan
Correspondence 7 : is your God all-powerful
Correspondence 8 : why believe in God in the first place
Correspondence 9 : couldn't it all be by chance
Correspondence 10 : why didn't God spare your mother
Correspondence 11 : why would an all-powerful God need prayer
Correspondence 12 : why would God care about us little humans
pt. 2. Questions about Jesus Christ
Correspondence 13 : why trust the Gospel accounts
Correspondence 14 : aren't the Gospels full of contradictions
Correspondence 15 : who wrote the Gospels and when were they written
Correspondence 16 : how can you believe that a man rose from the dead
Correspondence 17 : how can you believe that man was God
pt. 3. Questions about the Bible
Correspondence 18 : why does God make believing in Him so difficult
Correspondence 19 : why do you think the Bible is inspired
Correspondence 20 : Isn't the Bible full of myths and God's vengeance
Correspondence 21 : didn't the Catholic Church put the Bible together
Correspondence 22 : why are there so many differing interpretations of the Bible
Correspondence 23 : what about the "holy books" of other religions
pt. 4. Questions about Christian life and doctrine
Correspondence 24 : do all non-christians go to hell
Correspondence 25 : how would an all-loving God torture people in an eternal hell
Correspondence 26 : isn't the Christian life impossible to live
Correspondence 27 : how can another man's death pardon me
Correspondence 28 : how can I be holy and sinful at the same time
Correspondence 29 : how can I be sure it's all true
Epilogue : I believe!