Defending the Faith, Engaging the Culture Essays Honoring L. Russ Bush

by Little, Bruce A; Liederbach, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780805464177
• ISBN10: 0805464174
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

L. Russ Bush (1944-2008) was a leading Southern Baptist philosopher, apologist, and professor whose landmark book Baptists and the Bible helped fuel his denomination's conservative resurgence and decisive emphasis on the inerrancy of Scripture. In Defending the Faith, Engaging the Culture, his colleagues pay tribute by writing about the topics that inspired Bush and excerpting from his published and previously unpublished works to support their message. Themes include Christianity and the Bible (with essays by Tom Nettles and Daniel L. Akin), Christian Apologetics (Gary Habermas, Norman Geisler), Christianity and Science, as well as Faith and Culture. Editor Bruce A. Little, director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, gives an inspiring testimony to the ongoing legacy of Dr. Bush in the book's afterword.

Author Biography

Bruce A. Little is professor of Philosophy and director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is also the president of Forum For Christian Thought.

Mark D. Liederbach is associate professor of Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Christianity and the Bible	p. 1
Inspiration: The Text or the Men?	p. 3
Jesus, Evangelicals, and the Bible	p. 9
Reflections on the Atonement	p. 27
Apologetics and Scripture: A Lesson from the Early Church	p. 47
Christian Apologetics	p. 75
Biblical Apologetics: A 10-Step Methodology	p. 77
An Apologetic for Apologetics	p. 83
Jesus' Post-Resurrection Appearance to the Apostle Paul: Can It Withstand Critical Scrutiny?	p. 101
God's Glory among the Nations: Some Reflections on Apologetics and Missions	p. 119
Christianity and Science	p. 133
Is Evolution True?	p. 135
The Future of Natural Theology: Exploring Alister McGrath's Natural Theology	p. 139
Detecting the Invisible Gardener: The Fine-Tuning Argument	p. 157
How Science Works and What It Means for Believers	p. 179
Christianity and Culture	p. 195
Art: Classical and Popular	p. 197
The Virtue of Friendliness	p. 203
Would the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons Make the World More Peaceful and Safe?	p. 227
Nature Is Given, People Create Culture	p. 243
Scripture Index	p. 261
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