Defending Your Faith

Apologetic Primer Explains How Reason Supports Christianity's Claims

From the classroom to mainstream media, Christians regularly find their fundamental beliefs discounted by opponents who consider faith to be incompatible with reason. Faith is viewed as subjective, emotional, and a crutch for those who find the real world too hard. The late R. C. Sproul, however, claims faith reveals just how rational Christianity truly is.

This audiobook surveys the history and fundamentals of apologetics to demonstrate how reason and scientific inquiry actually support Christianity's claims—thus equipping believers to defend the existence of God and the Bible's authority. The defense of the faith is not a luxury or an intellectual vanity. It is a task appointed by God to give reason to your eternal hope as you bear witness before the world.

A Logical and Biblical Defense: Sets forth the basic truth claims of Christianity to show the rationality of the Christian faith Comprehensive: Deals with arguments from philosophy, science, reason, logic, and history Ideal for New and Seasoned Believers Alike: Helps Christians know what they believe and why they believe it Great Resource for Individual, Small Group, or Classroom Study

1. Opening Credits
2. Introduction
3. Section 1: The Apologetic Task
4. Chapter 1: The Task of Apologetics
5. Chapter 2: Apologetics and Saving Faith
6. Section 2: The Four Essential Principles of Knowledge
7. Chapter 3: Introducing the Four Principles
8. Chapter 4: The Law of Noncontradiction
9. Chapter 5: Contradiction, Paradox, and Mystery
10. Chapter 6: The Law of Causality
11. Chapter 7: Hume's Critique of Causality and the Basic Reliability of Sense Perception
12. Chapter 8: Logical Positivism and Its Ghosts Today: Analogical Use of Language
13. Section 3: Natural Reason and Faith
14. Chapter 9: Natural Theology and Science
15. Chapter 10: Aquinas and Kant
16. Section 4: The Case for God's Existence: Four Possibilities
17. Chapter 11: Illusion
18. Chapter 12: Self-Creation
19. Chapter 13: Creation by Chance
20. Chapter 14: A Self-Existent Being
21. Chapter 15: A Self-Existent Universe
22. Section 5: God and the Philosophers
23. Chapter 16: The God of the Philosophers and the God of the Bible
24. Chapter 17: Kant's Moral Argument
25. Chapter 18: The Nihilists
26. Chapter 19: The Psychology of Atheism
27. Section 6: The Case for Biblical Authority
28. Chapter 20: The Authority of the Bible
29. Chapter 21: Jesus's Teaching About Scripture
30. Chapter 22: The Trustworthiness of the Teaching of Jesus
31. Chapter 23: The Testimony of the Holy Spirit
32. Conclusion
33. Closing Credits

R.C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul was an American Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. Known for his remarkable ability to effectively communicate deep, practical truths from the Bible, Sproul left an enduring legacy in theology. R.C.’s impact was evident through his diverse roles and accomplishments. He founded Ligonier Ministries, a renowned organization named after the Ligonier Valley near Pittsburgh, where it originated as a study center for college and seminary students. Additionally, he served as the first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, and the first president of Reformation Bible College. Beyond his ministries, Sproul's influence extended through various platforms. He could be heard daily on the Renewing Your Mind radio broadcast, captivating audiences not only in the United States but also internationally. Under his guidance, Ligonier Ministries played a pivotal role in the production of the Ligonier Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, which later evolved into the influential 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. R.C. Sproul’s contributions earned him the reputation as "the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century."