Description The Bible is a narrative--the story of God's creation, humankind's fall, and God's plan of redemption.
And it is filled with countless smaller stories that teach us about people, history, and the nature of God.
It's no surprise that God would choose to reveal himself to us in story--after all, he hardwired us for story.
Despite this, we so often attempt to share our faith with others not through story but through systems, arguments, and talking points--methods that appeal only to our mind and neglect our imagination and our emotions.
In this groundbreaking book, scholar and author Alister Mc Grath lays a foundation for narrative apologetics.
Exploring four major biblical narratives, enduring stories from our culture such as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, and personal narratives from people such as Augustine of Hippo and Chuck Colson, Mc Grath shows how we can both understand and share our faith in terms of story.
About the Author Alister E.
Mc Grath is the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University and director of the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion.
He holds Oxford doctorates in the natural sciences, intellectual history, and Christian theology.
Mc Grath has written extensively on the interaction of science and Christian theology and is the author of many books, including Mere Discipleship, Mere Apologetics, and the award-winning C.
Lewis--A Life.
Mc Grath also serves as the Gresham Professor of Divinity, a public professorship in the City of London, established in 1597, that promotes the public engagement of theology with the leading issues of the day.
Narrative apologetics: sharing the relevance, joy, and wonder of the christian faith, paperback/alister e. mcgrath
