An edition of Letters from a skeptic
(1994)
Letters from a skeptic
by Gregory A. Boyd and Edward K. Boyd
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Presents three years of correspondence between theology professor Gregory Boyd and his seventy-year-old father, Edward, in which they debate issues of Christianity -- a dialogue initiated by Gregory in hopes of leading his skeptical father to accept Jesus.
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Table of Contents
Part 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
Part 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
Part 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
Part 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!
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