Letters From a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity

Letters From a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity | Gregory A. Boyd | Primarily personal and intimate; secondary is apologetics

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	Letters From a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity Gregory A. Boyd Cook Communications, 1994 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 122 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

In an attempt to address these negative issues, his son Greg a professor of theology, asked his father to enter into a correpondence in which all of their cards would be laid on the table. Three years and more than 30 letters later this book was written.

Skeptic in Oregon

I have found this book extremely interesting. The question and answer format makes it a great reference for someone who is searching for answers.

Primarily personal and intimate; secondary is apologetics

This is unlike any other "apologetic" book I have read, in that it is very personal as the son (Greg) responds to his father's questions about the Christian faith. This made it a much more interesting read for me, wanting to see the dialogue between them.

I agree with those who say this is for Christians. I find it encouraging to see how God was at work in both of their lives bringing them to belief in Jesus as who He says He is. It is in a relationship, and taking time with someone that is the difference; not simply intellectual reasons for belief. The book has "gut-level" responses from both the father and son, which is very refreshing. The primary intended audience for this book is Christians as stated by Greg in the beginning, so the we would be strengthened in our efforts with skeptics in our lives.

I do not see how anyone could say the father (Ed) was not a skeptic. It took three years for him to come to the point of committing his life to belief in Jesus. Every skeptic has their own uniqueness, and each will take his/her own path as Christians seek to love and have dialogue with skeptics. While there are certainly some ideas from this book I can use with a skeptic I love very much, his questions and responses will differ, and the encouragement I received from the book is to never give up - not that I, or Greg, or anyone else, has all the answers.

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