The Layman's Manual on Christian Apologetics: Bridging the Essentials of Apologetics from the Ivory Tower to the Everyday Christian - Hardcover

by Brian G. Chilton (Author), Gary R. Habermas (Foreword by), Daniel Merritt (Preface by)

Modern Christians have been bombarded by objections launched against the Christian faith from popular secular authors, bloggers, and stars from the entertainment industry. The church is quickly beginning to acknowledge the need for apologetics due to the number of youth and adults alike leaving the faith. But how does one respond to these objections? For the laity of the church, this is especially difficult, as many are left without the proper training to know how to answer these objections. In The Layman's Manual on Christian Apologetics, the essentials of apologetics are taken from the ivory towers of academia and are made available to those who have not obtained seminary training or for those thinking about attending seminary. In this book, three major areas of apologetics are covered. The first unit engages the nature of truth and what can be known. The second unit deals with the existence of God and issues involving God's existence. The last unit tackles historical objections to the resurrection of Jesus and early Christianity. The Layman's Manual on Christian Apologetics delivers heavy apologetic issues with the laity in mind and blends in personal illustrations to make the material applicable.

Author Biography

Brian G. Chilton is the founder of BellatorChristi.com, host of The Bellator Christi Podcast, and the Senior Pastor of Westfield Baptist Church in Westfield, North Carolina. He earned his MDiv in theology from Liberty University (high distinction); his BS in religious studies and philosophy from Gardner-Webb University (honors); and received certification in Christian apologetics from Biola University. Brian is enrolled in the PhD program in theology and apologetics at Liberty University.