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Author: Joe Puckett Jr ,
Mark D. Linville
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
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Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.275kg
ISBN: 9780718893118
ISBN 10: 0718893115
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 30 May 2013
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Among the various arguments for the existence of God through the centuries, perhaps the most neglected and unknown is the argument from human desire. ... Puckett presents the salient elements of the argument and engages the key contributors and critics. He does so with a fervency and deftness that serves to re-present this important argument for the existence of God to our age. Michael R. Young, co-editor of The Journal of Faith and the Academy C.S. Lewis ... argues that the best explanation for the human experience of joy and the accompanying longing for the transcendent and permanent is found in the Judeo-Christian creation narrative. ... Until now, Lewis's interesting argument has largely been neglected by apologists making a case for Christian theism. But I believe the argument from desire has a rightful place within a comprehensive, cumulative-case argument for theism, and I am delighted that Joe Puckett's The Apologetics of Joy fills this gap by developing the argument and defending it against its detractors. The Apologetics of Joy is, to my knowledge, the first book-length treatment on Lewis's argument, and I am happy to commend it to its readers. Mark Linville, co-author and co-editor of Philosophy and the Christian Worldview This is a unique piece of scholarship, the only book I know of that is wholly devoted to the most interesting argument in the world. It's clear and persuasive, and I strongly recommend it. Peter Kreeft, author of Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing An enjoyable read that is suitable for anyone interested in learning a bit more about this specific aspect of Lewis' apologetics . Kris Hiuser, University of Chester, Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013
Among the various arguments for the existence of God through the centuries, perhaps the most neglected and unknown is the argument from human desire. ... Puckett presents the salient elements of the argument and engages the key contributors and critics. He does so with a fervency and deftness that serves to re-present this important argument for the existence of God to our age. Michael R. Young, co-editor of The Journal of Faith and the Academy C. S. Lewis - argues that the best explanation for the human experience of joy and the accompanying longing for the transcendent and permanent is found in the Judeo-Christian creation narrative. ... Until now, Lewis's interesting argument has largely been neglected by apologists making a case for Christian theism. But I believe the argument from desire has a rightful place within a comprehensive, cumulative-case argument for theism, and I am delighted that Joe Puckett's The Apologetics of Joy fills this gap by developing the argument and defending it against its detractors. The Apologetics of Joy is, to my knowledge, the first book-length treatment on Lewis's argument, and I am happy to commend it to its readers. Mark Linville, co-author and co-editor of Philosophy and the Christian Worldview This is a unique piece of scholarship, the only book I know of that is wholly devoted to the most interesting argument in the world. It's clear and persuasive, and I strongly recommend it. Peter Kreeft, author of Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing An enjoyable read that is suitable for anyone interested in learning a bit more about this specific aspect of Lewis' apologetics . Kris Hiuser, University of Chester, Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013
Among the various arguments for the existence of God through the centuries, perhaps the most neglected and unknown is the argument from human desire. ... Puckett presents the salient elements of the argument and engages the key contributors and critics. He does so with a fervency and deftness that serves to re-present this important argument for the existence of God to our age. Michael R. Young, co-editor of The Journal of Faith and the Academy C.S. Lewis ... argues that the best explanation for the human experience of joy and the accompanying longing for the transcendent and permanent is found in the Judeo-Christian creation narrative. ... Until now, Lewis's interesting argument has largely been neglected by apologists making a case for Christian theism. But I believe the argument from desire has a rightful place within a comprehensive, cumulative-case argument for theism, and I am delighted that Joe Puckett's The Apologetics of Joy fills this gap by developing the argument and defending it against its detractors. The Apologetics of Joy is, to my knowledge, the first book-length treatment on Lewis's argument, and I am happy to commend it to its readers. Mark Linville, co-author and co-editor of Philosophy and the Christian Worldview This is a unique piece of scholarship, the only book I know of that is wholly devoted to the most interesting argument in the world. It's clear and persuasive, and I strongly recommend it. Peter Kreeft, author of Heaven: The Heart's Deepest Longing An enjoyable read that is suitable for anyone interested in learning a bit more about this specific aspect of Lewis' apologetics . Kris Hiuser, University of Chester, Theological Book Review (tbr), Vol. 25, No.2, 2013
Author Information
Joe Puckett Jr. (MLitt, Faulkner University) is pulpit minister for the 16th Ave. Church of Christ in Sterling, Illinois. He is currently working toward his PhD in Humanities from Salve Regina University in the area of the philosophy of mind.
