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Author:   Luke Cawley
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780830844500

ISBN 10:   0830844503
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   12 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Engaging Diverse Contexts 1. Flexibility 2. Plausibility and Desirability 3. Tangibility Part II: Engaging the Spiritual but Not Religious 4. The Temple in the Desert and the Mysterious Massage 5. Does Christianity Enable A Richer Spirituality? 6. Inviting Others into an Experience of Christian Spirituality Part III: Engaging Atheists 7. Dawkins on a Bike (and Other Tales) 8. Isn't Faith in God Irrational and Outdated? 9. Creating Safe Spaces for Exploring Questions Part IV: Engaging Nominal Christians 10. The Pimp, the Planter and Their Friends 11. Don't You Realize I've Been There and Done That? 12. Communities That Facilitate Rediscovering Jesus Epilogue: Adventures with Ukrainian Comic Book Jesus Appendix 1: Comparative Statistics for Canada and the United Kingdom Appendix 2: Did God Command Genocide? Appendix 3: Suggested Further Reading Acknowledgments Notes About the Author

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Suppose Christians take seriously the call to spread the gospel, to answer questions about the faith and to give a reason for the hope that they have in Jesus Christ. If we shoulder this crucially important task, shouldn't we seek to engage and speak to actual people rather than our idealized notion of a 'non-Christian'? Absolutely! Luke Cawley shows us why and how. He combines a much-needed diatribe against 'one-size-fits-all' apologetics with some very practical and easily accessible suggestions on how engage in apologetics. I cannot imagine a better book for a community of people who desire to share their hope with a world that desperately needs Christ! --James Beilby, professor of systematic and philosophical theology, Bethel University, St. Paul, author of Thinking About Christian Apologetics

I am convinced that we need to rethink evangelism in light of the increasingly missionary situation of the church in our time. This is a top-class book that will help God's people do just that. We might just become a more genuinely good-news people in the process. --Alan Hirsch, author and activist

I've been equipped and inspired anew by this book to better understand and connect with the many different kinds of people who don't yet follow Jesus. Ditch the one-size-fits-all approach to being a witness: let this book help you do the things that may actually meet our friends' felt spiritual needs. --James Choung, national director of evangelism, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, author of True Story

I have read many books on helping people to faith in Christ, but this is one of the best. Perceptive, well-read, full of illustrative stories and extremely practical. Buy it and use it! --Michael Green, theologian and evangelist

Author Information

Luke Cawley is the director and cofounder of Chrysolis, a UK-based ministry that helps organizations and churches better communicate the Jesus story. He developed missional communities on university campuses in Britain and Romania and is a regular speaker at conferences and outreach events around the world.

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