WHY CHRISTIANITY IS PROBABLY TRUE PB

When the New Atheists famously coined the phrase 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life,' they implicitly suggested that it was no longer reasonable to believe in God. Brian Harris tackles three of the most common accusations made against the Christian faith, namely that Christianity is intellectually vacuous, morally suspect and experientially empty.

He looks at each accusation in turn, outlining the issue in the first chapter of each section, then looking at evidence against the claim before evaluating the argument as a whole. He is clear that he is not trying to 'prove' that Christianity is true as he acknowledges that absolute proof is impossible in this life, and in reality there are many tough and challenging questions to be faced - whether you are a Christian believer, a believer in another faith, an agnostic or an atheist. This book explores these questions in a rigorous but accessible way. It doesn't offer easy, solve everything answers, but it does build a cumulative case based on reason, history and experience to suggest that God probably exists, and that the Christian understanding of God could well be valid.

As reviewed by Dr. Stephen McQuoid in October 2020- 'This book feels like some mature reflections from the author because he includes sections from previous books he has written and amplifies them as if he feels he has something more to say on those themes. Harris begins by cautioning against an approach to apologetics which oversells and he states that the truthfulness of the Christian faith can be validated on the basis of probability, that is, the Christian story is more likely than any alternative even if we cannot conclusively prove the whole thing. He then looks at three major objections to Christianity, namely, that it is intellectually vacuous, that it is morally suspect and that it is experientially empty. He answers each of these three criticisms and his response is good and clear. Then he weighs up all of the evidence he has presented before returning to the idea of probability where he reminds us that the Christian story is sufficiently convincing to attract over 2 billion adherents.

This is a short book and written at a fairly popular level. It is hardly surprising that many stones are left unturned and much more could be said in response to each objection to the Christian faith. However, I am sure that is by design as the author wants a wider readership. That said, the book is well written and argued. There is nothing particularly new here that experienced apologists will not have come across before. However, if you want a straightforward and readable book that deals with these issues, this is a good book to have.'

ISBN: 9781788931069
Producer: Paternoster
Binding: Paperback 160 pages
Release Date: 01.09.2020