The Works of
DONALD R. WILSON
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The Impact
of Evolution; A Logical Belief System; The Testimony of an Ordinary
Person
CHAPTER ONE:
What Do We Really Know about Anything?
Fundamental Truth--The Elephant in the Room; The Problem of
Finding Truth; Science as the Source of All Truth; Post-Modern Ideas;
All Knowledge Is Based on Faith in our Assumptions; We All Have Faith in
a Non-Physical Reality; The Human Need for Meaning; Right and Wrong,
Good and Bad; Can Anything Be Known Unquestionably?
CHAPTER TWO:
Who Are We and Why Are We Here?
Specified
Complexity; The Real “You,” The Internal Moral Yardstick; The Basic
Attributes of God; For Your Information; Mankind’s Persistent Arrogance;
The Blessing, and Curse, of Curiosity; The Purpose of Our Existence
CHAPTER THREE:
What Is Christianity Anyway?
Religion
versus Christianity; The Importance of Transcendent Truth; Christianity
versus Secular Humanism; Attacks That Miss the Mark; Finding the Right
Path to Truth; The Role of Faith; The Spiritual Realm; The Freedom to
Choose
CHAPTER FOUR:
Who Is God, and Why Do So Many Disagree about
Him?
The Only
Accurate History of the Ancient World; The Effects of the Great Flood;
The Scattering of Mankind Over the Earth; The Apparent Primitiveness of
Early Man; The Origin of Conflicting Religions; It Could Have Been
Different; A Modern Resurgence of a Universal Need; The Nature of the
Christian God
CHAPTER FIVE:
Why Can the Christian Bible Be Trusted over
Other Religious Writings?
The Bible’s
Secular Reputation; An Amazing Book; The Verification of Science and
History; The Verification of Prophecy What about Other Religious Texts?
The Apocrypha; The Implications of the Bible’s Teachings
CHAPTER SIX:
Why Does God Seem So Angry and Sometimes Even
Cruel?
The Wrath
of God; Who We’re Dealing With; Judging God; Not So Bad After All; The
Creator Owns His Creation; There Is Always a Reason; God’s Unmerited
Mercy; Is God Apathetic? Who Is Responsible for Evil in the World? The
Reason We Are Separated from God; Why Such an Awful Place as Hell? The
Means of Reconciliation
CHAPTER SEVEN:
If God Is Real, Why Is Jesus the Only Way to
Him?
The Claims
of Christ; The Atheist Mindset; Christ’s Fulfillment of Prophecy; The
Historical Validity of the Resurrection; The “Swoon Theory”; The
Conspiracy Theory; Other Weak and Wishful Explanations; The Critical
Importance of the Resurrection
CHAPTER EIGHT:
What Makes Christians So Sure They Have It
Right?
The Power,
and the Impotence, of Apologetics; The Final Piece of the Truth Puzzle
CHAPTER NINE:
What about This, and What about That?
A Few
Sticking Points; The Authority of Scripture; The Exclusivity of the
Christian Claim to Truth; Historical Science and the Bible; The “D”
Word; The Absolute Criticality of Accepting the Plain Meaning of
Genesis; On the Other Hand; Does Attacking Christians Really Discredit
Christianity? A Restriction to Freedom?
“I would recommend this book to anyone –especially those who have ever questioned the case for Christianity or their own personal faith in Christ.”
-Charles L. Joiner Ph.D.
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Dean Emeritus, School of Health Related
Professions,
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