Narrative Apologetics, Alister E. McGrath
Narrative Apologetics, Alister E. McGrath
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Narrative Apologetics
Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith

Author: Alister E. McGrath

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/15/2019

Synopsis

The Bible is a narrative--the story of God's creation, humankind's fall, and God's plan of redemption. And it is filled with countless smaller stories that teach us about people, history, and the nature of God. It's no surprise that God would choose to reveal himself to us in story--after all, he hardwired us for story. Despite this, we so often attempt to share our faith with others not through story but through systems, arguments, and talking points--methods that appeal only to our mind and neglect our imagination and our emotions. In this groundbreaking book, scholar and author Alister McGrath lays a foundation for narrative apologetics. Exploring four major biblical narratives, enduring stories from our culture such as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, and personal narratives from people such as Augustine of Hippo and Chuck Colson, McGrath shows how we can both understand and share our faith in terms of story.

About Alister E. Mcgrath

Alister E. McGrath is a historian, biochemist, and Christian theologian born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. McGrath, a longtime professor at Oxford University, now holds the Chair in Science and Religion at Oxford. He is the author of several books on theology and apologetics, including Christianity's Dangerous Idea and Mere Apologetics. He lives in Oxford, England, and lectures regularly in the United States.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rafael on October 24, 2020

Outstanding work. A reliable introductory work to this incipient field of study. McGrath is technical most of the time but illustrates his concepts and ideas with accessible examples. A fair and insightful description of Lewis' apologetic methodology present in his fiction work. I'm glad to have rea......more

Goodreads review by David on May 21, 2020

The premise is excellent, though the book goes in multiple directions with it.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on December 18, 2019

Summary: An argument for and description of narrative approaches to offering a defense for the faith. Most of us, when we think of apologetics, the making of a case for Christian belief, think of approaches that offer arguments or evidences that warrant Christian belief. This has its place in contend......more

Goodreads review by Trevor on November 27, 2019

Alister McGrath, a Christian apologist and Oxford professor, has written this book as an apologetic for narrative apologetics. McGrath is educated as both a scientist and a theologian (he holds doctorates from Oxford University in both fields). In Narrative Apologetics, he suggests that stories form......more

Goodreads review by Hank on October 04, 2020

(NOTE: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book or a B. 3 stars means a very good book or a B+. 4 stars means an outstanding book or an A {only about 5% of the books I read merit 4 stars}. 5 stars means an all time favorite or an A+ {Only one of 400 or 500 books rates this!). McGrath's......more

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