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I'm not the religious sort. Jesus was just a good man. You can't change human nature. These are just some of the excuses people give in an effort to avoid God. But such excuses, says Michael Green, are shallow, betraying an absence of thought, and evasive, demonstrating an unwillingness to face evidence that God not only does exist but is active in this world. In Avoiding Jesus, Green examines some of the most common excuses for avoiding Christianity. Through extensive travel, research, and discussions with skeptics and cynics alike, Green has gained the insight to variously refute and validate each excuse. Sharing his insight in these easy-to-read chapters, he now calls Christians, unbelievers, and those on the fence to stand out from the crowd, think for themselves.
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Green examines some of the most common excuses for avoiding Jesus and Christianity, and variously refutes and validates them.
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Valid objections or easy excuses? "Science has defeated faith!" "Jesus was just a good man." "All religions lead to God." People around the world offer these objections to Christianity every day. You've probably heard some of them. Maybe you've even spoken them. But have you truly considered all the possibilities and evidence? Michael Green challenges you to take an honest look at twelve common responses to Christianity to discover whether they are well founded or mistaken. He points out logical fallacies and often-overlooked evidence even as he acknowledges valid questions and complaints about religion. If you want to know the truth about common objections to faith, Avoiding Jesus will help you at take a closer look. "A brilliant book by an outstanding teacher and evangelist. Avoiding Jesus is a must for all of us who wish to reach the hearts and minds of people today."-George Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury "This is an outstanding book-a sympathetic, honest, and thorough examination of contemporary objections to Christian belief. Michael Green is one of the world's foremost Christian communicators, and this book will delight its many readers."-Alister McGrath, professor of historical theology, Oxford University; director, Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics Michael Green is senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and the author of many books, including But Don't All Religions Lead to God? and Sharing Your Faith with Friends and Family.