Synopses & Reviews
In an interview with Christianity Today in 2012, Ed Stetzer shared that according to LifeWay research among young adults who had attended church regularly for at least a year in high school, 70% stop attending regularly for at least a year between ages 18-22. However, 35% of these had returned to attending twice a month or more by the time they were surveyed for the study. This means that about 4 out of 10 kids leave the church and NEVER RETURN.
Review
What I love about this book is that it is both intellectually responsible and imminently readable. I anticipate it becoming one of my most recommended resources, both for students struggling with challenges to their faith as well as seekers asking honest questions.
Synopsis
Easy to read yet loaded with meat and substance, this book is a level-headed reaction to those who equate Christian faith with “blind faith,” even those whose subtle or stated goal is to separate students from their religious traditions. Readers will discover the kind of historical information and thinking skills that build a sturdy backbone of confidence in high schoolers and young adults, making them able to defend by “reasoned faith” what the Bible claims as truth.
About the Author
Andreas J. Köstenberger (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is senior research professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.Darrell L. Bock (Doctorado en Filosofía de la Universidad de Aberdeen) es director ejecutivo de interacción cultural y profesor principal de investigación aplicada a Estudios del Nuevo Testamento en el Seminario Teológico de Dallas.
Darrell L. Bock (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is executive director of Cultural Engagement and senior research professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.Josh Chatraw (Doctorado en Filosofía del Seminario Teológico Bautista del Sudeste) es pastor de predicación y de estudiantado en la Primera Iglesia Bautista de Dublin, Georgia (EE.UU.), como así también profesor adjunto en la Universidad Brewton-Parker, la Universidad Bíblica Internacional de Zambia y la Universidad Liberty.
Josh Chatraw (Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the pastor of preaching and students at First Baptist Church in Dublin, Georgia as well as adjunct professor at Brewton-Parker College, Zambia International Bible College, and Liberty University.