Christianity: Opium or Truth?

217 Pages·2014·1.25 MB·English

by  David W. Gooding

Christianity
Opium or Truth?
David Gooding
John Lennox
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First published 1992. Originally published as a series of articles in the Russian newspaper,
Uchitelskaya Gazeta. Chapter 7 was previously published in The Bible and Ethics. Second English
edition, revised and enlarged, 2014
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Myrtlefield Encounters
Myrtlefield Encounters are complementary studies of biblical literature, Christian teaching and
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1. Christianity: opium of the people? 1
2. The Bible: myth or truth? 6
3. But hasn’t science made belief in God impossible? 32
4. But don’t all religions lead to God? 45
5. But if there is a God, why do so many people suffer? 60
6. The problem of pain 77
7. The evidence for the resurrection of Christ 105
8. The search for spiritual satisfaction 138
Bibliography 159
Scripture Index 161
General Index 165
Page Grid
Other books by David Gooding and John Lennox 169
Myrtlefield Expositions
Myrtlefield Encounters 171
About the Authors 176
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