Think of It This Way . . .Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then?Is there another approach we can take?In The God Conversation veteran apologists and communicators J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff say that often the best way to win over others is with a good story. Stories have the ability to get behind our preconceptions and defenses. They can connect both emotionally and intellectually, appealing to the whole person rather than just to the mind.How do we defend belief in a good God in the face of terrorist attacks or natural disasters? What can wesay to show we are not arrogant to believe that Jesus is the only way with so many sincere people following other world religions? What if they think we are naive to say Jesus actually rose from the dead? And when they seem confident in their right to choose their own ethical stances, how can we help them appreciate the value of a universal standard of right and wrong found in the Bible?The authors offer a wealth of penetrating illustrations, examples and quotes that respond to these issues andmore. In these pages they enhance the logic and evidence found in other books defending the faith, with things that your friends, relatives or coworkers will ponder long after a conversation is over. Here is sound, empathetic coaching for those of uswho long to communicate our faith more effectively.



Tim Muehlhoff (PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) is professor of communication at Biola University in La Mirada, California, where he teaches classes in family communication, interpersonal communication, persuasion, and gender. Tim is senior director of the Winsome Conviction Project. His books include I Beg to Differ, Eyes to See, and Winsome Persuasion.







J. P. Moreland (PhD, University of Southern California) is distinguished professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California. He has written or contributed to over ninety-five books, including The God Conversation,Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, In Search of a Confident Faith, and Love Your God With All Your Mind. Throughout his career Moreland has co-planted three churches, spoken and debated on over 200 college campuses around the country, and served with Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) for ten years. He was selected in August 2016 by The Best Schools as one of the 50 most influential living philosophers in the world.



Acknowledgments

Foreword by Lee Strobel

Introduction

1. The Power of a Good Illustration

2. Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist?

3. Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist? (Part 2)

4. Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad? Seeking aGuide in the Maze of Religions

5. Jesus, Buddha or Muhammad? (Part 2)

6. The Resurrection: Conspiracy Theory or Fact?

7. The Resurrection: Conspiracy Theory or Fact? (Part 2)

8. What Would Machiavelli Do? Ethics in a Morally Confused World

9. What Would Machiavelli Do? (Part 2)

10. Are We an Accident? Arguing for God Through Design

11. Are We an Accident? (Part 2)

Final Thought: Dangers of Agenda Anxiety

Notes

Name Index

Subject Index