Synopsis
<p>Conventional wisdom holds that any belief in <em>absolutes,</em> especially of a religious nature, leads inevitably to the oppressive <em>absolutism</em> of such movements as the Inquisition, the Crusades and even Nazism. As a result, Christian apologists have been hard-pressed to make a case for the rational absolutes that are a necessary part of belief in Jesus.Art Lindsley takes up the task in <em>True Truth.</em> While maintaining the indispensability of absolutes, he ably demonstrates that faith in Christ is necessarily opposed to and incompatible with the abuses of oppression, arrogance, intolerance, self-righteousness, closed-mindedness and defensiveness. Surprisingly, Lindsley shows that it is relativism which often harbors dangerous, inflexible absolutisms.Here is a book that actively challenges the dismissal of truth, preparing the way for more effectively proclaiming the gospel and living Christianly in a postmodern world.</p>
About the Author
<p><strong>Art Lindsley</strong> is senior fellow at the C. S. Lewis Institute in Springfield, Virginia. He is a conference and retreat speaker, and has taught extensively at several theological seminaries. His books include <em>True Truth </em> and<em>C. S. Lewis's Case for Christ</em> (both InterVarsity Press). He and his wife, Connie, partner in a teaching and discipleship ministry, Oasis, based in the Washington, D.C., area.</p>
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