The Changing Face of Apologetics
Lee Strobel doesn't think the traditional methods work anymore.
 | The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus |
Lee Strobel has written many books—The Case for Faith, The Case for Christ, and The Case for the Real Jesus among them—that provide intellectual reasons, wrapped in stories, for the Christian faith. Stan Guthrie, Christianity Today managing editor for special projects, interviewed Strobel, a former pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, at the Christian Book Expo in Dallas about his latest title, written with Mark Mittelberg: The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus (Zondervan).
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er.... this new book is like talking the same old and obvious thing...
ReplyDeleteHi Sze Zeng,
ReplyDeleteThis is a good observation. Unfortunately many of new books published are rehash of old books published.
I believe there are many factors in this. One is the publishing trade. Publishers look for well known popular authors because their books sell well. Another factor is that book buyers are not discerning and tend to buy books from well known authors (result of marketing. A popular well known author may not produce good writing, I am sure you are aware of that. And well known authors are in demand by publishers for their books.
If you are publishing a book a year, then it will be likely that you will be rehashing your previous work for it takes time for ideas to mature.
Not impressed by lee strobel's books. The arguments presented seem to be internally driven-arguing from a conclusion. Much of popular apologetics seem to take this tone. Sincere seekers of truth deserve better.
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