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  | | Never Doubt Thomas The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant by Francis J. Beckwith Hardcover, 213 Pages, Published 2019 by Baylor University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4813-0724-6, ISBN: 1-4813-0724-X "Theologian, philosopher, teacher. There are few religious figures more Catholic than Saint Thomas Aquinas, a man credited with helping to shape Catholicism of the second millennium. In Never Doubt Thomas, Francis J. Beckwith employs his own spiritual journey from Catholicism to Evangelicalism and then back to Catholicism to reveal the signal importance of Aquinas not only for Catholics but also for Protestants. Beckwith begins by outlin ..." |
 | | Taking Rites Seriously Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-53305-9, ISBN: 1-107-53305-8 "Taking Rites Seriously is about how religious beliefs and religious believers are assessed by judges and legal scholars and are sometimes mischaracterized and misunderstood by those who are critical of the influence of religion in politics or in the formation of law. Covering three general topics - reason and motive, dignity and personhood, nature and sex - philosopher and legal theorist Francis J. Beckwith carefully addresses several c ..." |
 | | Journeys of Faith Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism by Lyle W. Dorsett, Wilbur Ellsworth, Christopher A. Castaldo, Francis J. Beckwith, Gregg Allison, Brad S. Gregory, Robert A. Peterson, Craig A. Blaising, Robert L. Plummer, Scot Mcknight Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Zondervan ISBN-13: 978-0-310-33120-9, ISBN: 0-310-33120-X "Research indicates that on average, Americans change their religious affiliation at least once during their lives. Today, a number of evangelical Christians are converting to Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Anglicanism. Longtime Evangelicals often fail to understand the attraction of these non-Evangelical Christian traditions. Journeys of Faith examines the movement between these traditions from various angles. Four prominent convert ..." |
 | | Politics for Christians(1st Edition) Statecraft as Soulcraft (Christian Worldview Integration) by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 175 Pages, Published 2010 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2814-2, ISBN: 0-8308-2814-1 "Politics is concerned with citizenship and the administration of justice--how communities are formed and governed. The role of Christians in the political process is hotly contested, but as citizens, Francis Beckwith argues, Christians have a rich heritage of sophisticated thought, as well as a genuine responsibility, to contribute to the shaping of public policy. In particular, Beckwith addresses the contention that Christians, or ind ..." |
 | | Return to Rome(2nd Edition) Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Brazos Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58743-247-7, ISBN: 1-58743-247-1 "What does it mean to be evangelical? What does it mean to be Catholic? Can one consider oneself both simultaneously? Francis Beckwith has wrestled with these questions personally and professionally. He was baptized a Catholic, but his faith journey led him to Protestant evangelicalism. He became a philosophy professor at Baylor University and president of the Evangelical Theological Society (E.T.S.). And then, in 2007, after much prayer ..." |
 | | Defending Life A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 314 Pages, Published 2007 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-69135-2, ISBN: 0-521-69135-4 "Defending Life is the most comprehensive defense of the prolife position on abortion ever published. It is sophisticated, but still accessible to the ordinary citizen. Without high-pitched rhetoric or appeals to religion, the author offers a careful and respectful case for why the prolife view of human life is correct. He responds to the strongest prochoice arguments found in law, science, philosophy, politics, and the media. He explain ..." |
 | | Relativism Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Francis J. Beckwith, Gregory And Koukl Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 1998 by Baker Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-5806-6, ISBN: 0-8010-5806-6 "Louis P. Pojman and Francis J. Beckwith (Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1994), 54. 6. Hadley Arkes, “A Pride of Bootless Friends: Some Melancholy Reflections on the Current State ofthePro-Life Movement,” in Life and Learning IV: Proceedings of the Fourth University Faculty for Life Conference, ed. Joseph Koterski ( Washington, D.C.: University Faculty for Life, 1995), 19. 7. As quoted in Russell Hittinger, “A Crisis of Legitimacy,” Fir ..." |
 | | Do Christians, Muslims, and Jews Worship the Same God? Four Views (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology) by Jerry Walls, Ronnie Campbell, Christopher Gnanakan, Joseph Cumming, Wm. Andrew Schwartz, Francis J. Beckwith, Gerald R. Mcdermott, Stanley N. Gundry, David W. Shenk, William Andrew Schwartz Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2019 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-310-53803-5, ISBN: 0-310-53803-3 "During a time of global conflict, the theological question of whether Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship the same God carries political baggage. Is the God of ISIS the same as the God of Israel? Do Sunni Muslims and Protestant Christians pray to the same Creator and Sustainer of the universe?In this Counterpoints volume, edited by Ronnie P. Campbell, Jr., and Christopher Gnanakan, five leading scholars present the main religious pers ..." |
 | | To Everyone an Answer(1st Edition) A Case for the Christian Worldview by Francis J. Beckwith, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, Robert Powell Paperback, 396 Pages, Published 2014 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-4074-8, ISBN: 0-8308-4074-5 "In a society fascinated by spirituality but committed to religious pluralism, the Christian worldview faces sophisticated and aggressive opposition. A prior commitment to diversity, with its requisite openness and relativistic outlook, has meant for skeptics, critics and even many Christians that whatever Christianity is, it cannot be exclusively true or salvific. What is needed in this syncretistic era is an authoritative, comprehensi ..." |
 | | Philosophy Ser.(1st Edition) Do the Right Thing : A Philosophical Dialogue on the Moral and Social Issues of Our Time by Editor-Francis Beckwith, Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 613 Pages, Published 1996 by Wadsworth Publishing Company ISBN-13: 978-0-534-54244-3, ISBN: 0-534-54244-1 "To facilitate its use, Do the Right Thing is organized by these general themes: Ethical Theory and Practice, Moral Education, Life and Death Issues, and Issues of Social Justice and Personal Liberty." |
 | | See the Gods Fall Four Rivals to Christianity by Francis J. Beckwith, Stephen E. Parrish Paperback, 311 Pages, Published 2000 by College Press Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-89900-798-4, ISBN: 0-89900-798-8 "Why is traditional biblical refutation failing to convince those who reject traditional Christianity? Is there another way to reach people in New Age, Secular Humanism, Baha'ism and Mormonism? Would it surprise you to know that these religions crumble under the weight of their own contradictory belief systems? "This volume, by Drs. Beckwith and Parrish, differs on several fronts from the typical book on the cults and religions. Most no ..." |
 | | Taking Rites Seriously Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith by Francis J. Beckwith Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-11272-8, ISBN: 1-107-11272-9 "Taking Rites Seriously is about how religious beliefs and religious believers are assessed by judges and legal scholars and are sometimes mischaracterized and misunderstood by those who are critical of the influence of religion in politics or in the formation of law. Covering three general topics - reason and motive, dignity and personhood, nature and sex - philosopher and legal theorist Francis J. Beckwith carefully addresses several c ..." |
 | | Abortion Controversy(2nd Edition) 25 Years After Roe vs. Wade, A Reader by Dr Louis P. Pojman, Francis J. Beckwith, Pojman Beckwith Paperback, 468 Pages, Published 1998 by Cengage Learning Abridged ISBN-13: 978-0-534-55764-5, ISBN: 0-534-55764-3 "This is a title acquired from Jones & Bartlett. It includes important and influential academic articles from all perspectives within the abortion debate, abridged versions of the most important Supreme Court decisions, and critiques of Roe vs. Wade." |
 | | A Second Look at First Things(1st Edition) A Case for Conservative Politics: The Hadley Arkes Festschrift by Dr Robert P. George, Francis J. Beckwith, Susan Mcwilliams, Daniel Robinson, Susan Jane Mcwilliams Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2013 by St. Augustines Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58731-759-0, ISBN: 1-58731-759-1 "The conservative movement in America seems to have fallen on hard times. Even though conservative talk radio is at its height, and President Obama had to shift to the political center to win the 2008 election (only to disappoint months after his inauguration), conservative ideas garner little excitement or serious engagement among young people as they once did even just two decades ago. We have gone from Eric Voegelin “Don’t immanentize ..." |
 | | Politically Correct Death Answering the Arguments for Abortion Rights by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Baker Book House ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-1050-7, ISBN: 0-8010-1050-0 "Thorough explanation of sixty-nine ethical and philosophical arguments sometimes given to defend a proDchoice position and persuasive proDlife responses to each." |
 | | To Everyone an Answer(Updated) A Case for the Christian Worldview by Francis J. Beckwith, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, James Porter Moreland, Norman L. Geisler, Intervarsity Press, Ivp Academic Hardcover, 396 Pages, Published 2004 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2735-0, ISBN: 0-8308-2735-8 "In a society fascinated by spirituality but committed to religious pluralism, the Christian worldview faces sophisticated and aggressive opposition. A prior commitment to diversity, with its requisite openness and relativistic outlook, has meant for skeptics, critics and even many Christians that whatever Christianity is, it cannot be exclusively true or salvific. What is needed in this syncretistic era is an authoritative, comprehen ..." |
 | | Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life by Francis J. Beckwith Paperback, 117 Pages, Published 2000 by College Press ISBN-13: 978-0-89900-842-4, ISBN: 0-89900-842-9 "For a general introduction to bioethics, there are two outstanding works that one should consult: Scott B. Rae and Paul M. Cox, Bioethics: A Christian Approach in a Pluralistic Age (Eerdmans, 1999) and Mark W. Foreman, Christianity and Bioethics: Confronting Clinical Issues (College Press, 1999). Although not a book on abortion per se, I highly recommend what is perhaps the most outstanding philosophical and theological defense of ..." |
 | | Taking Rites Seriously Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith by Francis J. Beckwith Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-316-43245-7, ISBN: 1-316-43245-9 "... 2009), especially Chapter 1. 15 See, e.g., Kitzmiller, 400 F. Supp. 2d, 724. 16 Miller, Finding Darwin's God, especially Chapter 8. 17 Francis Collins, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (New York: The Free Press, 2006), especially Chapter 3. Collins's criticisms of ID are in Chapter 6. 18 C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (a revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three books, Bro ..." |
 | | Return to Rome Confessions of an Evangelical Catholic by Francis J. Beckwith 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Brazos Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4412-0390-8, ISBN: 1-4412-0390-7 "Martin was on a faculty that included the school's founding dean, John Warwick Montgomery, as well as Harold Lindsell (one of the founders of Fuller Theological Seminary and author of the controversial 1978 book The Battle for the Bible), Charles Manske (founding president of Concordia University, Irvine), and Lutheran theologian Rodney Rosenblatt. Although Simon Greenleaf was primarily a law school that offered the standard JD deg ..." |
 | | To Everyone an Answer A Case for the Christian Worldview by Francis J. Beckwith, William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland 397 Pages, Published 2009 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-7750-8, ISBN: 0-8308-7750-9 "Rist observes that there is “widely admitted to be a crisis in contemporary Western debate Without a return to the God of the JewishChristian tradition as the “infinite and necessarily good” Source of all fiabout ethical foundations. ... “Does Ethics Need God?” in Do the Right Thing: Readings in Applied Ethics and Social Philosophy. Edited by Francis J. Beckwith. 2nd ed. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 2002. 37Ibid., p. 1. 1Graham Oppy ..." |
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