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In down-to-earth language Richard Pratt, has given us this helpful study manual on apologetics, the task of defending the faith. Far from a theoretical exposition, this training manual teaches how to answer nonbelievers and to "take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." Pratt shows how the biblical doctrines about humanity and our relationship to our Creator determine how we should do apologetics. Within this theological framework he examines the premises, attitudes, and specific steps involved in a genuinely biblical defense of Christianity. Illustrations and review questions help to make this a valuable tool for individual or group study. A helpful manual on the defense of the faith. Pratt succeeds in adapting Cornelius Van Til's basic apologetical approach in an understandable fashion.

Richard L. Pratt, Jr., earned his Th.D. in Old Testament Studies from Harvard Divinity School (while at Harvard he gained a reading knowledge of eleven languages.). He is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida and an an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is author of the books Every Thought Captive: A Study Manual for the Defense of Christian Truth, Designed for Dignity: What God Has Made It Possible for You to Be and He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives and has been a contributor to several books and journals. Dr. Pratt has taught overseas in Australia and Czechoslovakia.