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Laced with clarity and humor, McDowell and Hostetler expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life, showing how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason. Solid, exciting Christian apologetics for teens.
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Many people imagine God as a cosmic cop standing in the center of the galaxies like a policeman directing traffic.
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Acknowledgements
"We" Vesus "I"
Introduction
I. Myths About God
1. The Cosmic Cop: Exposing the Killjoy Myth
2. The Luke Skywalker God: Exposing the Impersonal Force Myth
3. The Vending Machine God: Exposing the Father Christmas Myth
II. Myths About Jesus
1. Prophet Jesus: Exposing the Good Teacher Myth
2. Partial Jesus: Exposing the Superstar Myth
3. Pansy Jesus: Exposing the Meek and Mild Myth
4. Plastic Jesus: Exposing the Gumby Myth
5. Pink Jesus: Exposing the Racist Myth
III. Myths About the Bible
1. The One, The Only: Exposing the Just Another Great Book Myth
2. The Bible and Swiss Cheese: Exposing the Holey Bible Myth
3. THe Bible and the Telephone Game: Exposing the Variant Readings Myth
4. Changing Fact to Fiction: Exposing the Myths and Legends Myth
5. Dr. Luke and the Case of the Disappearing Politarch: Exposing the Archaelogical Myth
6. Truth or Coincidences?: Exposing the Coincidence Myth
IV. Myths About the Resurrection
1. Playing Dead?: Exposing the Swoon Myth
2. Blind Man's Bluff?: Exposing the Wrong Tomb Myth
3. Hide 'n Seek?: Exposing the Stolen Body Myth
V. Myths About Religion and Christianity
1. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor: Exposing the Relativity Myth
2. If You're OK, Then I Must Be OK: Exposing the God-Will-Grade-on-a-Curse Myth
3. When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder, Everybody'll Be There: Exposing the Universalist Myth
4. It's Not WHat You Know, It's Who You Know: Exposing the Ideolofy Myth
5. Check Your Brains at the Door: Exposing the Intellectual Myth
6. Jeff and the Professor: Exposing the Blind Faith Myth
7. Abe Lincoln and the Ten O'Clock Class: Exposing the Unscientific Myth
8. Stewed Tomatoes and Tennis Shoes: Exposing the Brainwash Myth
9. No Doubt About It: Exposing the Thomas Myth
10. Potted Plants Don't Answer Prayer: Exposing the Subjective Faith Myth
11. Sin, Sham, and Billy Graham: Exposing the Elmer Gantry Myth
12. The Serpent's Promise: Exposing the New Age Myth
13. Hey, I Don't Deserve This!: Exposing the Rose Garden Myth
VI. Myths About Life and Happiness
1. Lifestyles of Rich and Amos: Exposing the Consumer Myth
2. "The Lip" and the Artful Dodger: Exposing the Leo Durocher Myth
3. No Geeks, Dorks, or Dweebs: Exposing the Pharisee's Myth
4. Boys Will Be Boys: Exposing the Manhood Myth
5. The Crossing Guard: Exposing the Egoist Myth
6. Beauty Is the Beast: Exposing the Cover Girl Myth
7. Everybody's Doing It: Exposing the COnformist Myth
8. Sex Is Not a Dirty Word: Exposing the Puritan Myth
9. Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax, Of Crabs and Other Things: Exposing the Anarchist Myth
10. Stars in Your Eyes: Exposing the Love-at-First-Sight Myth
11. Self-Serve Salvation: Exposing the Humanist Myth
12. No Place Like Home: Exposing the Heaven-Is-a-Place-on-Earth Myth
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- Josh McDowell (Author)
- Bob Hostetler (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 11, 1992
ISBN: 0849911559
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 11, 1992
ISBN: 0849911559
Page Count: 208
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- Dewey: 239
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