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Confronting Christianity will help you understand the hard questions of the Christian faith while also igniting a love for neighbor. McLaughlin doesn't shy away from tough questions about diversity and the nations, as well as slavery and facing America's past and present. Her answers are not only insightful; they have the potential to transform a heart of stone to a heart of flesh. Take up and read.\" Trillia Newbell, author, Sacred Endurance; If God Is for Us; and God's Very Good Idea  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Rebecca McLaughlin refuses to duck the biggest challenges to the Christian faith and takes on the hardest questions with empathy, energy, and understanding. She has studied widely, thinks deeply, and argues very persuasively. This is an outstanding resource for the skeptic, the doubter, and anyone who is ready to engage with some compelling thinking.\" Sam Allberry, Speaker, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries; author, Is God Anti-Gay? and 7 Myths about Singleness  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Rebecca McLaughlin's defense of the Christian faith is what all defenses should be: sensitive, smart, and sound. This is apologetics done right-and exactly right for this age in which we live. Confronting Christianity is a book I will draw upon myself and will recommend widely to believers and skeptics alike.\" Karen Swallow Prior, author, On Reading Well and Fierce Convictions  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Rebecca McLaughlin addresses the most frequent and pressing objections to Christianity in our time with unflinching honesty, rigorous clarity, and deep compassion. This book is written not merely for skeptics but also for those who have suffered much in this sin-sick, destructive world. It is brimming with hope and will surprise you-and likely change the way you think about Jesus.\" Jon Bloom, Cofounder, Desiring God; author, Not by Sight  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"What Christianity has to offer the world is bound up in its strangeness. Only a distinctive word can be truly good news in a world like this. In a secularizing age, though, Christianity is often not simply odd to the world but also unexplained and seemingly inexplicable. In this book, Rebecca McLaughlin takes seriously both the Bible and the questions of nonbelievers. If you're a non-Christian and have wondered why Christians think and do as they do, this book will be a good start to exploring those questions. If you're a believer, this book will not only equip you intellectually but also call you to compassion and empathy for your questioning, unbelieving neighbor, as well as prepare you to bear witness to the Light that has come into the world.\" Russell D. 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