10 Answers For Skeptics

First, the positives. Mcfarland provides a good overview of the various questions out there in today's world, and additionally focusses on how one should approach answering these questions rather than giving the reader answers alone. \\r\\nHowever in my humble opinion these answers don't cut it- particularly with regards to science. Mcfarland takes the borderline fundamentalist position (which the likes of Richard Dawkins associate all of orthodox Christianity with) ruling out of evolution (in it's wide variety of meanings) as a means of creation. Genesis makes no mention of human origins but the statement that man was made from the dust, which in the ancient near east meant to be a part of all creation. We don't consider the earth to be flat, as psalms would suggest, rather we rightly think of this as poetry. The position outlined by Mcfarland may satisfy the believer, but for the unbeliever this won't cut it. I would suggest that future apologetic books outline the variety of biblical options taken by evangelical theologians, rather than making assertions without being a scholar in OT.