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    Don't Check Your Brains at the Door

    By Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler

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    “Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30—both evangelical and mainline—who went to church regularly in high school said they quit attending by age 23, according to the survey by LifeWay Research.” (USA Today)

    Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door gives teens answers that make sense, even for the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler offer clarity laced with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life to show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason. Teens will be better equipped to stick with their faith as they begin to understand why they believe and why it’s important to make a lifetime commitment to Christ and the church.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateJan 31, 1992
    ISBN9781418569808
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    Don't Check Your Brains at the Door
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    Josh McDowell

    For over 60 years Josh McDowell has provided breakthrough moments for more than 45 million people in 139 countries about the evidence for Christianity and the difference the Christian faith makes in the world. Through his work with Cru and the global outreach of Josh McDowell Ministry, millions of people worldwide have been exposed to the love of Christ. He is the author or coauthor of more than 150 books, including such classics as More Than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

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    • 1/5
      ** I received this book free from Thomas Nelson's Booksneeze program in exchange for an honest review.**I requested this book, nervous it would be too "traditional" for me, but strongly hoping it would be along my line of belief. I am one who strongly believes that to be Christian doesn't mean we must surrender our intellectualism, or as the author puts it "check our brains at the door"...Sadly my hopes were squashed when, as I was reading, I had to accept that the more "traditional" line of thought is given in this book.The author/s and I disagree greatly on issues like Universalism (I am a Christian Universalist), the Bible being "copied with precision" (as he claims on page 49 - I tend to agree more with Bart D. Ehrman on this subject), the nature/divinity of Jesus (I'm a Unitarian who rejects the divinity of Christ), the nature of the Bible (I don't see it as "the" Word of God complete, or as historical fact, and I don't believe that it was meant to be written as a history textbook - that doesn't mean I believe it is fiction, though), and the Resurrection (which I reject, while still believing Christianity can be meaningful without it), humanism (do the authors not realize there are Christian Humanists? I know I tend to be humanistic in my beliefs, and many other Christians do, too...) just to name a few.Not only do I disagree with the author on these issues, but I felt that this book was too short and not comprehensive enough to really mean much. It was written for teenagers, I understand, but I felt it could have been a little more comprehensive, instead of just presenting the "myths" and disagreeing and then offering questions/Bible verses at the end of each, quite short, chapter... There wasn't any real evidence, other than using those Bible verses - and considering the difference in the way we understand the Bible, you can understand my not thinking that such "evidence" is enough to really make their point.This was typical of the evangelical style, though, and was a lot less intellectual than I had hoped for. Apologetics, it seems, is often more concerned about making persuading arguments, in terms of at least seeming convincing, without really getting into the details or evidence, which is disappointing. I'd love a book from a traditional standpoint discussing Biblical Criticism (or any other issue), for example, even if I don't agree with typical traditional stances, if I were to find one that actually goes into the various examples and evidences, etc. I just don't feel that this style - or this book in particular - does that. They make their argument, support it with the Bible (and their interpretation/understanding of it), and move on...So I'm kind of glad I'm finished with it, so I, too, can move on... ;)(No offense intended, just not a book for me.)
    • 4/5
      This book gives great insight on what a Christian, particularly a teenager, should believe and how Christianity is not for the brain-dead.
    • 4/5
      This is a nice devotional for youths. I think it is good for late middle/early high school. Just a simple was of dealing with the pressures facing the youth today.