b'MINISTRY & LEADERSHIPPERSUASIVE APOLOGETICSThe Art of Handling Tough Questions Without Pushing People Away JEFFREY M. ROBINSON FOREWORD BY THOM S. RAINERWe cannot love others well without speaking the truth.Loving our neighbors well includes engaging in robust conversations that destabilize false belief systems. In addressing the mind, will, and emo-tions of actual, complex people, Christian believers must develop various approaches to meet diverse personalities and multiple connection points.InPersuasiveApologetics,pastorandprofessorJeffreyM.Robinson explores whats below the surface of intellectual-sounding objections to Christianity. He shows what it means to contend for the truth through real-lifeexamplesofcommunicatingwiththosewhoholddiffering beliefs. Robinson covers foundational and practical issues, such as:the importance of demeanor in being persuasivevarious apologetic approachesthe influence of worldview presuppositionsusing undercutting defeaters to expose faulty thinkingcauses of nonbeliefthe historical Jesus compared with figureheads of competing belief systemsthe hope that Jesus offersPersuasive Apologetics will challenge serious seekers to peel back the lay-ers of skeptical arguments and equip committed Christians looking to hone their apologetics skills.Jeffrey M. Robinson (PhD, Liberty University) is the Lead Pastor of Grace Fellowship: A Church for All Nations, a large multicultural church in West Palm Beach, Florida. Jeff also serves as a subject matter expert in apologet-ics for the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics. Jeff resides in South Florida with his wife, Jenn, and their children. You can find further resources at www.jeffreyrobinson.org and gograce.church.978-0-8254-4830-0$21.99 Paperback5.5 x 8.5152 pages Religion / Christian Theology / KREGELApologeticsA C A D E M I CKregel AcademicRights: World Available32kregel.com/academic'