A Jigsaw Guide to Making Sense of the World

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InterVarsity Press, Oct 3, 2012 - Religion - 191 pages

Puzzled about life? Sometimes the world doesn't make sense. Things seem random and disconnected, and we wonder if there's any purpose to it all, any meaning to our lives. But what if everything could make sense? What if the pieces actually do fit together? Alex McLellan says that figuring out life is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. You don't have to have every piece in place before you start to see the big picture. You just need enough important pieces to fit together. There are enough clues in the universe and in human experience to discern that there is an underlying order and significance to all things. McLellan explores competing views of truth and belief and examines the nature of doubt. Ultimately Christianity is reasonable because it resonates with how we see and experience the world. Even if we don't have absolute certainty, we have enough to go on to have confidence in the Christian worldview. You don't have to have all the answers. Just start putting the pieces together, and the big picture will emerge.

 

Contents

Introduction
11
Jigsaw
19
truth
54
Belief
80
Faith
102
Doubt
124
the Big Picture
144
Acknowledgements
179
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Alex McLellan (M.A., Talbot School of Theology) is an apologist and evangelist for Reason Why, an apologetics ministry dedicated to strengthening the belief of Christians by offering Bible teaching, training and seminars for those who want to learn more about the truth of the Christian worldview. McLellan and his wife live in California with their three children. For more information about Reason Why, visit their website at reasonwhy.org.

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