Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns

D. A. Carson

Zondervan, Aug 1, 2002 - Religion - 416 pages

This thoughtful book provides cultural analysis, probes some of the most important turning-points of biblical theology, describes the experiences of those who are proving fruitful in contemporary evangelism, and exposes readers to those who are thinking hard both strategically and practically about reaching the postmodern world.

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User Review  - H. Van Wingerden - Christianbook.com

An excellent book very appropriate to the situation in a Dutch village. I got a new insight in how people live and think. I also got to see new ways in which to approach the people with the message of ...

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User Review  - Stinger - Goodreads

Didn't read the whole thing, primarily the articles by Ravi and Carson as well as a few others. Excellent info on evangelism.

Contents

• Preface: 9
• An Ancient Message through Modem Means to a Postmodern Mind: 19
• The Touch of Truth: 30
• Why Is Religious Pluralism Funand Dangerous?: 47
• Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?: 93
• Two Ways to Liveand Biblical Theology: 102
• Keeping Christ Central in Preaching: 111
• The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ: 123
• Communicating Sin in a Postmodern World: 138
• Conversion beyond Mere Religious Preference: 153
• Declaring Sinners Righteous Rom 32126: 165
• 2 Corinthians 51121: 175
• Model 1: 195
• Model 2: 206
• AricanAmericans: 214
• Reaching Out to Postmodern AsianAmericans: 224
• Faithfully Relating to Unbelievers in a Relational Age: 245
• IS The Lifestyle of the Great Commission: 255
• Authentic ChurchBased Evangelism in a Relational Age: 270
• Reaching the PostChristian University: 295
• Ministering in the Postmodern Academy: 307
• Examples of Effective Evangelism: 315
• A Strategy for Reaching the Postmodern Generation: 322
• Going after Every College Student: 336
• Evangelizing Postmoderns Ising a Mission Outpost Strategy: 343
• The Gospel for a New Generation: 352
• The Urgency of the Gospel: 371
• Athens Revisited: 384
• Notes: 399
• Index: 407

About the author

D. A. Carson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author or coauthor of over 50 books, including the Gold Medallion Award-winning book The Gagging of God and An Introduction to the New Testament. He is general editor of Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns and Worship by the Book. He has served as a pastor and is an active guest lecturer in church and academic settings around the world.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns
• Editor: D. A. Carson
• Publisher: Zondervan, 2002
• ISBN: 0310243343, 9780310243342
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Education / General; Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism; Religion / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic