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Alister E. McGrath is a renowned theologian, born on January 23, 1953. His research spans across religious philosophy, science and religion, and Christian history. McGrath's extensive writings have had a profound impact on contemporary theology.

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“Though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief.”

Reason Logic Evangelism Apologetics

Book:If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

Source: If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life

“For Christian writers, religious faith is not a rebellion against reason, but a revolt against the imprisonment of humanity within the cold walls of a rationalist dogmatism.”

Reason Faith Liberalism Rebellion Dogma Revolt Rationalism Dogmatism

Book:Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Skeptics Find Faith

Source: Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Skeptics Find Faith

“Human logic may be rationally adequate, but it is also existentially deficient. Faith declares that there is more than this - not contradicting, but transcending reason.”

Reason Faith Existentialism Transcendence Rationalism

Book:Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Skeptics Find Faith

Source: Mere Apologetics: How To Help Seekers And Skeptics Find Faith

“If worldviews or metanarratives can be compared to lenses, which of them brings things into the sharpest focus? This is not an irrational retreat from reason. Rather, it is about grasping a deeper order of things which is more easily accessed by the imagination than by reason.”

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“Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, 'There is another country. There is something beyond mere reason'.”

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“All the important things in life lie beyond reason... and that's just the way things are.”

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Author:Alister E. McGrath