This may be old news, and I've only skimmed the emails this week, but
N. T. Wright's 800 page analysis of the resurrection is a breath of
fresh air and exhilarating (The Resurrection of the Son of God, 2003).
It is a seminary education for about $20.00
Pete Enns
On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Ted Davis wrote:
> The short answer I offer to John Walley and others, concerning
> whether or not there are sensible, coherent places to anchor
> Christian faith, with science fully embraced--including faith in the
> central event of Christian history, the resurrection--is found here: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2009/07/the-motivated-belief-of-john-polkinghorne
>
> For a longer answer, you need to read some of Polkinghorne's better
> books. His newest, which I reviewed, would be a good starting
> place. It's important to realize that, for P as for myself, it
> isn't Darwin or Newton or Einstein that presents the main challenge
> to biblical faith; it's David Hume. Many contemporary Christian
> thinkers, including P, provide good reasons to show a little
> scepticism toward Hume's scepticism. That is the key to it, from my
> perspective.
>
> Ted
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