Letters from a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity

Dr. Gregory A. Boyd · Edward Boyd

Jan 2010 · David C Cook

About this ebook

Explore the profound dynamics between a Christian son and his skeptical father in this powerful book, as it delves into the big questions of Christianity with a compelling blend of intelligent answers and heartfelt faith.
 
Greg Boyd and his father, Ed, were on opposite sides of a great divide. Greg was a newfound Christian, while his father was a longtime agnostic. So Greg offered his father an invitation: Ed could write with any questions on Christianity, and his son would offer a response.
 
Letters from a Skeptic contains this special correspondence. The letters tackle some of today's toughest challenges facing Christianity, including:
 

• Do all non-Christians go to hell?
• How can we believe a man rose from the dead?
• Why is the world so full of suffering?
• How do we know the Bible was divinely inspired?
• Does God know the future?

 
Each response offers insights into these difficult questions, while delivering intelligent answers that connect with both the heart and mind. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or just unsure, these letters can provide a practical, common-sense guide to the Christian faith.

Ratings and reviews

Great book and great experience. You feel like you are walking with them in this journey in real time as things continue to unfold. It can feel academic (over the head of your typical reader) at times but the author did a very good job at trying to make everything consumable for those who are not academic.

A good read, Boyd has responded well to his San'a questions. Even though I don't agree with all his responses, it does challenges us to think do we know what a believe and are we able to answer the questions people may asks about our faith.

Very important book for this generation and those like Greg's father, are sceptical and/or desolutioned in Christian religion.

About the author

Greg Boyd has authored or co-authored more than 20 books and numerous academic articles. He graduated with honors from Yale Divinity School and Princeton Theological Seminary and was a professor of theology at Bethel University for 16 years and continues to teach there as an adjunct professor. Greg is the founder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church, an evangelical church in St. Paul, MN.