Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : I believe, but help my unbelief! -- Apologetics and commitment. A reason for the hope within : the nature of apologetics ; Faith and human wisdom : evidentialist apologetics ; Jerusalem and Athens : more objections to apologetics ; A God-shaped vacuum : the relevance of apologetics ; Ears to hear and eyes to see : apologetics and the heart ; Critics, seekers, and doubters : audiences for apologetics -- Commitment to God. The global village : worldview options ; The Lord our God is one : monotheism ; In the beginning : cosmological explanations ; What the heavens declare : teleological explanations ; Why do the righteous suffer? : the problem of evil ; A God who hides himself : the problem of evidence -- Commitment to God in Christ. Who do you say I am? : the person of Jesus ; Lazarus, come forth : the miracles of Jesus ; He is risen indeed! : the resurrection of Jesus ; The Word became flesh : the Trinity and the incarnation ; The sheep and the goats : salvation and damnation ; No other name : the problem of religious pluralism I ; East meets West : the problem of religious pluralism II -- Contemporary challenges to Christian commitment. The spirit of truth : commitment, canon, and community ; The spirit of the age : critiques from the social sciences ; The origin of species : Christianity and natural selection ; The dust of the earth : resurrection, minds, and bodies ; The death of God : postmodern challenges to Christianity ; It's all relative : cultural differences and moral universalism -- Conclusion : Cultivating Christian commitment.