TY - BOOK AU - Sire, James W. TI - Why should anyone believe anything at all? SN - 0830813977 AV - BD 215 S55 1994 PY - 1994/// CY - Downers Grove, Illinois, United States of America PB - InterVarsity Press KW - Belief and doubt KW - Apologetics KW - 20th century KW - Jesus Christ KW - Person and offices N1 - Includes note; Includes bibliographical references.; Part I Why Should Anyone Believe Anything? It Makes My Head Hurt: The Nature and Necessity of Belief -- Why People Believe What They Believe -- The Social Context -- The Personal Context -- The Religious Dimension -- The Philosophic Dimension -- Part II Why should anyone believe Christianity? The gospels as reliable history -- Jesus the reason -- Jesus: the dilemma of His identity -- The scholars' quest for Jesus -- The resurrection of Jesus -- The rationality of Christian faith -- The problem of evil -- The personal experience of Christians -- The challenge of belief -- ; Part II Why Should Anyone Believe Christianity? -- The Gospels as Reliable History -- Jesus the Reason -- Jesus: The Dilemma of His Identity -- The Scholars' Quest for Jesus -- The Resurrection of Jesus -- The Rationality of Christian Faith -- The Problem of Evil -- The Personal Experience of Christians -- The Challenge of Belief ER -