Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion

Although many people suggest that Christianity is declining, research indicates that it continues to be the world's most popular worldview. The author explores 12 issues that might cause someone to dismiss orthodox Christianity and shows how the best research from sociology, science, and psychology aligns with claims found in the Bible.

Compelling reading, not only because of its intellectual rigor but also because of its honest, empathetic humanity. --John C. Lennox

Named the 2020 Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year by Christianity Today

Christianity is the most widespread global belief system, and promises to remain so well into the future. But for many educated westerners, biblical Christianity is a dangerous idea--challenging some of their deepest beliefs.

Channeling state-of-the-art research, personal stories, and careful biblical study, Confronting Christianity explores 12 questions that keep many of us from considering faith in Christ. Look more closely, McLaughlin argues, and the reality of suffering, the complexity of sexuality, the desire for diversity, the success of science, and other seeming roadblocks to faith become signposts. Jesus becomes not a relic from the ancient world, but our modern world's best hope.