Karen Strand Winslow

A Reasonable Christian Faith

Apologetics

“Dan Kern demonstrates philosophically and rationally that faith in God is based on experience and the evaluation of evidence, not ignoring evidence (contra the ‘New Atheists’ and others). Furthermore, he claims, and I agree, that Jesus is our best image of God, a deliverer from oppression, who challenged the way of power with the way of love. Kern’s subsequent discussion of LGBTQIA here is worth the price of many books, as is his honest discussion of the absence of God.”

Pornography and Genocide

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Pornography and Genocide is difficult but indispensable reading. Trzyna provides evidence from around the world that pornography promotes genocide and is, itself, violence against women. The statistics are appalling and the facts they represent emerge from accepted, often legislated perspectives on women as inferior, usable objects. His carefully documented arguments demonstrate that pornography is a systematic war on females, leading to death of body or soul.”

The God Who Trusts

Theology

“Curtis Holtzen argues that the faith of God in humans is an aspect, an outcome, and an extension of God's great love for us. While most theists affirm that God's deep abiding love for humans is a constant of God's character, Holtzen also shows that God's faith in humans is dependent upon the understanding that the future, by definition, is open to God. This is more controversial but clearly substantiated by the author, relying on the Bible, reason, and experience. While faithfulness is a divine trait on which theists agree, God's faith in humans depends on God's hope that they will prove to be worthy of faith. This is a risk. Humans who choose to place faith in God rely on evidence from the past and personal experience that God is trustworthy. Does God have the evidence and experience to place faith in humans that goes beyond hope, that goes beyond God's recognition that they have the ability to be cooperative covenant partners? Jesus proved God's faith in him to be well founded, as did others before him. Nonetheless, this is a risky venture. God is a God who risks. This innovative contribution to theology thus affirms not only the hope and faith of God but also the courage of God.”