Book Review – Faith Has Its Reasons – Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith by Kenneth D. Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.

2nd read through in 2024 – Conducted a book walkthrough commentary on the Cave To The Cross Apologetics show

What this book does wonderfully is provide an amazing overview of the history, arguments, and developments of the four main views of apologetics – classical, evidentialism, presuppositional, and feidism. If you need an overview of these types this book is one of the best resources I’ve read for that purpose. The authors also do a good job of articulating a fair representation of each view and the explanation power of each.

It is not flawless however. It’s critiques of presuppositionalism don’t seem to really be negatives which is a minor point since that’s the position I favor. The biggest flaw, however, is one of the main reasons for the book. It suggests an inclusive view of each of the four views and shows that the use of all of them for particular purposes is the best approach. However, with their approach in mind they seek out support. However, it appears that an appeal to John Frame’s view of a tiered approach where the presupposition is developed first and the other three views can be used with intellectual honesty seems to win out. The authors fail to go back over and think about what critiques folks in the presuppositional camp would make.

That being said, I would highly recommend this book as a big overview on the four views of apologetics. This book and the Five Views of Apologetics from the CounterPoint series would be primary.