Charles Finney on Apologetics

Charles Grandison Finney remains as controversial today as he did 200 years ago when his ministry started. Today his reputation is tied to thoughts of revivalism, the Holy Spirit, and even emotionalism. However, anyone who reads Finney’s sermons and articles will find his speaking, writing, and thinking saturated with reasoning from evidence. Finney was trained as a lawyer and continued to read the Bible and speak like a lawyer throughout his ministry. Apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith through reason, was inseparable from his speaking and evangelism. Finney addressed the skeptics of his day with rational arguments as well as vigor and conviction.

Contents
From the Editor
From Power From on High
Chapter 1: How to Win Souls
From Lectures on Revivals of Religion
Chapter 2: Means to Be Used with Sinners
From Holiness of Christians in the Present Life
Chapter 3: Prove All Things Hold Fast That Which is Good
Chapter 4: Unbelief
From Sermons on Gospel Themes
Chapter 5: The Inner And The Outer Revelation.
From The Way of Salvation
Chapter 6: The Wants Of Man And Their Supply.
Chapter 7: On Believing With The Heart
From the Penney Pulpit
Chapter 8: Making God a Liar
Chapter 9: The Rationality of Faith
From Systematic Theology
Chapter 10: How We Attain the Knowledge of Certain Truths
From Lectures on Theology
Chapter 11: The Existence of God
Chapter 12: The Existence of God Continued

About the Author

Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875) was an American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and one of the most influential leaders of the 19th-century Protestant revival movement known as the Second Great Awakening. He was born on August 29, 1792, in Warren, Connecticut, USA. Originally trained as a lawyer, Finney later experienced a strong religious conversion and decided to leave law to become a preacher. His powerful preaching style and belief in personal religious responsibility made him a central figure in American evangelical history.

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