Table of Contents

    • Introduction     11
  • Part I: Absolutely Relative      15
    • 1. "That's True for You, But Not for Me."     23 
    • 2. "So Many People Disagree — Relativism Must Be True."     26
    • 3. "You're Just Using Western Logic."     29
    • 4. "Who Are You to Judge Others?"     32
    • 5. "Christians Are Intolerant of Other Viewpoints!"     35
    • 6. "What Right Do You Have to Convert Others to Your Views?"     38
  • Part II: The Absolutism of Moral Relativism     41
    • 7. "Your Values Are Right for You, But Not for Me."     46
    • 8. "Who Are You to Say Another Culture's Values Are Wrong?"     48
    • 9. "You Have the Right to Choose Your Own Values."     52
    • 10. "We Act Morally Because of Biological Evolution or Social Conditioning."     56
    • 11. "To Be Good, We Don't Need God."     63
  • Part III: The Exclusivism of Religious Pluralism     69
    • 12. "Christianity Is Arrogant and Imperialistic."     78
    • 13. "If You Grew Up in India, You'd Be a Hindu."     82
    • 14. "Mahatma Gandhi Was a Saint If Ever There Was One."     86
  • Part IV: The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ. Myth or Reality?     91
    • 15. "You Can't Trust the Gospels. They're Unreliable."     96
    • 16. "Jesus' Followers Fabricated the Stories and Sayings of Jesus."     100
    • 17. "Jesus Is Just Like Any Other Great Religious Leader."     107
    • 18. "People Claim JFK and Elvis Are Alive, Too!"     110
    • 19. "But Jesus Never Said, 'I Am God.'"     115
  • Part V: "No Other Name". The Question of the Unevangelized     123
    • 20. "If Jesus Is the Only Way to God, What About Those Who Have Never Heard of Him?"
      Response #1: The Accessibility or Middl-Knowledge Perspective     127
    • 21. "If Jesus Is the Only Way..."
      Response #2: The Inclusivist or Wider-Hope View     133
    • 22. "It Doesn't Matter What You Believe — as Long as You're Sincere."     145
    • 23. "Who Needs Jesus? And How Are They going to Find Out About Him?"     147
    • 24. "Why Can't We Simply Give People the Gospel?"     154

    • Appendix: Discussion Questions     165