Discussion Guide II - April 27, 2008
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Discussion guide for April 27, 2008
Christ and the new atheism
By Victor J. Sensenig
Page 14
What experience have you had with the new atheistic apologetics?
Why or why not do you agree with Sensenig's call to "seek a third way" when addressing atheism?
Sensenig says may New Atheists are open to the message of Christ. Does this surprise you? Why do you think this is the case for many New Atheists?
Gamaliel's God
By Jeremy Garber
Page 16
Garber paraphrases Gamaliel as saying "It's not up to us to decide who is in and who is out, who is right and who is wrong." How can the church remember this truth about God?
Human Smoke, following Jesus, science
By Gordon Houser
Page 30
Have you read any of the books Houser reviews? If so, describe how it impacted you. If not, describe how another book you have read in the past year has impacted you.
Some young adults stay, some go
By Anna Groff
Page 32
Add to Groff's list of why some young people leave or distance themselves from the Mennonite church.
Describe your relationship to the church when you were a young adult. If you are a young adult now, describe why (or why not) you remain involved with the church.
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