Apologetics Books

[Seasanctuary]

Do you think Pastors should also not be paid for the work they do? Do you think the people who write worship songs should not be paid royalties? Should all gospel work be unpaid?

Paid by those who agree with the religious importance of the work, yes.

Restricting availability to others seems like a bad idea, if it is believed apologetics are ever a vital factor in someone's eternal fate.

[lilpixieofterror]

Why aren't apologetics books available in a free, online format?

Because they need to eat too.

[Glenn P]

Dr. Jack Bauer -
I'm interested to know if you see a conflict of interests in using file sharing software to illegally download Christian material?

No, I don't see a conflict of interests. But I suspect you didn't realise what that term means. I think its wrong, but no, there's no conflict of interests.

[Seasanctuary]

Because they need to eat too.

Agreed. And how often do missionaries charge the natives for their services?

[Philosophickle]

Agreed. And how often do missionaries charge the natives for their services?

Depends on what they do, I suppose. The tent-making Paul probably made a killing.

[Glenn P]

Agreed. And how often do missionaries charge the natives for their services?

Missionaries typically go to very poor countries, and secondly, they generally go to people who have never heard the Gospel. Apologetics texts are generally written for believers.

Moreover, Missionaries cannot do what they do without money. They are financially supported.

Additionally, what you're proposing is that a publishing company - which publishes a whole range of books, as well as apologetics books - decide not to charge for apologetics books, and publish them for nothing. Or I suppose you could mean that the apologist pay the publishing house the huge amount of money to get the books published/printed, in addition to all the other free stuff the apologist does.

I don't think you've really thought this one through.

[lilpixieofterror]

Agreed. And how often do missionaries charge the natives for their services?

Missionaries get money from back home to feed themselves and others. If you didn't notice, things take resources (often paid for though money). So you are saying that these Christian authors should starve to death so you can read their book? How selfish! Don't you use public libraries that often let you check these books out for free, but still allow the author to make ends meat?

[Seasanctuary]

Additionally, what you're proposing is that a publishing company - which publishes a whole range of books, as well as apologetics books - decide not to charge for apologetics books, and publish them for nothing. Or I suppose you could mean that the apologist pay the publishing house the huge amount of money to get the books published/printed, in addition to all the other free stuff the apologist does.

I don't think you've really thought this one through.

Eek. Neither of those. Sorry for the confusion.

What I mean is that the apologist's Church -- or a special interest group -- would sponsor the apologist so that he or she can take the time necessary to write quality apologetics literature with the understanding it would be available freely in addition to any print publishing.

OR that the same groups would pay whatever fee the print publisher would demand for allowing it to also be available freely online without making the publisher's business donate in terms of whatever lost paper sales would be appraised to be.

[Tophet]

Why aren't apologetics books available in a free, online format?

They are. Click me.

[Little Shepherd]

And which of the church's many other ongoing ministries do you consider expendable enough to take money from to finance this additional ministry expense you're proposing?

[xtreem5150ahm]

i know it's not books, but has anyone mentioned

http://www.biblicaltraining.org/


I did purchase a few of Ron Nash's books and one of A. Plantinga's, in order to make the best of the Apologetics class that is on biblical training,

[Seasanctuary]

They are. Click me.

Bookmarked. Thanks.

[gharfish]

The big, 800 pages or so, "Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetcs," By Norman Geisler, is going for a song these days--has for some time now.

[Sir-Think-A-Lot]

Heres another question: How expensive are books anyway? Unless your looking at something rare/unusual your talking like what $25 at the most?(and probably a lot less).

Really how many people cant afford $25 to buy a book or two.

[Glenn P]

The big, 800 pages or so, "Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetcs," By Norman Geisler, is going for a song these days--has for some time now.

There's a reason for that.

Worst

Textbook

Ever


And that's not just a run of the mill Geisler bash. That really is the worst textbook ever on apologetics and/or theology.