Beneath all the rhetoric about relevance lies a profoundly disturbing possibility - that people may base their lives upon an illusion, upon a blatant lie. The attractiveness of a belief is all too often inversely proportional to its truth... To allow "relevance" to be given greater weight than truth is a mark of intellectual shallowness and moral irresponsibility.
Alister E. McGrathIf there is no ultimate reality, it's pointless to think about how we might get there.
Alister E. McGrathChristianity israrely understood by those outside its bounds. In fact, this is probably one of the greatest tasks confronting the apologistโto rescue Christianity from misunderstandings.
Alister E. McGrathWithin each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ.
Alister E. McGrathOur present world contains clues...to another world-a world which we can begin to experience now, but will only know in all its fullness at the end of things.
Alister E. McGrath