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Summary: Prove It! Series Is Great Tool for Teen Apologetics
Review: Amy Welborn's nine years of teaching high school theology show through on every page. She has a great ear for the "sass" of adolescent conversation. Her question in the first book (Prove It! God) reveals the goal of the whole series: "Isn't it awful to be asked to explain something you know is true, but just can't explain?" She takes teen readers from an emotional understanding of their faith to something deeper. Tapping into the angst we all remember so well from that age, she reassures them that challenges to the faith are nothing new. She instills great confidence that thoughful responses have been part of traditional Christianity (and especially Catholicism) for centuries. With amazing clarity and Ms. Welborn's trademark sense of humor, "Prove It! Jesus" examines all the major issues: the basic facts about Jesus and his teaching, the Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection, Jesus' divinity, and finally "What It Means For Me Today". Ms. Welborn wraps up each chapter with a 2 - 3 paragraph recap of key points. The series ought to be in every high school religion course; it moves students beyond the undemanding "feelgood" approach by introducing them to an intellectual appreciation of their faith. All the books in this series carry the "Nihil Obstat" and "Imprimatur."
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Summary: Prove It! Series Is Great Tool for Teen Apologetics
Review: Amy Welborn's nine years of teaching high school theology show through on every page. She has a great ear for the "sass" of adolescent conversation. Her question in the first book (Prove It! God) reveals the goal of the whole series: "Isn't it awful to be asked to explain something you know is true, but just can't explain?" She takes teen readers from an emotional understanding of their faith to something deeper. Tapping into the angst we all remember so well from that age, she reassures them that challenges to the faith are nothing new. She instills great confidence that thoughful responses have been part of traditional Christianity (and especially Catholicism) for centuries. With amazing clarity and Ms. Welborn's trademark sense of humor, "Prove It! Jesus" examines all the major issues: the basic facts about Jesus and his teaching, the Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection, Jesus' divinity, and finally "What It Means For Me Today". Ms. Welborn wraps up each chapter with a 2 - 3 paragraph recap of key points. The series ought to be in every high school religion course; it moves students beyond the undemanding "feelgood" approach by introducing them to an intellectual appreciation of their faith. All the books in this series carry the "Nihil Obstat" and "Imprimatur."
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