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T he book you hold in your hands started with a simple vision

to produce a clear, up-to-date, and comprehensive resource for

Christians new to philosophy. Both of us teach or have taught

in Christian settings (Jamie at Southeastern Baptist

Theological Seminary and Paul formerly at Southwestern

Baptist Theological Seminary) and have a particular burden to

help Christians think clearly about the things of God and the

deep things of life. Like most professors, however, over the

years we’ve watched our students struggle with the concepts

covered in our introductory philosophy courses. Some students

give up and never return, while others plod along, eventually

finding their philosophical legs. There are two things that are

discouraging about those who give up. First, we believe that

philosophy is simply too important to give up on. Philosophy

continues to play a vital role in our lives and in contemporary

discussions on almost everything. As such, we need more

students, not fewer, to engage in these philosophical

discussions. And, since we inevitably philosophize about the

important things of life, we may as well learn how to do it

well. Second, we’re not convinced that philosophy needs to be

so difficult. Sure, there are a lot of philosophical issues that are

difficult, but there are also a lot of issues that aren’t that

difficult. We suspect that a focus on clarity from those who

write, speak, and teach about philosophy, coupled with a bit of

persistence and grit from students, will help students advance

in their philosophical abilities. This book is our best effort

toward clarity in writing about philosophy.