Glenn Brewton, Is Jesus Obsolete? (Independently Published, 2015), 203 pp.
Several years ago Glenn Brewton was at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and saw a bumper sticker that read, “God is obsolete,” which brought him to the idea for, “Is Jesus Obsolete?”
Brewton is in the commercial construction business, and has English and journalism degrees from Samford University, and a master of divinity degree from Beeson Divinity School. He also has a passion for apologetics.
Brewton has written an intriguing exploration of the reality and relevance of the biblical God. Though the volume is not long, it is packed with observations, explanations and applications of his study of Scripture, science and culture. He is convinced that Jesus is not at all obsolete and the Bible is truly trustworthy.
Bible can be trusted
Exploring why many today consider God, the Bible and religion false, Brewton zeroes in on how science can be far more ideological than many assume. He engages prominent atheists like Richard Dawkins and others, admitting that some ideas from scientific inquiry can be challenging to traditional interpretations of Scripture. For example, “the discipline of geology is an obstacle to Traditionalists in terms of the earth’s age … . Geological evidences suggest, if not prove, that the earth is old and that plants and animals have lived here over a great span of time,” Brewton writes (p. 74). He also discusses various ways the scientific viewpoint can be reconciled with biblical interpretation.
While not everyone will agree with all his proposals, Brewton stresses that the biblical message can be trusted despite such tensions with science. He notes the fine-tuning of the universe and the uniqueness of earth as evidence of a Creator’s design (p. 119 ff.), and stresses the importance of faith in Christ, giving fresh guidance on how to think through the challenges of science and skepticism so prominent today. This is a valuable and thought-provoking work for anyone wrestling with these issues.
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