Is God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God -- Paul Copan, Paperback

A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are Christians to respond to such accusations? And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of God portrayed in the two testaments?

In this timely and readable book, apologist Paul Copan takes on some of the most vexing accusations of our time, including:


God is arrogant and jealous
God punishes people too harshly
God is guilty of ethnic cleansing
God oppresses women
God endorses slavery
Christianity causes violence
and more


Copan not only answers God's critics, he also shows how to read both the Old and New Testaments faithfully, seeing an unchanging, righteous, and loving God in both.

Author: Paul Copan
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 01/01/2011
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780801072758

Review Citation(s):
CBA Retailers 01/01/2011 pg. 30

About the Author
Paul Copan (PhD, Marquette University) is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida. He is the author of several apologetics books and lives with his wife and five children in Florida.