Why should Lutherans care whether there are any ''Lutheran'' colleges and universities? Why should people who study, teach, and work in colleges and universities care whether they are ''Lutheran'' or not? And, maybe most significantly, what does the continued robustness of Lutheran higher education have to contribute to the church and to life and work in the broader public arena? Tom Christenson has thoughtful and persuasive answers to all these questions, and more.

Tom Christenson dares to turn philosophy inside out in this remarkable new book. Starting with the ongoing public debate over Gods existence, he approaches traditional arguments in philosophy of religion and peels back their veneers to uncover the questionable assumptions underlying each. This valuable, brief book drives the reader to reconsider how to think about the most fundamental questions which surround the matter of faith and religious belief. For Christenson, there are three key assumptions which need unpacking: that believing is the focal act of faith; that the basic religious...