Foreword by Steven Garber Introduction by James W. Sire Section I: The Intellectual and Cultural Climate of the Second Half of the Twentieth Century 1. The Gulf Is Fixed 2. The First Step in the Line of Despair: Philosophy 3. The Second Step: Art 4. The Third and Fourth Steps: Music and the General Culture 5. The Unifying Factor in the Steps of Despair Section II: The Relationship of the New Theology to the Intellectual Climate 1. The Fifth Step: Theology 2.

Modern Mysticism: Despair Beyond Despair 3. Modern Mysticism in Action: Art and Language 4. Modern Mysticism in Action: Music and Literature 5. The Next Phase of Modern Theology Section III: How Historic Christianity Differs from the New Theology 1. Personality or a Devilish Din 2. Verifiable Facts and Knowing 3. The Dilemma of Man 4. God's Answer to Man's Dilemma 5.

How Do We Know It Is True? Section IV: Speaking Historic Christianity into the Twentieth-Century Climate 1. Finding the Point of Tension 2. From the Point of Tension to the Gospel 3. Applying the Gospel Section V: Pre-evangelism Is No Soft Option 1. Commending the Christian Faith to Our Generation 2. The Importance of Truth Section VI: Personal and Corporate Living into the Twentieth-Century Climate 1. Demonstrating the Character of God 2. The Legal, but Not Only the Legal Appendix A.

The Question of Apologetics Appendix B. The Problem of the Middle-Class Church in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century Appendix C. The Practice of Truth Glossary Notes Index.