E-mails to young seeker: exchanges in mere Christianity

Synopsis

Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic? -- Why Do Theists Claim The Universe Had A Beginning? Isn't It Just As Reasonable To Hold To An Eternal Universe And To Believe That, Possibly, God Is The Universe? -- Can't Some Things Be Created By Chance? -- Isn't Evolution An Adequate Scientific Explanation For The Origins Of Life? -- But Isn't Theistic Creation Just A Mindless God-of-the-gaps Idea? -- I'm Having Some Problems Accepting The Cain Narrative In Genesis -- Why Are There Genealogies In The Bible And Can They Be Used To Date The Earth? Isn't The Bible Just A Bunch Of Tales Compiled By Men To Achieve Their Subjective Agenda? -- Idon't Know If I Can Trust The New Testament Record -- Isn't It Irrational To Believe In Miracles These Days? -- But, The Resurrection Of Christ Is Just A Myth, Right? -- The Reliability Of The New Testament Makes Sense To Me, But Why Should We Trust The Reliability Of The Old Testament? That Just Seems Too Far-fetched -- I'm Having A Difficult Time Understanding The Christian Notions Of Sin And Salvation -- What About Those Who Have Never Heard About Christ? -- With All This Sin In The World Caused By Us, Does That Mean God Failed And Let His World Get Out Of Control? -- For Free Will To Be Actual, Isn't God Required To Be A Manipulative Tester Of Wills? -- Can You Explain Original Sin? Why Am I Responsible For Adam's Sin? And Why Was Jesus Sacrificed? -- What's The Deal With The Trinity? It Seems Like A Total Contradiction To Me. -- Why Did Christ Have To Die? -- Can't I Just Understand God In My Own Way? -- I Have So Much To Think About : What Do I Do Now? David S. Hogsette. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 169-174).