Paul’s speech to the Areopagus in Acts 17 offers us a great example of the method the apostle used to engage and challenge those who did not know God.
In this article, Sarah Tennant examines Paul’s method for reaching those who were not shaped by the Mosaic covenant. Where did he begin? How did he build his case for Christianity? Sarah examines what principles we can take away from this unique encounter and apply in our own lives as we interact with the centers of culture today.
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The Veritas Forum have launched a new website, offering an excellent archive of lectures delivered by prominent Christian thinkers and speakers at universities in North America and Europe.
In this presentation for the Veritas Forum, professor of philosophy at Denver Seminary Douglas Groothius argues that all religions make opposing objective truth claims about reality, and therefore cannot all be equally true.
John Frame discusses how to apply the Bible and the false distinction that is often made between the meaning of the text and the application of the text. He argues that to “apply” the specific statements of Scripture is to merely learn more of what is already in the text.
Nathan Pitchford has just written a review of the book, Sola Scriptura, released by Reformation Trust. Edited by Don Kistler, the book features several essays by prominent evangelical authors such as Joel Beeke, R. C. Sproul, Sinclair Ferguson, and James White, defending and explaining the sufficiency of Scripture.
Glenn S. Sunshine, the author of Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home, explains what a worldview is (Source: The Koinonia Blog).
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology, J. P. Moreland analyzes the different arguments used in the debate about euthanasia and sets the controversy in the larger context of broad, world view issues.
A panel discussion at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Annual Meeting explores the common ground between Islam and Christianity. John Piper and Albert Mohler argue that while dialogue can occur, Muslims do not love and worship the God of the Bible.
In part 4 of this lecture series on the essence of apologetics, Os Guinness considers how to persuade those who appear ‘hard-hearted’ and how to awaken an awareness of their need for the Gospel through various creative means.
In this talk, pastor and author Tim Keller addresses the objection of religious exclusivity and whether it is reasonable for Christians to claim that Jesus alone is the “way, the truth, and the life”.
Chris at the Cloud of Witnesses blog reviews the new book by James Spiegel on the influence of immorality, broken paternal relationships, and other psychological factors in why many embrace atheism.
The Evangelical Philosophical Society talks to J. P. Moreland about a new series of books he has edited with the goal of helping Christians take Scripture more seriously as a source of knowledge relevant to their academic disciplines.
Stuart explains how an episode of the sci-fi show, Stargate Universe, reveals some important points about the inference to design.