Thinking Matters is pleased to announce that we'll be hosting Dr Glenn Peoples at Auckland University next month. Glenn will be speaking on morality and the New Atheist's ...Read more
In a culture that is increasingly indifferent and ignorant of Christianity, it is not only important for Christians to understand what we believe but also why. We must ...Read more
We encourage people to create their own apologetic discussion groups in their churches. If you would like to start up a Thinking Matters group in your area, we ...Read more
Aside from the biblical injunctions to refute objections to our faith (2 Corinthians 10:5) and be ready to give a reasoned defense for it (1 Peter 3:15), there ...Read more
Sam Harris defends the importance of objective moral truth at his lecture at the Edge Conference.
Leave a comment »If you are in Auckland on Saturday 4th September you may be interested in attending the Launch of a new book from Hope 2 Overcome Publishers by author Mike Butler
Leave a comment »Apologetics 315 has released a PDF ebook version of all the essays that were apart of the Is Christianity True? series.
Leave a comment »Brian Auten, of the great apologetics resource website Apologetics 315, has posted his interview with Christian philosopher and blogger Matt Flannagan.
Leave a comment »J. P. Moreland, the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, has launched a new website with essays and other useful content.
Leave a comment »Gregory E. Ganssle explains what “Faith seeking understanding” means.
Leave a comment »A list of online articles and essays on the discoveries in archaeology and the historical reliability of the New Testament, recommended by Peter S. Williams.
Leave a comment »The beta site for the Library of Historical Apologetics has launched, with a vision for providing access to a vast array of historical works directed to the defense of the faith.
Leave a comment »For myself I’m ok with “mystery” in theology. Yet I still cringe when people say “It’s a mystery.” That’s because “mystery” here can be used and understood in two very different manners and entail two very different responses.
Leave a comment »Audio from the recent debate at Auckland University between atheist and former Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Dr Bradley, and blogger and Christian philosopher, Matt Flannagan.
Leave a comment »How does the Gospel of Judas and the Gospel of Thomas compare with the Canonical Gospels of the New Testament? Andy Naselli interviews Simon Gathercole from the University of Cambridge.
Leave a comment »Don Carson’s latest book is an excellent introduction to the Biblical storyline, through the lens of God’s character and work in history. The audio has been posted from Carson’s 14-part seminar at Bethlehem Baptist Church as a helpful introduction to the book’s material.
Leave a comment »In his book The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict William Cavanaugh argues against the common notion that religion is particularly and inherently prone to divisiveness and violence. Brad S. Gregory, from First Things, offers his review.
Leave a comment »In a three-part series, Matt has been exploring Peter Singer’s discussion of the Euthyphro Dilemma. He has argued that Singer’s objections fail to undermine Divine Command Ethics and are essentially a strawman; he has addressed the Arbitrariness Objection and now he concludes by examining the Redundancy Objection.
Leave a comment »In a three-part series, Matt explores Peter Singer’s discussion of the Euthyphro Dilemma and argues that Singer’s objections fail to undermine Divine Command Ethics. This time Matt examines the Arbitrariness Objection.
Leave a comment »Video of the lectures delivered at the special conference held to honour Alvin Plantinga’s retirement from the University of Notre Dame.
Leave a comment »David Brog writes about how Christians might react to the news of Christopher Hitchens’ cancer.
Leave a comment »Matthew Flannagan will be debating Raymond Bradley at Auckland University this August.
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