Auckland Event: The New Atheism, Science, and Morality

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

Introducing Thinking Matters

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

Start a Thinking Matters Group

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

Why Apologetics Matters

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

Quotes »

[2 Sep 2010 | View Comments ]

Sam Harris defends the importance of objective moral truth at his lecture at the Edge Conference.

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Books »

[27 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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

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Books »

[26 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

Apologetics 315 has released a PDF ebook version of all the essays that were apart of the Is Christianity True? series.

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Audio »

[23 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

Brian Auten, of the great apologetics resource website Apologetics 315, has posted his interview with Christian philosopher and blogger Matt Flannagan.

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Websites »

[23 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Quotes »

[22 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

Gregory E. Ganssle explains what “Faith seeking understanding” means.

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History »

[21 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Websites »

[15 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Theology »

[10 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Audio »

[7 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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History »

[6 Aug 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Audio »

[30 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Books »

[30 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Ethics »

[25 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Ethics »

[19 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

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.

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Video »

[17 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

Video of the lectures delivered at the special conference held to honour Alvin Plantinga’s retirement from the University of Notre Dame.

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News »

[16 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

David Brog writes about how Christians might react to the news of Christopher Hitchens’ cancer.

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Debate »

[16 Jul 2010 | View Comments ]

Matthew Flannagan will be debating Raymond Bradley at Auckland University this August.

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