By: Johnson|30 March, 2009|Categories: Thinking Matters
I won a scholarship in 1981 to attend a special Christian journalism training in Singapore. About 40 sponsored candidates were brought from all over the world to attend this training. Each person was supposed to send much in advance the outline, plus the first chapter in full, of a proposed book in one’s area of interest. I sent in the…
Read more »By: Stuart|28 March, 2009|Categories: Local . Thinking Matters|Tags: Belief . Faith . Proof . Rationality . Thinking Matters Auckland
Dr Flannagan will address the objection that Christianity is irrational in the absence of proof. He will unpack this claim and offer an alternative method of looking at faith and reason demonstrating that lack of evidence does not make faith in God irrational.
Read more »By: Stuart|26 March, 2009|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: Buddhism . Christianity
A testimony from Peter Thein Nyunt, a former Buddhist’s apprentice who was recently in New Zealand with the Langham Partnership. The view from the inside of this religion and supposedly superior ethical system from this native from Myanmar (formerly Burma) about Buddhism is illuminating.
Read more »By: Johnson|20 March, 2009|Categories: Thinking Matters
The word “Science” evokes God-like respect for many people, more because the advances of “technology” have blurred what people should know about “science” and the scientific establishment. This awe for science is often exploited by the so-called rationalists for intimidating Christians, particularly those who are passing through doubts about the Bible and their faith. Christians need to be reminded repeatedly…
Read more »Dinesh D’Souza has written an interesting article in Christianity Today about Peter Singer and his honest embrace of the ethical implications of atheism.
Read more »By: Johnson|16 March, 2009|Categories: Creation & Evolution
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had lost my faith by the time I reached the School senior years. Since my greatest ambition at that time was to become a scientist, I devoted all my free time to reading science books — any science book on which I could lay my hand. I am talking of the late…
Read more »By: Stuart|15 March, 2009|Categories: Events . Local|Tags: MandM . Steve Kumar . Thinking Matters Auckland
Thinking Matters is proud to present the very first of Thinking Matters Auckland. The details of what this is and how this event will be run follows. Big thanks go to Madeline Flannagan for orchestrating and managing the event. Make sure you mark this in your calendar. What: Dr Steve Kumar speaking on Faith and Reason When: Tuesday, 17th March 7-9pm Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw…
Read more »By: Johnson|13 March, 2009|Categories: Thinking Matters
Several years ago a smart-looking young boy came to me and said, "Sir I am an Engineering College student. I have been reading the Bible for some time and have come to you to argue that that God does not exist. I heard you are an apologist, and also a physicist, so you and I can have a great time…
Read more »Auckland University school of theology is hosting a public lecture on Global Warming: a Christian response with Professor Robert White, Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at University of Cambridge.
Read more »Auckland University School of Theology is hosting a symposium on Science and religion in the 21st Century: faith in science, science in faith with Professor Robert White FRS, Professor of Geophysics, University of Cambridge. Saturday 14 March 2009, 8.30am-6pm.
Read more »By: Johnson|09 March, 2009|Categories: Thinking Matters
I have so far made only 3 posts on this blog, and this is only the fourth one, but the experience has been great! It is no different from what I have been facing all my life. I started the first public presentation sometimes around 1971 after I read “Bible and Modern Science” by Henry M. Morris. This was basically…
Read more »Dr Frank Stootman, an associate professor at the University of Western Sydney and head of the Australian L’Abri community, will be visiting New Zealand for two evening meetings and an afternoon/evening seminar in late March.
Read more »By: Johnson|04 March, 2009|Categories: Creation & Evolution
I became interested in Christian Apologetics when I was a college student. Actually I had lost my faith by the time I reached school senior years, and wanted to know the truth. That is the time when someone gave me a copy of Bible and Modern Science by Dr. Henry M. Morris. From there it was almost 14 years of…
Read more »By: Johnson|03 March, 2009|Categories: Creation & Evolution
I am thankful to Ian who posted a lengthy response to my post Cracks In The Edifice. I am basically an empiricist because of my scientific training, and comments/questions at the empirical plane are always welcome. They help both sides to think clearly on issues they had not considered before. In my post I made the following claims: Evolutionists have…
Read more »This Sunday, Matt Flannagan will be speaking on the nature of apologetics and examining common objections to Christianity. Come along if you are free and in the Auckland area.
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