By: Jason|29 April, 2010|Categories: politics|Tags: Christianity . consequences . Judeo-Christian heritage . livability . secularism . western civilization
John D. Steinrucken, writing for the American Thinker, argues that Western civilization’s survival depends on its preservation of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Read more »By: Stuart|27 April, 2010|Categories: Philosophy of Religion|Tags: agnosticism . Argument . atheism . christopher hitchens . debate . God . presumption of atheism . Reason . Reasonable Faith . Reggie Finlay . theism
Atheism has traditionally been defined as the belief that God does not exist. In recent years there has re-defining of the term to be merely a “psychological state of being without a belief in God.” Has the so-called Atheist really escaped the need to make arguments to justify their position?
Read more »The Reclaiming the Mind Ministries is hosting an online debate on the Christian doctrine of the trinity, with apologist Rob Bowman and David Burke.
Read more »By: Jason|21 April, 2010|Categories: Book Reviews
Joe Fleener, lecturer at the Shepherd’s Bible College, has written a review of Who Made God?, a new book responding to the New Atheists.
Read more »By: Jason|16 April, 2010|Categories: Events|Tags: gospel . imputation . Jesus . John MacArthur . John Piper . justification . Paul . righteousness . T4G . T4G2010 . Thabiti Anyabwile
Notes and media from the second day of talks by Thabiti Anyabwile, John MacArthur, and John Piper at the Together for the Gospel conference.
Read more »By: Jason|15 April, 2010|Categories: Quotes|Tags: daniel howard-snyder . evidence for God . evil . problem of evil . suffering
Daniel Howard-Snyder considers whether the theoretical problem of evil makes belief in God unreasonable.
Read more »By: Jason|15 April, 2010|Categories: Media|Tags: N.T. Wright . resurrection of Jesus
New Testament scholar N. T. Wright examines the evidence for the claim that Jesus rose from the dead.
Read more »By: Jason|14 April, 2010|Categories: Events|Tags: conferences . Evangelism . gospel . Mark Dever . prosperity gospel . R. Albert Mohler Jr . r.c. sproul . T4G . T4G2010
Notes and media from the first day of talks by Mark Dever, R.C. Sproul, and R. Albert Mohler at the Together for the Gospel conference.
Read more »By: Jason|14 April, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: analytic philosophy . Anthony Flew . deism philosophers . falsification
Antony Flew, an influential analytic philosopher who dramatically changed his mind on the question of the existence of God, passed away last week.
Read more »By: Stuart|10 April, 2010|Categories: Quotes|Tags: Diviinity . God . humanity . Jesus Christ . Vernon C. Grounds
Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander, Caesar, Mohammed and Napoleon; without science and learning, He shed more light on things human and divine, than all the philosophers and scholars combined…
Read more »By: Stuart|07 April, 2010|Categories: News|Tags: matthew flannagan . Michael Tooley . Reasonable Faith . Timothy McGrew . william lane craig
In the April Newsletter of Reasonable Faith, William Lane Craig acknowledges the valuable assistance that Matt Flannagan provided Craig in his preparation for his debate with Michael Tooley. It’s great to see Matt getting some well-deserved recognition for his philosophical work. We’re enormously pleased for him.
Read more »By: Stuart|07 April, 2010|Categories: Epistemology . Quotes|Tags: C. S. Lewis . Epistemology . God in the Dock . Meditation . Toolshed . Ways of Knowing
Does being a Christian forever disqualify you as an appropriate authority on the truth of Christianity? If I wanted a true account of the Christian religion, would I do better to try see things as a Christian, or as a fair-minded secular religious studies professor? C. S. Lewis provides a helpful illustration in “Meditation in a Toolshed”
Read more »By: Jason|05 April, 2010|Categories: Quotes|Tags: concept of God . cosmos . existence of God . necessary existence . ontological argument . richard dawkins
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If theists can claim that the existence of God is necessary, why can’t naturalists claim the same for the cosmos? Charles Taliaferro and Elsa J. Marty disagree, and argue that there are several reasons why we should think that this move is improper.
Read more »By: Stuart|04 April, 2010|Categories: Jesus Christ|Tags: Bryan Bruce . Crucifixion . Easter . Historical Jesus . Mike Hosking . Patrick Dunne
Mike Hosking interviewed Brian Bruce on CloseUp this Easter Friday for 10 minutes on the question Who killed Jesus, and why? Bishop Patrick Dunne, head of the Catholic Church in Auckland was there to represent “a more orthodox view.” How did Brian Bruce’s arguments stack up?
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