By: Andrew|24 November, 2010|Categories: Debates|Tags: David Wolpe . debate . Doug Geivett . Matt Ridley . Mexico city . Michael Shermer . richard dawkins . william lane craig
Andrew examines the opening arguments from the recent panel discussion in Mexico, where Bill Craig and Richard Dawkins finally go toe to toe (sort of). Upshot, the atheists get thrashed.
Read more »By: Bnonn|22 November, 2010|Categories: Ethics|Tags: moral argument . morality . problem of evil
A reply to ‘Upandatom’ on why the idea that bad things shouldn’t happen to good people actually supports God’s existence, rather than undermining it.
Read more »By: Bnonn|18 November, 2010|Categories: Metaphysics . Theology|Tags: Arminianism . Calvinism . libertarian free will . modal logic . Molinism . Open Theism . perfect definite foreknowledge . Possible Worlds . principle of alternate possibilities
This is a continuation of the discussion started with Stuart in his article ‘Openness Theology (Part Two)’, exploring the ramifications of libertarian free will, the principle of alternative possibilities; and how an Arminian theology ultimately collapses into either a Reformed or Open theology, depending on how you push it.
Read more »By: Stuart|15 November, 2010|Categories: Oversees . Thinking Matters|Tags: EPS . Evangelical Philosophical Society . Genocide of the Canaanites . Matthew . Paul Copan . Randal Rauser . Richard Hess . SBL . Society of Biblical Literature . Thinking Matters
Thinking Matters is proud to have one its close associates, Matthew Flannagan, speak at the Evangelical Philosophers Society and the Society of Biblical Literature Conferences in Atlanta, Georgia.
Read more »By: Bnonn|12 November, 2010|Categories: Metaphysics . Thinking Matters|Tags: dualism . Ethics . omnipotence
The first of a three-part series answering some questions about God, raised by an email correspondent named Albert.
Read more »By: Jason|11 November, 2010|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: Apologetics . Belief . enagement . Evangelism . evidence . Faith . postmodernism . proclamation . Reality . relativism . thinking . Truth
Anthony Horvath, a pro-life advocate and Executive Director of Athanatos Christian Ministries, has written a provocative post about the importance of apologetics for the witness of the church today.
Read more »By: Stuart|08 November, 2010|Categories: Philosophy of Religion . Theology|Tags: Charles Hodge . Clark Pinnock . Counterfactuals . Foreknowledge . Generic Open Theism . omniscience . Open Theism . Openness Theology . Prescience . Steven C. Roy . Theological Determinism . william lane craig
In this short essay I advance my own brief analysis as to why Generic Open Theism is philosophically flawed.
Read more »By: Stuart|08 November, 2010|Categories: Philosophy of Religion . Theology|Tags: Alan R. Rhoda . Bivalentist Open Theism . Clark Pinnock . Generic Open Theism . Gregory Boyd . limited foreknowledge . Non-bivalentist Open Theism . omniscience . Open Theism . Openness Theology . Prescience . William Hasker . Willliam Lane Craig
Before any refutation of Openness Theology can take place, it is important to properly understand what it is and its distinctive features. Part one of this essay will distinguish what Alan R. Rhoda calls Generic Open Theism.
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