By: Jason|09 December, 2011|Categories: Audio|Tags: historical credibility . historicity of the NT . the Acts . the Gospels . Tim McGrew
In a talk originally presented to the Reasonable Faith chapter in Belfast, Timothy McGrew, Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University, explores five tests for the historicity of ancient works and applies these to the Gospels and the book of Acts. Download the audio here and the powerpoint slides here. Source: Brian Auten
Read more »By: Jason|06 December, 2011|Categories: Audio|Tags: Alvin Plantinga . Brian Auten . interview . Philosophy
This week, influential Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga talks to Brian Auten from Apologetics315. They discuss Plantinga’s journey into philosophy, neglected arguments for the existence of God, the role of arguments, and more. Get the audio here.
Read more »By: Jason|06 December, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: origin of the universe . reasonable faith UK tour . Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow . william lane craig
In a talk at St Andrew the Great church, Cambridge, Craig outlines the weaknesses of the central arguments of Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s controversial book. His talk is followed by comments by Rodney Holder, an astrophysicist, and then Q&A with the audience. The lecture took place on the 19th October 2011 and was one of the events of The…
Read more »By: Jason|02 December, 2011|Categories: Video|Tags: Douglas R. Groothuis. . frank turek . Paige Patterson . reliability of the Bible . rick warren . saddleback church . sean mcdowell . trustworthiness of the Bible
The Ahmanson Lecture Series is an annual apologetics seminar held at Saddleback Church in Southern California. This year’s topic was the trustworthiness of the Bible, with a great lineup of guests speakers including Sean McDowell, Paige Patterson, Frank Turek, and Douglas R. Groothuis. I’ve embedded the video from the talks below. If you’re having trouble accessing the links, you can…
Read more »By: Jason|18 November, 2011|Categories: Philosophy|Tags: argument from consciousness . consciousness . emergent chemical properties . Graham Oppy . J P Moreland . theism
In this video, Christian philosopher J. P. Moreland responds to Graham Oppy’s criticisms of the argument for God’s existence from consciousness. Moreland discusses challenges to three forms of the argument and interacts with Oppy’s claims about theism, consciousness and emergent chemical properties. The talk was delivered at the recent 63rd Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. For reference, AC=…
Read more »By: Bnonn|09 November, 2011|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: new atheism . problems with The God Delusion . refuting Richard Dawkins . richard dawkins . The God Delusion . william lane craig
As he said he would, Richard Dawkins refused William Lane Craig’s invitation to debate him at the Sheldonian Theater in Oxford. So Craig went ahead and ripped his book apart without the distraction of having to respond to petulant ad hominem (entertaining as that would have been). The video is up; watch it below.
Read more »By: Jason|09 November, 2011|Categories: science|Tags: Conflict Thesis . limits of science . science and religion
A good article by Keith Ward. HT: Scot McKnight
Read more »Stoic TV, the student television station at Imperial College, recently interviewed the Christian philosopher during his October visit to the UK. In the discussion, Craig talks about his journey into philosophy, whether his arguments leave any room for faith, if he enjoys writing, the purpose behind his speaking tours, and more.
Read more »By: Jason|05 November, 2011|Categories: Resources|Tags: DVDs . idFilms . intelligent design . Metamorphosis . science . The Case for a Creator
A new online store has launched for those in New Zealand and Australia, aimed at providing a dedicated home for quality DVDs about Intelligent Design. idFilms was established to invigorate and expand the ID discussion by supporting those who are committed to investigating the origins of life and the universe. The store already houses a great list of DVD titles…
Read more »By: Jason|05 November, 2011|Categories: Audio . Video|Tags: Albert Mohler . doing justice . jim wallis . mission of the church . social justice . the gospel
On October 27, Albert Mohler and Jim Wallis debated the question “Is Social Justice an Essential Part of the Mission of the Church?”. If you missed the live webcast, the Henry Center has posted the media from the event: In the exchange, Wallis, president and CEO of Sojourners, argued for the affirmative position – the church must be involved in…
Read more »By: Jason|01 November, 2011|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: Brian Auten . discipline of apologetics . Mary Jo Sharp . Sarah Ankenman . women apologists
While it is exciting to see the contemporary resurgence of apologetics in the academy and among our youth, it is worth pondering which segments of society remain neglected and what we can do to promote and support the practice of apologetics in these areas. Given this, it’s encouraging to see that Brian Auten is this week hosting a series of…
Read more »By: Jason|01 November, 2011|Categories: Books|Tags: Jesus . Jesus Christ . N.T. Wright . Tom Wright
Whatever your views on his theology, it’s hard to deny the fact that N.T. Wright presents theology in a gripping and fascinating way. Whether he is addressing the nature of heaven in Surprised by Hope or the attractiveness of the Christian life in Simply Christian, Wright finds it impossible to write a boring sentence. One of the most influential and prolific…
Read more »By: Bnonn|28 October, 2011|Categories: Creation & Evolution|Tags: Darwinian ethics . darwinism . eugenics . evolution . evolutionary morality . moral objectivism . nazism
Richard Weikart: I have spoken with intelligent Darwinists who admit point-blank that they do not have any grounds to condemn Hitler, so I am not just making this up. Many evolutionists believe that since evolution explains the origin of morality — as Darwin himself argued — then there is no objective morality. The famous evolutionary biologist and founder of sociobiology,…
Read more »By: Jason|28 October, 2011|Categories: Audio|Tags: atheism . debate . existence of God . peter millican . theism . william lane craig . WLC
Premier Christian Radio have posted the audio from the debate between William Lane Craig and atheist Peter Millican: The exchange took place at Birmingham University on October 21 and was organized by the Philosophy Society as a part of the Reasonable Faith UK tour. William Lane Craig is the Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La…
Read more »By: Jason|23 October, 2011|Categories: Philosophy of Religion|Tags: atheism . debate . new atheism . public discourse . richard dawkins
Daniel Came: James Barham: HT: Uncommon Descent
Read more »By: Jason|22 October, 2011|Categories: Philosophy of Religion|Tags: Edward Feser . evil-god challenge . goodness of God . Stephen Law . theism
In his debate with William Lane Craig, Stephen Law raised the challenge of an evil-god: if we dismiss the existence of an evil-god because of the amount of good in the world, why shouldn’t we dismiss the existence of an all-good god based on the amount of evil in the world? Edward Feser has written a good discussion of the…
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