By: Bnonn|31 March, 2011|Categories: History|Tags: comparative religion . Gandhi . Hinduism . India . islam . spirituality . wisdom . world religion
Was Gandhi the saintly and wise spiritual leader most people take him to be? A recent article from the Wall Street Journal proves that he was, in fact, a sexually depraved, morally bankrupt, politically foolish man: a product, as you might expect, of his religion and his culture.
Read more »John Piper, Pastor for Preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, addresses the important issue of suffering in this sermon at Saint Andrew’s in Sanford, Florida: The Supremacy of Christ & the Sorrow of Calamity.
Read more »By: Jason|29 March, 2011|Categories: Local|Tags: auckland university . debate . Lawrence Krauss . matthew flannagan . william lane craig
The Evangelical Union and the Reason and Science Society, along with Thinking Matters, will be streaming the upcoming debate between William Lane Craig and Lawrence Krauss at the University of Auckland on Thursday 31 March 1-3 pm. If you’re in the city and free for lunch, come along and join us for what should prove to be an interesting exchange.…
Read more »By: Jason|26 March, 2011|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Hell . Liberalism . Rob Bell . universalism
We’ve given a lot of coverage to Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins this week, and though it’s starting to feel toxically oversaturated, the issues Bell’s book has brought up have justified the attention. Before we finally move on, here are some of the reviews of Love Wins from across the interwebs and beyond. Kevin DeYoung (Pastor at University Reformed…
Read more »By: Jason|26 March, 2011|Categories: Culture|Tags: BBC . mathematics . Religion . secularism . secularism myth
A new study says yes. The BBC reports: The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. The team’s mathematical model attempts to account for the interplay between the number of religious respondents and the social motives behind being one. The result, reported at the American Physical Society meeting in Dallas, US, indicates that religion will all…
Read more »By: Jason|25 March, 2011|Categories: Events|Tags: debate . Lawrence Krauss . Sam Harris . william lane craig
Christian philosopher William Lane Craig will be participating in two big debates at the end of March and the beginning of April, and both will be streamed live over the web. For the first debate (March 30), Craig will be defending the evidence for God against Lawrence Krauss, a distinguished professor of physics and director of the Origins Initiative at…
Read more »By: Jason|24 March, 2011|Categories: Theology|Tags: christopher morgan . exclusivism . inclusivism . pluralism . salvation . unevangelized
Christopher Morgan outlines several responses to this question.
Read more »Brian Auten has posted a link to the audio from a recent debate between Jay Smith and Khalil Meek. The exchange was held at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on March 17 with Smith, a Christian apologetist, defending the trustworthiness of the Bible and Meek defending the Qur’an. Listen to audio here. Jay Smith also has some good resources on debate.org.uk…
Read more »By: Jason|23 March, 2011|Categories: Science & History|Tags: birth of science . Conflict Thesis . Middle Ages . science
The Genesis of Science: How the Christian Middle Ages Launched the Scientific Revolution (Regnery Publishing, 2011) is a new book by physicist and historian of science James Hannam that challenges the myth that the Middles Ages were a time of ignorance and superstition. He recently talked to The Daily Caller about the book:
Read more »By: Jason|23 March, 2011|Categories: Theology|Tags: Doctrine of Hell . eternal punishment . Hell . Rob Bell . Russell Moore
With Rob Bell’s recent questioning of the Christian doctrine of hell, Russell Moore suggests two reasons why hell is forever: First, the revolt against God is more serious than we think it is. An insurrection against an infinitely worthy Creator is an infinitely heinous offense. We know something of this intuitively. This is why, in our human sentences of justice,…
Read more »By: Bnonn|22 March, 2011|Categories: Metaphysics . Philosophy|Tags: argument from reason . determinism . free will . physical determinism
D Bnonn Tennant looks critically at a New York Times article that discusses the tension between the idea that all the events in the universe are caused deterministically by physical laws, and our deep-seated intuitive belief that this cannot be so because we have free will.
Read more »By: Jason|22 March, 2011|Categories: Philosophy of Science|Tags: intelligent design . multiverse . Naturalism . science . william Dembski
A new book brings together essays from influential scientists, scholars, and public intellectuals to examine the role of naturalism in science.
Read more »By: Jason|22 March, 2011|Categories: Theology|Tags: eugene peterson . John Mark Reynolds . Rob Bell
John Mark Reynolds offers some wise words in response to remarks made by Eugene Peterson in defense of Rob Bell’s book.
Read more »By: Jason|19 March, 2011|Categories: About|Tags: journalism . Love Wins . Martin Bashir . Rob Bell
If you’ve seen the video of Rob Bell’s appearance on MSNBC with Martin Bashir then this may be of interest to you. The conversation is between Bashir and Paul Edwards but this time it is Bashir who is on the receiving end of the questions. He offers his thoughts about the Bell interview and his own impression of Love Wins. It’s…
Read more »By: Jason|17 March, 2011|Categories: About . Featured|Tags: Christchurch earthquake . John Lennox . problem of evil
A collection of audio resources from John Lennox’s recent visit.
Read more »By: Stuart|17 March, 2011|Categories: Theology|Tags: Abraham . Ambrosiaster . application . Bibliography . christ . Douglas Moo . Origen . Paul . Pauline Theology . Robert Jewett . Romans . suffering
In Part One of this series Stuart briefly sketched the historical and socio-cultural backdrop of the Roman Empire, its capital city Rome, and its citizens. In Part Two and Part Three was a survey of this theme in Romans within the wider of context of Pauline theology, including the origin and scope of pain. In Part Four Stuart moves on to the appropriate response to suffering in the present, with some thoughts on application drawn from this thematic exploration.
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