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We’ve got to train our kids for war

An Excerpt from the 3rd Edition of Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig: In high school and college Christian teenagers are intellectually assaulted with every manner of non-Christian worldview coupled with an over-whelming relativism. If parents are not intellectually engaged with their faith and do not have sound arguments for Christian theism and good answers to their children’s questions, then…

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Richard Dawkins for Prime Minister

Are Dawkins’ reasons for refusing to debate William Lane Craig good enough?

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An Interview with Douglas Groothius

Stan Guthrie talks to Philosophy Professor Douglas Groothius about his new book, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith. Groothius also discusses cultural engagement, the impact of cyberspace on thinking, and the greatest challenges today in Christian apologetics.

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The Value of Doubt

- Kara Powell, on a three-year study conducted by Fuller Theological Seminary’s Center for Youth and Family Ministry. [Via: Jay L. Wile]

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Five Reasons To Study Church History

James Detrich: 1. It helps us to provide a more reasonable account of what we believe. 2. It reminds us of the community of faith. 3. It helps us to understand which beliefs are central to our faith. 4. It assists us in interpreting the Bible. 5. It demonstrates that God is working through and among His people. You can…

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Defending Christianity is Not Enough

For Christians, it is not only important to demonstrate why Christianity is true, but how it makes sense of everything else.

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Thinking Matters Youth

Thinking Matters Tauranga and Holy Trinity Tauranga have partnered together to produce a new fortnightly apologetics series for young people called “Thinking Matters in a Whatever World”. The series runs from August to December and is hosted at Holy Trinity, Cnr 3rd Ave and Cameron Rd, Tauranga (New Zealand). For more info see here. To be kept up to date…

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Ask TM: Practical advice for persuading others in conversation?

We often get questions about theology and apologetics sent to us by readers and we thought it would be helpful if we shared some of our answers to those questions on the blog. If you’ve got a question that you’d like us to address here, send it to thinknz@gmail.com along with your full name, city, and country. This week, one…

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Apologetics is the Answer to Everything

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.

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Insufficient but not Unnecessary: The Importance of Arguments

J. Gresham Machen on the significance and place of arguments in the proclamation of the Gospel.

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Brian reviews Craig’s latest book, On Guard

Christian philosopher and evangelical apologist, William Lane Craig, has published a new book for people who are looking for an approachable and non-technical introduction to the task of defending Christianity. Brian over at Apologetics 315 has written a short review of Craig’s book.

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Faith and Doubt

Tim Keller discusses why it is important to take doubts and doubters seriously.

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Groothius on Apologetics and Postmodernism

Three lectures by Douglas Groothius on the crisis of truth and how to understand the relationship between culture and Christianity.

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