Those of us who dabble in philosophy of religion will encounter a range of objections. We might hear Christians using a clearly circular argument against atheism. We might […]
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Things Just Happen – Why I Developed A Cynical Interpretation of The Leftovers
Things just happen. Loved ones die. Spouses have affairs. People lose their homes. Millions of people suddenly disappear into thin air, leaving the rest of the world confused […]
How We All Interact With The Unseen Realm Every Day
Many may regard the unseen realm with a skeptical eye, relegating it to the realm of superstition. While we westerners do have a scientific disposition and tend to […]
How Theistic Evolution Outstrips Both Creationism And Naturalism
The most productive way to think about the creation controversy will be in terms of models. There are rivaling models that attempt to account for all of the […]
Finding The Historical Jesus Amidst Divisive Scholarship
The identity of Jesus of Nazareth is integral to the Christian message. As Christians, we claim that one’s answer to that question will seal their fate in eternity. […]
Ehrman/Price: Did Jesus Exist? Debate Review
Jesus mythicists are those who deny that there ever was a historical figure, Jesus of Nazareth. In this debate, Dr. Bart Ehrman pointed out that mythicists are often […]
Where Libertarianism Overlaps With LGBT Activism
There are some political issues that are really definitional to one’s political philosophy. For many right-leaning libertarians (especially Christian libertarians), that definitional issue will be abortion. Some Christians […]
Why Christians Should Empty Themselves of Kenotic Christology
God became a man. As we read through the New Testament, we will encounter what boggled even the mind of Paul the apostle. He wrote in 1st Timothy […]
Assessing The Firepower of The Reformed Arsenal: In Defense of William Lane Craig
There is a tendency amongst Reformed theologians to police other theologians, to dub themselves as detectives for Christ, seemingly exposing Christians who hold different views. They will often […]
How To Practice Religion Without Being Superstitious
As children of Descartes, westerners tend to think of the world in scientific terms. That may account for the increasing secularization of the culture. People are less likely […]
Is Christian Belief Just Wish-Fulfillment? Alvin Plantinga’s Assessment of Freud
Do you ever wonder why people believe the things that they do? If you do not share those beliefs, then you might be inclined to assign nefarious or […]
How To Avoid Being A Hack As A Christian Apologist
Christian apologetics is the practice of providing a defense of the Christian faith. This will be both positive and negative; providing evidence for God and interacting with the […]
How Presuppositionalism Is Theistic Fizz; It Makes God A Programmed, Arational Belief
If I were to ask somebody why they believe in God, she might tell me that God is the most plausible explanation for the existence of the universe. […]
Assessing Graham Oppy’s Book, The Best Argument Against God
As Graham Oppy pointed out somewhere in The Best Argument Against God, there are thoughtful, reflective people on both sides of every argument. Unfortunately, most people (atheists and […]
Why Are Evangelicals Casting The Doctrine of Eternal, Conscious Torment Into The Lake of Fire?
I do not have any statistics. What I am saying is a bit experiential and anecdotal, but it seems that more evangelical Christians are becoming amenable to the […]
When The Scientific Method Needs To Hand The Reins To Philosophers And Theologians
As children of the Christian thinker René Descartes, western minds are less likely to accept truths based on the qualifications of some authority figure, whether that authority figure […]
Why We Should Re-Brand Young Earth Creationism As Neo-Ussherianism
Anybody who followed the 2016 Presidential election understands the importance of branding. Donald Trump branded himself as the every-man, the person who relates to the struggles of the […]
Why Theologians Are Not Qualified To Assess The Theory of Evolution
A sophomore is somebody who has a fact or two memorized and yet feels cocksure about her conclusions. She will tell you very matter-of-factly her immovable conclusions about […]
How Presuppositionalists Suppress The Truth In False Piety
Piety is a virtue. It describes devotion to Christ and to righteousness. It means that everything in our lives is under submission to Jesus. Yet there are times […]
CS Lewis, Cosmic Fake News, And Atheistic Naturalism
It is difficult to hate CS Lewis. From his charming fiction to the personable presentation of his arguments, all of his writing provides a glimpse into his personality. […]