Category: apologetics
-
Douglas Groothuis (PhD and a BS from the University of Oregon, and an MA in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison) is a well-known, respected Christian philosopher and apologist at Denver Seminary and visiting instructor in apologetics for Westminster Theological Seminary. If I had to recommend just one reference book on…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
The book Jesus, The Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life by Jonathan Pennington, is a worthwhile read—especially for young people who are struggling with the philosophical meaning of life and are attracted to other philosophies. In that book, Pennington asserts that “Only humans die by suicide”…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
Aristides of Athens wrote in 125 AD. His Apology is the earliest extant Christian apology. It is available online here or in very nice booklet form on Amazon here. Darren Slade (PhD, Theology, Church History) has a very nice summary here of Aristides and his Apology. According to Slade, “His…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
I came across an online rant complaining about the policies of the current administration that seek to restore some semblance of sanity. I will not include a link to it because it is filled with vulgar profanity. One thing jumped out at me——at the bottom is the interesting assertion that…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
What do apologists mean when we use the term “biblical inerrancy”? Paul Feinberg defines biblical inerrancy thus, “Inerrancy means that when all facts are known, the Scriptures in their original autographs and properly interpreted will be shown to be wholly true in everything that they affirm, whether that has to…
-
Arvin Ash has a fascinating video explaining spacetime, and credibly arguing that life could not exist with more than 3 dimensions of space and 1 dimension of time (spacetime). This appears to be a variation of a Fine Tuning argument but interestingly enough, Ash is a skeptic and is no…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Apologetics originates in Scripture with OT prophets appealing to fulfilled prophecy, combatting polytheism and wrestling with the problem of evil. After his resurrection, Jesus appeals to fulfilled prophecy (Luke 24:27 All 4 gospels are apologies: From Matthew to Revelation, much of the NT is an apology. Examples: John 20:21; Luke…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
Earlier I posted here on the harmonious relationship between faith and reason. J.P. Moreland comments on their relationship in his book Scientism and Secularism, writing “In his seventeenth-century work of art titled The Triumph of Faith over Nature, Philosophy, and Science, Peter Paul Rubens attempted to capture a widely held…
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
With medical advances, there are intriguing cases of people apparently being brought back from physical death and subsequently recounting a near-death experience (NDE). I am cautious about accepting the truth and reality of NDEs, especially because some people have confessed to making up NDEs. More importantly, not all NDEs have…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Christian Apologetics 