[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: Panentheism is distinct from Pantheism, which is the view that God is all and all is God. Panentheism is the belief that all is contained in God and God is contained in all, and also transcends … [Read more...]
Evaluating Oneness
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: Oneness theology, also called Oneness Pentecostalism or the “Jesus Only movement” holds to a modalistic understanding of God. Modalism has been around for centuries and teaches that there is only one divine person … [Read more...]
The New Atheism
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: “Atheism” is best defined as the belief that there is no God or gods. It is the positive denial that God exists. “A” is a Greek prefix meaning “not,” while “theos” was used by the Greeks for both God and the gods. It … [Read more...]
Concerning the “Nones”
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: In current times, there is no doubt religious affiliation has at least leveled-off or worse, in sharp decline. Scores of data resemble what one can see, specifically in the church – a sea of grey. Many, … [Read more...]
Evaluating Atheism, Agnosticism, and Skepticism
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: Atheism is the denial of existence of God. There is mounting scientific evidence for the presence of God from astronomy and biology, so much so that the once staunch atheist philosopher Anthony Flew became a … [Read more...]
Evaluating Judaism
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: Judaism is the foundation of Christianity, and the religion practiced by Jesus, a Rabbi, and Paul, a Pharisee. Though it stems back to Creation, Judaism officially began with God’s covenant promise to Abraham, and … [Read more...]
Grace vs Karma
[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: What is the difference between Grace and Karma? Are they the same? It will be helpful to look at the purposes of both Grace and Karma to make a decision so first Karma. What is Karma? Karma is normally associated … [Read more...]
The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
Notable atheist and Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins once remarked to A.J. Ayer at an Oxford college dinner that he couldn’t imagine being an atheist before 1859, the year Darwin's Origins of the Species was published: "[A]lthough atheism might have been logically tenable before Darwin, Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.” However, according to … [Read more...]
Nietzsche’s Rejection of Darwinian Evolution
“The error of the Darwinist school has become a problem for me: ” wrote Friedrich Nietzsche, “how can one be so blind as to fail to see clearly here? … That the species represent progress is the most unreasonable assertion in the world:” (Nietzsche 2003, 258) In a period of ten years, Nietzsche drifted from admiring Darwin and his company as “great names of England” to … [Read more...]
Isn't God a placebo?
Consider the skeptical claim that “religion only serves to provide an empty hope that helps us manage our fears.”[1] God is a placebo. This all too common sentiment deserves a careful response, if only because of its proven rhetorical power to both discourage believers and bolster unbelievers against belief. Naturally as a Christian I agree that most religions offer false … [Read more...]