Apologetics, as a discipline, is meant to help unbelievers overcome obstacles to faith in the Gospel and to help strengthen believers in their faith. However, when it comes to how exactly to go about that, you are bound to get caught up in debates about methodologies and hear phrases like "evidentialism" and "presuppositionalism" and "classical apologetics". What do these … [Read more...]
Book Plunge: Atheist Delusions
Psalm 11:3 “When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Indeed. What can the righteous do? When picking up Hart’s book, one might expect a lengthy reply to various new atheist arguments and criticisms of their approach. One will certainly find that, but not where one would expect. It will be in the first section of the book and the last section. The … [Read more...]
Book Review: "The Philosophy of History: Naturalism and Religion- A Historiographical Approach to Origins" by James Stroud
…Either we will stand behind objective truth or sink into the abyss of relativism in the name of political correctness. (278) One area Christian apologists need to explore further is the study of historiography. Historiography is, basically, the study of how to study history. It provides the framework in which one might seek truth in understanding historical facts. The way we … [Read more...]
Defending the Faith by Mary Jo Sharp – Book Review
A Review of Defending the Faith Looking for a book on women’s ministry that stands out from the crowd? I found one. It’s a great new book I was given by Kregel on apologetics in women’s ministry: Defending the Faith by Mary Jo Sharp. … [Read more...]
Reza Aslan's Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Guest post by Dan Barkman. Reza Aslan's recent foray into the historical Jesus debate has certainly been provocative. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has become a New York Times best seller and has predictably engendered a good deal of controversy. Aslan attempts to revive the thesis of the eighteenth century scholar Herman Reimarus who argued that Jesus is … [Read more...]
God or Godless? A Book Review
Special thanks to Baker Books for the free copy to review. This book has a very interesting premise. Instead of a book with one long debate about whether or not God exists, this book contains twenty short debates on a variety of topics, everything from whether or not life has meaning apart from God and whether science is a substitute for religion to whether or not God cares … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Making of An Atheist
The Making of an Atheist by James Spiegel is a short book on the non-rational reasons that people may have for rejecting the existence of God. It was of interest to me because it doesn't address intellectual reasons, but emotional reasons. The book talks about the psychology of atheists. The book is divided into five chapters and is a mere 128 pages, so it makes for a quick … [Read more...]
Sexually Transmitted Unease: How Casual Sex Works Bad Chemistry from Good
"Want a Capri Sun?" Those were the first words he said to her afterwards. Rachel White, age fifteen, had been anticipating this moment for at least a year. She'd sneaked out on a snowy school night, shoes in hand. Then, wearing nothing but her wet socks, Ginuwine playing in the background, it was finally happening! Oh my god, she told herself, this is sex! Just move your hips … [Read more...]
Evaluation of Darwin’s Doubt by Stephen C. Meyer, Part 3
This is a continuation of my book review series on Darwin's Doubt. You can read the first installment HERE and the second HERE. Although this is the third article (of four) in my series, it will focus on "Part II" of the book. Section two of Darwin's Doubt is entitled, "How to Build an Animal." Meyer gets a bit more technical at this point. He first explains the … [Read more...]
Giveaway of William Lane Craig’s Newest Book
To celebrate the release of William Lane Craig’s latest book, A Reasonable Response, we are giving away 5 copies to randomly chosen commenters to this post. To be considered for the drawing, comment with your favorite quotation from William Lane Craig, and include your email address so we can contact you if you’re chosen. Winners will be chosen on Thursday, September … [Read more...]