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"This book completely destroys Christianity": On "The Christian Delusion" (Part 1)
May 31st, 201011:45 AM ETJohn W. Loftus, ed. The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails. Prometheus Books, 2010. 419 pp. ISBN: 978-1616141684. Just a few years ago you'd have to cruise the streets of Portland, Oregon for at least half an hour before spotting a Darwin fish bumper sticker. But these days you just need to drive around the parking lot of the Tulsa Walmart to fin... -
How (not) to make Jesus in your own image: a review of Imaginary Jesus
May 28th, 201011:51 AM ETMatt Mikalatos. Imaginary Jesus. Barna, 2010. 225 pp. ISBN: 978-1414335636 Many of us engage in pastimes which can be dangerous to our health, things like lion tamer, meth smoker, or race car driver. But from a Christian point of view, one of the most dangerous pastimes is making Jesus into our own image, for this practice can lull people int... -
How to agree with a creed
May 24th, 201011:40 AM ETA few weeks ago in the midst of defending inclusivism I made the statement that "Inclusivism is consistent with the NAB statement of faith to which my seminary ascribes". Well dwilkinson is a sharp bloke, and so he then quoted the NAB statement: "We believe salvation is redemption by Christ of the whole person from sin and death (II Timothy 1:9-10... -
What if Paul the apostle had been hit by a meteorite?
May 22nd, 201008:56 PM ETDTP is concerned to get a handle on this inclusivism stuff that I've been hawking and so pitches the following question: "Are you saying something like: Evangelism is telling people something already true about themselves and encouraging them to live up to what they are?" Well let's think back to Acts 17. Paul visits the Areopagus at Mars Hi... -
The Tentative Apologist in the hot seat on inclusivism!
May 21st, 201002:25 PM ETDwilkinson; "Given that everyone has the opportunity to be in a saving relationship with God, why should Christians seek to spread the Gospel?" Tentative Apologist: "Isn't ‘Jesus told me to (Mt. 28:19-20) enough for you? But that's not all. If someone is being saved by Christ but has never met Christ, wouldn't you want to introduce them? It... -
Why inclusivism makes sense
May 20th, 201010:36 AM ETA couple weeks ago I was arguing for inclusivism, the possibility of being saved by Christ without having heard of Christ. The question has important apologetic purchase, not least because people worry about the fate of those who have never heard. Are they really all lost? Within this discussion it is crucial to distinguish epistemic inclusivism f... -
Back from the edge of the universe (aka, New Jersey)
May 17th, 201005:54 PM ETWhere the blogosphere is concerned, a week can seem like a lifetime. It has been six days since I last blogged which, I suspect, is just about at my record. I just got back last night from a conference on divine action at Rutgers University. It was a good time. Hanging out with a bunch of really smart people with backgrounds in science, philosophy ... -
Burning books and deleting posts
May 11th, 201007:33 PM ETI must have really angered someone because they hacked into the Christian Post and deleted the content of my last post. The censorship of ideas and discussion is the first step toward fascism so congratulations Mussolini. Too bad blogs can't be burned, right? To those who posted in the last thread, my apologies. I know there are many people who vi... -
A close look at one atheist's reasons for rejecting supernaturalism
May 11th, 201007:28 PM ETI was just notified that the this post was sabatoged by someone who is threatened by reasoned discourse. Here it is again as a repost. I find that very sad. Anyway I have reposted it: Obviously it is important for all of us to think through our beliefs: why do we believe the things we do? It is that much more important to do so when... -
A close look at one atheist's reasons for rejecting supernaturalism
May 11th, 201001:04 PM ETObviously it is important for all of us to think through our beliefs: why do we believe the things we do? It is that much more important to do so when those beliefs concern the most fundamental questions of existence such as "Why does anything exist at all?", "What defines a life well lived?" and "Is there a god?" Thus it is with interest that I r... -
How (not) to shave with Ockham's razor
May 10th, 201012:10 AM ETIt all started when one of my readers, EssEff, made the astounding statement: "You don't need a reason not to believe in something, you only need a reason to believe...." I pointed out the absurdity of this statement by giving the example of an individual who doesn't believe in the existence of London, and that started a tortured process of princip... -
Doing epistemology by the seat of your pants
May 08th, 201010:47 AM ETWhen is evidence to be demanded? When is a belief to be considered irrational? Implausible? Ridiculous? It is very important to think through these questions carefully, a practice we often fail to do. Just like we think our music is great (and that guy's music is terrible), that our clothing has style (and that gal's clothing is frumpy), that our ... -
On not believing in God or London
May 07th, 201012:57 PM ETIt all began when in "Christian Atheism?" and "How to be saved by Jesus when you don't believe in Jesus (sort of)" I discussed what kind of relationship an atheist could have with God. Along the way I discussed some of the reasons people adopt atheism including a reaction to the less than stellar witnesses from Christians and other devotees of... -
How to be saved by Jesus when you don't believe in Jesus (sort of)
May 05th, 201004:22 PM ETI have argued in this blog for a form of inclusivism according to which a person may be saved by Christ without ever having heard of Christ. In the last post I even ventured to suggest that one might be saved by Christ while believing propositions about Christ which are incompatible with core Christian beliefs. It is time to offer a bit more explan... -
Christian Atheism?
May 04th, 201011:58 AM ETBack in the article "Believe propositions p and q and thou shall be saved" I argued against the view that the necessary and sufficient conditions for a saving relationship with God are found in the mental assent to one or more propositions. This raised many intriguing questions and possibilities in the following thread, including the one raised by ...
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