Cases for God: A Short Bibliography
There are hundreds or thousands of books that discuss arguments for and/or against the existence of God. You will never be able to read them all! However, if you read a few books by Christian apologists who are philosophers, and who present a case for the existence of God (consisting of multiple arguments for God), … Cases for God: A Short Bibliography
Three Key Christian Apologetics Arguments: A Basic Bibliography
There are three key Christian Apologetic arguments that I would like to carefully and critically evaluate: These are commonly used arguments so they are presented by many different Christian apologists. I prefer to stick to studying Christian apologists who are philosophers, especially philosophers who specialize in arguing in support of basic Christian beliefs. However, I … Three Key Christian Apologetics Arguments: A Basic Bibliography
Thinking Critically about the Christian Worldview
Several years ago, I started making podcasts about the Christian Worldview in a series of podcasts called Thinking Critically About: Is Christianity True? https://thinkingcriticallyabout.podbean.com/ I made six podcasts and then started working on other projects. So, this year I would like to get back on track and produce at least a few more podcasts, enough … Thinking Critically about the Christian Worldview
TOPICS for Future Posts
My favorite issues in the philosophy of religion are: Recently, I have been working on critical evaluations of arguments by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli in their Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA). I plan to continue my analysis and evaluation of their case for the resurrection of Jesus in Chapter 8 of that book. … TOPICS for Future Posts
How to Do Careful Argument Analysis
Critical Thinking is basically CAREFUL thinking. More specifically, it is thinking in which a person continually strives to conform his or her thinking to the universal standards of thinking, which include the following: Careful argument evaluation is the heart and soul of critical thinking. But one cannot do a careful job of evaluating an argument … How to Do Careful Argument Analysis
Bart Ehrman On The Tearing Of The Temple Veil
One way to read the evidence is as Ehrman does here that the ripping of the veil is what Jesus accomplished through his penal substitution super blood magic atoning death, removing the barrier between man and God. Another reading is the Moral Influence reading that the world turned on God’s specially chosen beloved (agapetos) son, … Bart Ehrman On The Tearing Of The Temple Veil
An Interesting Video From MythVision Podcast On YHWH And Lying
I guess the classic online treatment of lying in the bible is this passage from the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible: Is it wrong to lie? No. 1 God rewarded the Egyptian midwives for lying to the Pharaoh. And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, … An Interesting Video From MythVision Podcast On YHWH And Lying
Some Empty Tomb Analysis From Derek at MythVision Podcast!
This is a new interesting well-produced video from Derek at MythVision talking about the ancient idea that the reason a body would go missing is that the dead person had been thought to have become deified. So, the gospel accounts of the empty tomb fit this general mythic structure. Moreover, Derek points out that even … Some Empty Tomb Analysis From Derek at MythVision Podcast!
Bart Ehrman on The Arrest of Jesus
Prof Ehrman has a new blog post out today about Were Jesus Followers Really Armed and Dangerous in the Garden of Gethsemane? For regular readers here I tend to think the disciples did clash with the arresting party, whether they were armed or not, because it fits in with the general problem of Mark having … Bart Ehrman on The Arrest of Jesus
Resolving Euthyphro: If God Was A Slave Or Servant, What Would He Call Holy/Demonic?
Friedrich Nietzsche ― Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals It is not immediately evident what we mean when we call something “good.” For instance, a Blue Jay may be a “good” bird of prey, but we might think it evil for raiding nests and devouring babies of other birds. What was noble about antiquity, … Resolving Euthyphro: If God Was A Slave Or Servant, What Would He Call Holy/Demonic?