Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 3: Evaluation of Premises (C) & (D)
WHERE WE ARE In Chapter 8 of the Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead. A key premise in their case for the resurrection is their claim to have refuted the Swoon Theory. However, Kreeft and Tacelli have FAILED to refute … Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 3: Evaluation of Premises (C) & (D)
Kreeft’s Case for the Divinity of Jesus – Part 20: Mark Chapter 10 and the Feeling-Superior Argument
WHERE WE ARE For a brief summary of what has been covered in Part 3 through Part 15 of this series, see the “WHERE WE ARE” section at the beginning of Part 16 of this series. For a brief summary of what has been covered in Part 16, Part 17, and Part 18, see the “WHERE … Kreeft’s Case for the Divinity of Jesus – Part 20: Mark Chapter 10 and the Feeling-Superior Argument
Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Analysis of Objection #2
In Chapter 8 of the Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead. They claim that there are only four skeptical theories that are alternatives to the Christian view: Based on that assumption they attempt to refute each of these skeptical theories … Kreeft’s Case Against the Swoon Theory – Part 2: Analysis of Objection #2
The Complete FAILURE of Peter Kreeft’s Case for the Resurrection – LINKS
I also wrote a series of posts defending the Hallucination Theory against the objections raised by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli (in Chapter 8 of their Handbook of Christian Apologetics) over on my own blog (because The Secular Outpost was shut down and The Secular Frontier had not yet been set up): Defending the Hallucination … The Complete FAILURE of Peter Kreeft’s Case for the Resurrection – LINKS
Careful Argument Analysis of Objections to the Hallucination Theory.
In Chapter 8 of the Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead. They claim that there are only four skeptical theories that are alternatives to the Christian view: Based on that assumption they attempt to refute each of these skeptical theories … Careful Argument Analysis of Objections to the Hallucination Theory.
Careful Argument Analysis of Objections to the Swoon Theory
In Chapter 8 of the Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli attempt to prove that God raised Jesus from the dead. They claim that there are only four skeptical theories that are alternatives to the Christian view: Based on that assumption they attempt to refute each of these skeptical theories … Careful Argument Analysis of Objections to the Swoon Theory
The Trilemma – Part 1: Origins of the Trilemma
The TRILEMMA (Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?) is an argument for the divinity of Jesus, and it has a very long history. The basic idea is that Jesus claimed to be God, so either he was telling the truth and is God (LORD), or he was NOT telling the truth, in which case he was either … The Trilemma – Part 1: Origins of the Trilemma
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
He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 2: Jesus Supported Women’s Equality?
There is a BILLION DOLLAR ad campaign going on now called “He Gets Us” (hereafter: HGU). The campaign is promoting Jesus and Christianity. Like most advertising campaigns, and like most efforts to promote the Christian religion, this effort has produced a large helping of BULLSHIT. So, I’m doing what I can to point a spotlight … He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 2: Jesus Supported Women’s Equality?
He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 1: Jesus was a Refugee?
“He gets us. That’s a tagline that’s been popping up in banner ads online, on highway billboards and soon in Super Bowl commercials. The he is Jesus Christ. And the ads say things like Jesus was a refugee and Jesus was sick of hypocrisy, too. And while it’s clear who the marketing campaign is about, … He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 1: Jesus was a Refugee?