Lately, I haven’t had time to do any blogging, mainly because recently I enrolled in Biola University’s distance certificate in apologetics problem. I’m nearly finished (Module 2/3), and I’ll have a review of the program up once I’m done. As for now, here’s a short video featuring Paul Copan on the problem of evil. Copan [...]
Tags: Paul Copan, problem of evil
HT: Frank Turek and The Skeptical Christian. Both videos present a condensed version of Alvin Plantinga’s free will defense. The first adds a Christian spin to it while the second incorporates some material from C. S. Lewis. These videos, which are a great example of the new media approach to apologetics, are great for [...]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga, C. S. Lewis, evil, free will defense, new media, problem of evil, theodicy
Having just started reading on the global warming debate, I personally take a neutral position — though I tend to lean toward the skeptical thesis. This lecture was delivered by Dr. Calvin Beisner as part of the Lyman Stewart Lectures in Theology at Biola University. It begins with a few theological considerations about creation stewardship. [...]
Tags: Biola University, Calvin Beisner, Cornwall Alliance, Global warming, lecture
Let’s consider a modified version of the usual “Who designed the designer?” response to the fine-tuning argument. Suppose that someone argues that because God is complex, he too requires an explanation. The typical theistic counterargument is to argue that God is a simple being by virtue of being an immaterial mind that has no [...]
by V. P. I am presently studying the philosophy of religion, using The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Religion as an introduction. While reading some of the articles written by some of the best philosophers in the field, I was struck by the density of the concepts explained, requiring some intense consideration about my [...]
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