How Can We Know Immaterial Truths from Physical Realities?
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It is obvious from my experience that not everyone is interested in philosophy or philosophical questions. But there should be wide interest in an answer to the above question. I was taking my car in for an oil change dressed up in a suit and tie. The attendant asked me what I do for a […]
The ‘ABC’s and 123’s’ of Classical Apologetics: A Response to Our Presuppositional Brothers
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Recently, I had the truly great privilege of providing color commentary for my friend and mentor, long-time SES professor Dr. Richard Howe, as we had a lively dialog with two presuppositional brothers from the T.A.G. You’re It podcast. You can watch the full dialog here. Dave and Ray Ray, our interlocutors, were very gracious, and […]
The Pilgrimage of a Baptist Christian — Religious Symbols, Celebrations and Roman Popery (pt. 2)
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As I confessed in the last post, I was reared, converted, discipled, and called to preach in a Baptist “free church” tradition, which at best downplayed or ignored the Christian liturgical calendar other than Christmas and Easter. While I happily remain in that tradition, over the years I have come to a new and deeper […]
And the Oscar Goes To … Why Symbolic Logic is a Good Popcorn Flick but Not Oscar Worthy
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I must admit, I am a sucker for big-budget, special-effects-filled, larger-than-life popcorn-flicks on the big screen. The amazing surround sound, the giant presentation, and the photo-realistic effects are enough to take you to another world for a couple of hours where you are 12 years old again pretending to battle the supervillain and save the […]
The Pilgrimage of a Baptist Christian — Religious Symbols, Celebrations and Roman Popery (pt. 1)
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Question: For an evangelical, how important are symbols in evangelism and discipleship of Christians? I must confess that my views on the importance of symbols advocating for, and discipling people in, the Christian faith have evolved over the course of my Christian life. I was reared, converted, and discipled in a strong “free church” tradition […]
A Review of ‘Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today’
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John G. Stackhouse, Jr. is professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada where he teaches, among other courses, World Religions. His book Humble Apologetics: Defending the Faith Today (Oxford University Press, 2002) is divided into three parts. Part one, titled “Challenges,” concerns the pluralism, postmodernism, and consumerist influence found in North American […]