Why Philosophical Proofs for God Are Better Than “Scientific” Proofs
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Dr. Brian Huffling Dr. Brian Huffling’s research interests include: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Theology, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and general issues in Apologetics and Biblical studies. See his personal blog here. Twitter Wordpress Linkedin Let me first say that I think the “scientific” proofs for God’s existence are very good, as far as they go. (I’ll explain […]
A Response to William Lane Craig’s Symposium Comments on Divine Simplicity
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Dr. Brian Huffling Director of Ph.D. Program, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology Dr. Brian Huffling’s research interests include: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophical Theology, Philosophical Hermeneutics, and general issues in Apologetics and Biblical studies. See his personal blog here. A few weeks ago Dr. William Lane Craig joined Bishop Robert Barron to discuss divine simplicity. […]
Logical Fallacies 101: Ad Ignorantiam
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By Donald Sanchez, Introduction If you’ve been following this blog, you may recall that Fallacies of Weak Induction are logical fallacies that occur when the premises of an argument provide a weak support for the stated conclusion. In this type of fallacy, it’s not the case that the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusion, […]
SES Alums and the Canadian Mission Field
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Southern Evangelical Seminary is unlike any other seminary, at least of those I know: it is an evangelical, non-denominational seminary whose primary goal is to train Christian apologists and whose primary philosophical influence is Thomas Aquinas. When I first heard about SES, I was a youth pastor in Québec who was very involved in reaching […]
The Importance of Theism vs. Atheism Debates.
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This year’s SES National Conference on Christian Apologetics will feature a live debate between SES Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics, Dr. Richard Howe, and former professing Christian, pastor, and worship leader, Dan Barker. Mr. Barker is the current co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Dr. Howe and Mr. Barker will be debating the question, […]
Logical Fallacies 101: Genetic Fallacy and Tu Quoque
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By Thomas McCuddy, “The church is full of hypocrites!” “The only reason you are a Christian is because you were raised as one!” Sound familiar? These are two prominent accusations against Christianity and Christians. I’ve heard them many times, read them many places, and have even received them personally. Both are similar in nature, and […]