Fall Course Offering: The Pentateuch
What is the relationship of the Old Testament with the New Testament? Has the New Testament rendered the Old Testament void? Why wasn’t Moses able to enter the Promised Land? Why are there so many laws given to Israel? Who is Melchizedek, and why he is he in the Bible? Did angels breed with humans […]
Feminist Criticism of the Bible and What We Need to Know
By Dianna Newman, Hi, my name is Dianna Newman. I’m a graduate of Southern Evangelical Seminary, having earned by MA degrees in Apologetics and Philosophy. The title of my session at this year’s National Conference on Christian Apologetics is Feminist Criticism of the Bible and What We Need to Know. I’m very excited to present […]
Three Reasons to Complete a Degree in Christian Apologetics
By Dr. Douglas E. Potter, I never intended to be a professional apologist, professor, or even administrator in a Christian school of higher education. I just wanted to learn more and be better equipped so Christ might use me more effectively. I now have two earned degrees in Christian apologetics. I have been employed for […]
Five Errors When Arguing for the Existence of God
By Dr. Douglas E. Potter, Over the years that I have been teaching Christian apologetics and theology to seventh graders through doctoral students, five (5) misconceptions regarding arguments for the existence of God consistently show themselves. My students come from both secular and Christian educational backgrounds. I would often excuse those with the misconceptions as […]
God and Morgan Freeman
Has anyone ever asked you “Who is God?” What a loaded question! The answer to this question is undoubtedly important and is intimately connected to every aspect of life; one’s belief or lack thereof will determine how one approaches foundational questions pertaining to the nature of reality, man, knowledge, meaning, morality, and purpose. I can’t […]
Aquinas or Van Til? Testimony of a Campus Minister
By Chris Van Allsburg, Recently, Reformed theologian and presuppositionalist K. Scott Oliphint [1] criticized Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES) for holding to the classical method in apologetics at a conference in Phoenix called Reformcon. Having moved away from presuppositionalism, I feel it is appropriate to respond. Now, presuppositionalism was my meat and potatoes for nearly a decade […]