Michael Behe was recently on bloggingheads.tv, discussing his book Edge of Evolution. Behe tells how the video was pulled here. You can watch the video for yourself here. (For more Edge of Evolution stuff, go here.) UPDATE: the video has been reposted at bloggingheads.tv here.
"Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of western culture for almost twenty centuries... It is from his birth that most of the human race dates its calendars, it is by his name that millions curse and in his name that millions pray."
The God Who Sits Enthroned: Evidence for God’s Existence by Phil Fernandes is a helpful overview of the main apologetic arguments for the existence of God and the case for Christian theism. Appropriate for a primer on apologetics for the layperson, The God Who Sits Enthroned is divided into three sections: 1) psychological apologetics, 2) philosophical apologetics, and 3) scientific apologetics.
This continues the series of weekly posts dealing with some basic theistic arguments. The purpose here is to introduce the reader to the idea behind each argument. Strengths and weaknesses will be presented after each summary. These are only summaries and springboards for further study in the theistic arguments. See Reason for the Hope Within for more.
Philosopher Doug Geivett presents a philosophical approach on the topic of the resurrection of Jesus, which includes the logic of resurrection belief as well as historical evidences.
William Lane Craig debates Torbjörn Tännsjö on the topic of God and morality: "If God is dead, is everything permitted?" For all of WLC's debates, check out the WLC Audio Debate Feed.
Philosopher Peter Kreeft presents a talk entitled: A refutation of moral relativism.
"Prayer must carry on our work, as well as preaching. He does not preach heartily to his people who does not pray for them. If we do not prevail with God to give them repentance and faith, we are not likely to prevail with them to repent and believe."
In Defense of Natural Theology: A Post-Humean Assessment edited by James F. Sennett and Douglas Groothuis is a thorough and focused critique of eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume’s criticisms of natural theology. The thesis of the book is this: “Natural theology is alive and well in contemporary philosophy; the supposed Humean refutation of the enterprise is a myth whose exposure is long overdue.”1 A dozen philosophers contribute to the task in this substantial volume.This continues the series of weekly posts dealing with some basic theistic arguments. The purpose here is to introduce the reader to the idea behind each argument. Strengths and weaknesses will be presented after each summary. These are only summaries (not debate starters) and springboards for further study in the theistic arguments. See Reason for the Hope Within for more.in order for it to be possible at all, there must be at least some possible world in which it will be true that God exists (this is, philosophers argue, just what it means to say that something is "possible"); but (and here is the tricky part), if there is some world where it is true that God exists, then "God exists" must be true in every world. Why? Because the very definition of God demands that God is a necessarily existing being. Thus, we are forced to admit that if we "find" him existing in even one world, we are guaranteed (by the definition) that he must be found in every other possible world as well. Thus, God is found (i.e., exists) in this world.Greatest Strength: Most opponents of theism are willing to concede that God's existence is at least possible.
Many of William Lane Craig's debates can be found online. However, it's a hassle downloading them all piecemeal. Now you can download them all neatly within iTunes or your feedreader by using the WLC Audio Debate Feed. When new debates are available they will be added to the feed.
Frank Turek debates Christopher Hitchens on the topic: What Best Explains Reality: Atheism or Theism? This is their 2nd debate. Their first debate can be found here.
Philosopher Bruce Little speaks on the argument from evil in this lecture entitled: Evil and the God Who Knows. If God is all-loving and all-powerful, why so much evil in the world? An important and helpful discussion of the issue and its facets. Original (with notes) at bethinking.
"The fine tuning of the universe provides prima facie evidence of deistic design. Take your choice: blind chance that requires multitudes of universes or design that requires only one."1
Natural theology is the practice of inferring the existence of God from the design and beauty found in nature. Hence, the full title of William Paley’s 1802 Natural Theology is: Natural Theology, or, Evidence of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, collected from the appearances of nature. As a literary work, Paley’s Natural Theology became a best seller and remains a classic.This will be a series of weekly posts dealing with some basic theistic arguments. The purpose here is to introduce the reader to the idea behind each argument. Strengths and weaknesses will be presented after each summary. As these are only summaries (entire books can be written for and against each) these are not debate starters (with further books written in the comments), but springboards for further study in the theistic arguments. See Reason for the Hope Within for more.
Tyndale House scholar Dr. Peter Williams is interviewed on the topic: Is the Old Testament Ethical? in this European Leadership Forum podcast episode. Williams addresses the various indictments brought against Old Testament passages by Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion, as well as other criticisms. A phenomenal interview.
Josh McDowell looks at some of the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Five MP3 audio files here:
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"The odds against a universe like ours emerging out of something like the big bang are enormous... I think clearly there are religious implications whenever you start to discuss the origins of the universe."1
20 Compelling Evidences that God Exists: Discover Why Believing in God Makes So Much Sense by Kenneth D. Boa and Robert M. Bowman Jr. is a concise yet powerful case for Christianity presented in twenty very readable chapters. The style is engaging, the authors know their subject, and the book is surprisingly substantial for its modest 200 pages. Boa and Bowman’s goal is to present a compelling case for Christianity.
iTunes U has a number of good lectures and courses available on apologetics and theology. Here is a small selection of what they have to offer. Clicking the links will open up in iTunes where you can subscribe to the audio or video for each course. If you find more good ones, please let us know in the comments.
Dr. Darrell Bock, Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, discusses the historical Jesus and the reliability of the New Testament documents. This is from the CPX (Centre for Public Christianity), an Australian organization with lots of apologetics media resources. Get this particular podcast here in iTunes or non-iTunes.
New Testament schollar Daniel B. Wallace presents this talk on the New Testaments documents entitled: Is What We Have Now What They Had Then? This is perhaps one of the best single audio files on the reliability of the New Testament documents. Highly recommended.
For those who are visiting for the first time or are new to the blog, Apologetics 315 is a place where you can get daily apologetics resources including MP3 audio, debates, podcasts, book reviews, quotes, and more.
"A commonsense interpretation of the facts suggests that a super intellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question."1
On Pascal by Douglas Groothuis is a short but enlightening look at the life of seventeenth-century mathematician, scientist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal. The goal of Groothuis' book is to both shed light on the life and genius of Pascal and to reflect and examine the thoughts developed in his famous Pensées.
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