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Review by Brian G. Hedges Tim Keller’s new book, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, is currently #7 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller’s List – and for good reason. This is an articulate, reasonable, compassionate, and informed defense of Christianity. Keller’s book is written for both believers [...]
By Thomas Maddux In his book, The River of God, Dr. Gregory Riley of the Claremont School of Theology argues that Christianity developed through an evolutionary process that can be likened to a river system. In this model, many tributaries flow into the major stream, each contributing particular elements to the final mixture. [...]
By Patrick Zukeran Because Christianity Teaches the Correct Worldview Among all the religions and philosophies, how do we know Christianity is true? While there are many ways to address the question, let’s begin by saying that Christianity makes sense of the world around us. In other words, it presents the most correct worldview based [...]
By Hugh Ross, Ph.D. Why do human beings ask why? Does this driving curiosity simply reflect humans’ intellectual superiority? According to evolutionary theory, the distinctions between humans and other species are matters of degree, not of kind. What does careful observation reveal? Even the most curious of animals are prone to explore their immediate [...]
By Michael Flannery In a previous article I discussed the influences bearing upon Charles Darwin as he developed his theory of evolution. Here attention is directed toward Alfred Russel Wallace, the principal subject of my recent book, Alfred Russel Wallace’s Theory of Intelligent Evolution: How Wallace’s World of Life Challenged Darwinism. Unlike Darwin, Wallace likely [...]
Listed alphabetically: 1. Kerby Anderson – Head of Probe ministries. 2. John Ankerberg – Founder of Ankerberg Theological Research Institute; Great podcast. 3. Greg Bahnsen – the late great presuppositional apologist. Debated Gordon Stein. 4. Andy Bannister – London School of Theology / Oxford Centre for Christian apologetics. 5. Francis Beckwith – noted philosopher [...]
By Kenneth Samples Part Two of Three During the Middle Ages theology was hailed as the “Queen of the Sciences.” Consequently, medieval Christian thinkers described philosophy as a “handmaiden” to theology. The Importance of Philosophy for Christians 1. Philosophy Promotes Critical Thinking In part one of this series I presented the first reason for Christians [...]
By Kenneth Samples Part One of Three Someone in antiquity said, “Philosophy bakes no bread.” This famous assertion raises concerns about philosophy’s practical relevance and value. I remember my father’s quizzical look when I informed him that I was studying the subject in college. My father grew up during the Great Depression, worked hard as [...] By Miguel Endara, Ph.D. Part Three of Three This is the third and final part of the response to Michael Shermer’s “God-of-the-gaps” argument1 against Christianity, as presented at a meeting of Reasons To Believe Orange County Chapter in November 2008. In part 1 of this series I critiqued Shermer’s embrace of methodological naturalism, the [...] By Miguel Endara, Ph.D. Part Two of Three This article continues my response to Michael Shermer’s “God-of-the-gaps” argument against Christianity, which he presented to the Reasons To Believe Orange County Chapter in November 2008. Shermer argued that people shouldn’t believe in Christianity because much of the evidence touted in support of it suffers from [...] |
  
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