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Archives for April 2015

Justifying Naturalism?

April 28, 2015 by Randal

In my recent dialogue with Justin Schieber we had an interesting exchange on Justin’s commitment to a position he refers to as “naturalism”. To get the most out of this article, you should begin by taking ten minutes (or so) to get the background exchange. You can start watching from here. In this exchange, Schieber […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, justification, Justin Schieber, naturalism

A Primer for (Generous) Transgender Theological Reflection

April 27, 2015 by Randal

It should be no surprise that North America has been gripped by the story of Bruce Jenner’s transgender journey. This is a topic that is not going away any time soon. I blogged about this difficult topic three years ago in “The impossible problem of transgender children“. Blogger James McGrath just tackled the topic in a thoughtful […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, theology, transgender

Can Christianity guarantee your happiness?

April 26, 2015 by Randal

Apologist Matt Fradd sent me a link to an interesting article by Christopher West titled “Has Brad Pitt Found What He’s Looking For? (I Haven’t)”. In the article West reflects on the way a fellow Christian appropriated a confession from actor Brad Pitt. In the quote, Pitt comments to an interviewer on his own melancholy nature: […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Brad Pitt, depression, existentialism, God, meaning, theism

Justin Schieber’s objections to the proper basicality of theism considered

April 24, 2015 by Randal

In my March 8th debate with Justin Schieber I offered three arguments, the first of which was concerned with defending the claim that belief in God can be properly basic. In his rebuttal Justin offered a couple arguments. I’m going to respond briefly to these two arguments here. Universal Sanction Objection Justin’s main rebuttal to my argument […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Christianity, epistemology, foundationalism, Justin Schieber, proper basicality, religious experience, theism

Transcript for the Rauser/Schieber Debate

April 23, 2015 by Randal

We now have a transcript of my March 8th debate with Justin Schieber. The transcript covers the first hour of the debate and includes the two opening statements and rebuttals. Luke Breuer, Larry Wolcott and epicurus volunteered a lot of time in transcribing the text. My thanks to them! You can download the PDF document here: Rauser […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, debate, Justin Schiber

69. Danielle Strickland on the Gospel and Kingdom

April 22, 2015 by Randal

Christians are people of the Gospel. But what is the gospel, exactly? Like many evangelicals, I grew up thinking that the gospel was the claim that Jesus died for our sins, full stop. That description is correct in what it affirms but wrong in what it leaves out, for the Gospel is so much more. […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Danielle Strickland, evangelism, gospel, Kingdom of God, social gospel

Intelligent Design and Astrology

April 21, 2015 by Randal

Yesterday in the discussion for my article “The Anthropocentrism Switcheroo“, I made the following comment: “Everybody’s interested in how some words are defined. Like most scientists, Tyson is very interested to defend a particular definition of “science” … and to ensure that dissonant definitions like that assumed by ID are excluded.” This prompted Andy Schueler […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: intelligent design, Michael Behe, naturalism, science

Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century

April 20, 2015 by Randal

March 2015 discussion at Taylor Seminary

Filed Under: Video Page

Does God Exist? The Rauser/Schieber Debate

April 20, 2015 by Randal

Debating the existence of God – Randal Rauser arguing for the affirmative, Justin Schieber arguing for the negative. Held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, March 7, 2015.

Filed Under: Video Page

Interview: What on Earth Do We Know About Heaven?

April 20, 2015 by Randal

March, 2015 – boldcupofcoffee.com We sat down with Dr. Randal Rauser to discuss his book ‘What On Earth Can We Know About Heaven’ and explored the idea of our theology of the after life, how it effects our daily living and why it matters.

Filed Under: Video Page

Interview: Healthy Debate and Discussion

April 20, 2015 by Randal

February, 2015 – boldcupofcoffee.com We sat down with Dr. Randal Rauser and Paul Douglas Walker and tackled the idea of Healthy and Helpful Dialogue in a world where the art of listening to understand is usually overshadowed by listening to respond. How can we be both open and critical in our conversations.

Filed Under: Video Page

Interview: A Discussion on Apologetics

April 20, 2015 by Randal

January, 2015 – boldcupofcoffee.com We sat down with Dr. Randal Rauser for a Bold Cup Of Coffee to discuss the idea of being a Tentative Apologist: Rethinking The Art of Giving a Defense and also his book: God or Godless. One Atheist. One Christian. Twenty Controversial Questions. (with John W. Loftus)

Filed Under: Video Page

A Reader’s Journey through God or Godless this May

April 20, 2015 by Randal

Two weeks from today, on May 4th, I will be starting a new series in which I blog through the twenty chapters of God or Godless, my 2013 book with John Loftus. I’d invite readers who haven’t yet read the book to pick up a copy. (The Amazon widget link is right there on the right […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, debate, God or Godless, John Loftus, theism

The Anthropocentrism Switcheroo?

April 19, 2015 by Randal

One of Justin Schieber’s arguments in our recent debate was based on the size and hostility of the universe. Justin argues that the size and hostility of the universe to (human) life favors naturalism over theism because we would expect the universe to be large and hostile to life if naturalism were true but we […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: anthropocentrism, atheism, hostility, Justin Schieber, naturalism, theism, universe

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