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In Search of Salvation

November 14, 2017 by Randal

My new video gives a twenty minute introduction to the themes of my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? Check it out!

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, gospel, In Search of Salvation, salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

Justin Schieber and Randal Rauser at Sherwood Park Alliance Church

March 16, 2017 by Randal

Filed Under: Home Posts, Video Page

New endorsements for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar

August 25, 2016 by Randal

 “Imagine sitting at a table in your local bar or coffee shop and overhearing two smart, energetic, and creative thinkers go at it over the existence of the Jewish/Christian/Islamic god. Thanks to Rauser and Schieber, we don’t have to imagine: this book is that debate. Anyone who enjoys a hard-hitting but classy philosophical dustup will […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar, blurb, endorsement

96. Those Without Religion: Cory Seibel on the Nones

June 18, 2016 by Randal

When they are asked to provide their religious affiliation, they reply “none”. Religious free agents, free to be secular or spiritual. But they definitely aren’t religious. And their ranks are growing. Over the last two decades the numbers of people disaffiliating with any religious tradition has continued to rise. But what should we think of the […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: agnosticism, atheism, Cory Seibel, nones, religious skepticism, spirituality

94. For those who doubt, this book’s for you: Bill Anderson on Ecclesiastes

May 20, 2016 by Randal

I first encountered existentialist philosophy in university. Thinkers like Sartre, Kafka and Camus had a big impact on me as they explored the seeming absurdity of existence with an unflinching bravery. Even if I didn’t accept their conclusions, I had to admit that there was an authenticity in their writing that was often absent from the Christianity […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, Bill Anderson, Ecclesiastes, existentialism, interview, philosophy

The Parable of the Good Atheist

July 1, 2015 by Randal

Filed Under: Home Posts, Video Page Tagged With: atheism, hospitality, Is the Atheist My Neighbor?, Parable of the Good Atheist

Is the Atheist My Neighbor? Support the Book and Change the Conversation

June 9, 2015 by Randal

Do atheists hate God? Many Christians seem to think so. For the last three centuries Christians have widely assumed that atheism is always a result of a rebellious, sinful rejection of God. According to this view, at some level atheists really do know there is a God, but they sinfully suppress this knowledge because they […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, dialogue, hospitality, Is the Atheist My Neighbor?

My heaven interview with a Bold Cup of Coffee

December 17, 2014 by Randal

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the folks at boldcupofcoffee.com to talk about some of my recent work on heaven, apologetics, and dialogue. This is the first of three interviews and it focused on the topic of my book What on Earth Do we Know About Heaven? You can visit the accompanying Bold Cup of […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bold Cup of Coffee, eschatology, heaven, interview

Change the world, one loan at a time

March 12, 2014 by Randal

You may have noticed that there aren’t any ads on my website. No promises of miracle weight loss or accelerated language acquisition. No links to Liberty University or new Bible software. In other words, with the exception of the very modest kickbacks I get from purchases made through embedded Amazon widgets, my website is a deadzone for revenue […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: charity, development, Kiva, support

Is belief in God rational? My Reasonable Doubts debate with Chris Hallquist

January 19, 2014 by Randal

Just over a year ago I did my first debate with Reasonable Doubts. The debate was on the nativity with Jonathan Pearce and is available for viewing here: That debate was such a smashing success 🙂 that I was invited back for another debate. The topic was the rationality of theism and my debating opponent […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, belief, Chris Hallquist, epistemology, knowledge, rationality, reason, Reasonable Doubts, theism

Can you prove that God exists?

August 18, 2013 by Randal

Back in May while I was visiting the University of Notre Dame I recorded a couple videos for the Center for Philosophy of Religion. In this short (2 minute) video I discuss whether one can prove that God exists.  

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist, Video Page Tagged With: God, philosophy of religion, proof, theism

3. God or Godless? The Loftus/Rauser Edmonton Debate

June 17, 2013 by Randal

On June 5, 2013 I met with John Loftus for the final night of debate on our God or Godless Tour of Alberta, Canada. The venue was Greenfield Baptist Church in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was moderated by Myron Penner, author of The End of Apologetics (Baker, 2013). Myron also offered a response to the debate. The […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, Christianity, debate, God or Godless, John Loftus, Myron Penner, theism

Randal interviewed on Apologetics 315

April 15, 2013 by Randal

Randal (that’s me!) was interviewed last week by Brian Auten of the outstanding apologetics website Apologetics 315. The podcast is available on my home page, but I’ve included a direct link to the website here: http://www.apologetics315.com/2013/04/apologist-interview-randal-rauser.html Brian and I had a wide-ranging 36 minute conversation over a broad range of issues, so be sure to […]

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Apologetics 315, Brian Auten, Randal Rauser, Tentative Apologist

Dialogue between Randal Rauser and Ralph Jones

February 16, 2013 by Randal

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