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Podcast-The Tentative Apologist

101. Atheism vs. Christianity with Adam Lee and Andrew Murtagh

April 17, 2018 by Randal

This time on The Tentative Apologist Podcast I’m delighted to introduce two guests, Andrew Murtagh and Adam Lee. Andrew is a Christian apologist who blogs at Soapbox Redemption on the Patheos platform. He is also the author of the 2013 book Proof of Divine. Adam Lee is an atheist and writer living in New York. […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Adam Lee, Andrew Murtagh, apologetics, atheism, interview, Meta, theism

100. Evolution and Christian Faith: A Conversation with Denis Lamoureux

November 24, 2017 by Randal

It’s hard to believe but it has been four 1/2 years since The Tentative Apologist Podcast was launched in May 2013. Since then a lot of water has flowed under that bridge. Now for this, our 100th episode, I invite my first guest, Dr. Denis Lamoureux, back to continue our conversation on evolution, the Bible, and Christian […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Denis Lamoureux, earth science, evolution, Neo-Darwinism

99. How do you hear the voice of God?

November 9, 2017 by Randal

There are few questions as basic and important as this: how do you hear the voice of God? How do you discern God’s will for your life? How does one seek divine guidance in the day to day? Is divine guidance a matter of hearing a literal voice from heaven? Or is it simply a […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: divine providence, divine will, epistemology, prayer

98. That All May Be One: An Ecumenical Conversation for Reformation Day

November 1, 2017 by Randal

One suspects that October 31, 1517 dawned much like any other in the region of Saxony. And when an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther hammered up 95 theses for public debate, he could not have imagined that his action would be the catalyst for a schism within Christendom, one whose repercussions would be felt for […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, ecumenism, interview, Julien Hammond, Roman Catholicism, theology

97. Redemption and Omar Khadr

October 13, 2017 by Randal

The story of Omar Khadr is inextricably interwoven with that of Canadian identity in a post 9/11 world. For years his story occupied national headlines, often polarizing a nation as it embodied concerns about security and terrorism, Islam and the clash of civilizations, punishment and the promise of redemption. As a public narrative, Omar’s story begins […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, forgiveness, interview, Omar Khadr, redemption, Roy Berkenbosch

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

95. The Problem of God-Breathed Violence

June 2, 2016 by Randal

Over the last several years I’ve reflected, written, and spoken extensively on the problem of biblical violence. So when I was recently invited to present a devotional at a board meeting, of course I decided to talk about the Bible and violence. In this episode of The Tentative Apologist Podcast I read that devotional reflection […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, biblical violence, hermeneutics, inspiration, theodicy

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

93. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? A conversation with Andy Bannister

May 10, 2016 by Randal

In December 2015, Wheaton College Professor Larycia Hawkins expressed her support for Muslim Americans in a Facebook post. She wrote: “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God.” The impact of Professor Hawkins’ […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, apologetics, interview, Islam, Larycia Hawkins, theology

92. God is everywhere: James Gordon on Divine Omnipresence

April 22, 2016 by Randal

Christians regularly talk about God’s presence in space, but what do we mean when we use such language? I discuss this issue in the following passage on pages 22-23 of my 2009 book Finding God in the Shack: “if you go to church on a Sunday morning you might hear the pastor address the hushed congregation with the words: […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Analytic theology, classical theism, interview, James Gordon, omnipresence, philosophy, systematic theology

91. Andy Bannister on Atheism, Morality, and the Meaning of Life

April 13, 2016 by Randal

In his famous essay “A Free Man’s Worship,” Bertrand Russell describes the plight of our species in a godless universe with a haunting eloquence that ranks among the most memorable passages of twentieth century philosophy. As Russell puts it, man’s “origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atheism, Euthyphro dilemma, existentialism, God, meaning, morality, theism

90. Apologetics Today: A Conversation with Tawa Anderson

April 4, 2016 by Randal

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Christianity, skepticism, Tawa Anderson

89. What did the cross achieve? Oliver Crisp on Atonement

March 25, 2016 by Randal

In 1973 the great Reformed theologian J.I. Packer delivered a very influential Tyndale Lecture titled “What did the cross achieve? The logic of penal substitution.” In that address Packer eloquently summarized and defended a theory of atonement which has been so influential in the western church that many Christians have simply identified atonement with penal substitution. […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, doctrine, Easter, Jesus Christ, Oliver Crisp, penal substitution, theology

88. Euthanasia, Death, and the Good Life: A Conversation with Heidi Janz

March 15, 2016 by Randal

“Euthanasia.” The word derives from the Greek prefix “eu” or good, and “thanatos” or death. Hence, euthanasia promises a good death. But what is a good death? And what right do medical practitioners have to bring it about? These questions press themselves upon us with increasing urgency as various jurisdictions consider the adoption of new […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: bioethics, ethics, euthanasia, Heidi Janz, problem of evil, problem of suffering, suffering, theology

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