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Podcast-The Tentative Apologist

31. Eric Seibert on biblical violence and the Canaanites

January 8, 2014 by Randal

If there was one thing drilled into me growing up in the church, it is that the Bible is “The Good Book”. And “good” meant, among other things, morally good. So throughout years of Sunday school I never thought twice about the mass drowning of men, women, children and animals in the Noahic flood. I never […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, Eric Seibert, ethics, hermeneutics, Old Testament, violence

30. Roger Olson on Calvinism and Arminianism

January 1, 2014 by Randal

Twenty years ago when I took a university course in contemporary theology, my main textbook was Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson’s modern classic 20th Century Theology. Since then I have profited from reading several of Professor Olson’s books. So it was a real thrill to have him on The Tentative Apologist Podcast. Professor Olson is the Foy Valentine […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, Calvinism, election, predestination, providence, Roger Olson, theology

29. Craig Keener on miracles

December 23, 2013 by Randal

From the crossing of the Red Sea to the virgin birth, miracles occupy a central role in the biblical narratives. Alas, their role in modern life has been decidedly more ambiguous. That ambiguity owes much to the skeptical eighteenth century philosopher David Hume who famously defined a miracle as a violation of the laws of nature. […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Craig Keener, David Hume, history, miracles, providence

28. Robin Parry on demons

December 15, 2013 by Randal

The ministry of Jesus was characterized by many miraculous signs, chief among them his victory over demonic forces. In one dramatic encounter in Mark chapter 5 we read of Jesus confronting a demon-possessed man living out among the tombs. “Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”  “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, demon possession, demons, exorcism, Jesus, Robin Parry, supernatural

27. Yoram Hazony on the Bible as philosophy

December 10, 2013 by Randal

Some years ago I pulled open the nightstand drawer in the room of the hotel in which I was lodging. Inside I found the familiar Gideon’s Bible. With nothing much to do I pulled the book out and opened it up. Upon opening the book I discovered that some previous hotel guest had taken the […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, hermeneutics, interpretation, philosophy, reason, revelation, Yoram Hazony

26. Peter Enns on faith, the Bible, and evolution

December 4, 2013 by Randal

Richard Dawkins famously declared that Charles Darwin made it possible to be “an intellectually fulfilled atheist”. Assuming that’s the case, did he also make it impossible to be an intellectually fulfilled theist, or at least an intellectually fulfilled Christian? In short, can evolution be reconciled with the Bible and Christian faith? Does Genesis 1-3 demand […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, Darwin, inspiration, interview, Old Testament, Peter Enns, science. evolution

25. Do the gospels have errors? Michael Licona’s new insights on ancient history

November 26, 2013 by Randal

Christians have always been aware of the apparent contradictions in the Gospel accounts. For example, how does one reconcile the genealogies of Matthew (1:2-17) and Luke (3:23-38)? Did Jesus cleanse the temple at the beginning of his ministry (John 2:13-17) or the end (Mark 11:15-19)? Who appeared at the empty tomb? Was it a young man […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, historiography, history, interview, Michael Licona

24. Travis Dumsday on evil and divine hiddenness

November 19, 2013 by Randal

If there is any person in the modern age who has embodied saintliness, it was that pillar of faith, Mother Teresa. So it was quite the surprise when, after her death in 1997 her diaries were published and we discovered that this paragon of faith had often struggled with doubt. She wrote: “If there be a […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: intelligent design, interview, philosophy, philosophy of science, science, Travis Dumsday

23. In Search of the Gospel: A Reformation Day Talk by Randal

November 6, 2013 by Randal

Reformation Day (Oct 31) celebrates the achievements of the Reformation, among them a new degree of clarity that came to the doctrine of justification and with it the church’s understanding of the Christian gospel itself. But the most important lesson of the Reformation is not found in looking back to events that occurred five centuries ago. Rather, it […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: doctrine, podcast, Reformation, salvation

22. Father Matthew Hysell on God, the Church and the Deaf

October 31, 2013 by Randal

This time on The Tentative Apologist Podcast we are joined by Father Matthew Hysell, who was ordained one year ago as Canada’s first deaf Catholic priest. After a bout with meningitis as a toddler, Father Matthew lost all hearing in one ear and is now only able to hear in the other with a hearing aid. […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Catholicism, Deaf, interview, Matthew Hysell, Roman Catholic

21. Depression and Christianity: An interview with Stefano Piva

October 20, 2013 by Randal

Have you ever experienced the dark night of the soul? What about the dark month? Or dark year? Have you ever dreaded facing another day? If so, then this interview is for you. In this episode of The Tentative Apologist Podcast we sit down with Dr. Stefano Piva, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Richmond, B.C. Dr. […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: depression, interview, podcast, Stefano Piva

20. Theologian Michael Hardin on violence and atonement

October 14, 2013 by Randal

This time on The Tentative Apologist Podcast we sit down for a conversation with theologian Michael Hardin. Michael is a scholar who has studied the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Rene Girard and who also counts Girard as a personal friend. Michael is also a visionary and activist, and together with his wife Lorri he founded the […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, Michael Hardin, Rene Girard, violence

19. Mark Buchanan on becoming an Acts church

October 7, 2013 by Randal

This time on The Tentative Apologist Podcast we sit down with pastor, author, public speaker and professor Mark Buchanan. After pastoring for 17 years at New Life Community Baptist Church in Duncan, BC, Buchanan moved to Calgary, Alberta in September 2013 to become Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Ambrose Seminary. Buchanan is perhaps best known […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: church, ecclesiology, evangelism, gospel, kingdom, Mark Buchanan, mission

18. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here? Filmmaker Kevin Miller reconsiders the doctrine of hell

September 30, 2013 by Randal

In this episode of The Tentative Apologist Podcast we sit down with screenwriter, producer and film director Kevin Miller. Kevin is perhaps best known as the screenwriter for the 2008 documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” and as director of the 2012 documentary “Hellbound?” (You can see my review for “Hellbound?” here.) “Hellbound?” (which is now available […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: eschatology, hell, Hellbound?, interview, Kevin Miller, universalism

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