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The Tentative Apologist

The Absolutist Prolife Position: A Critique

May 27, 2022 by Randal

The absolutist prochoice position (APC) says that elective abortion should be accessible up until birth. The absolutist prolife position (APL) says that elective abortion should be prohibited at all stages of pregnancy post-conception because the killing of the embryo/fetus at all stages constitutes the murder of a human person. Most people find themselves somewhere between […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abortion, embryology, ethics, murder

Where do Christian Doctrines Come From?

May 23, 2022 by Randal

In this sermon I provide an introduction to the means by which Christians form doctrine by way of an overview of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: doctrine, sermon, theology, Wesleyan Quadrilateral

Did Elon Musk Engage in Sexual Harassment? How to Reason like a Professional Investigator

May 21, 2022 by Randal

This week, Business Insider reported that SpaceX paid $250,000 to a flight attendant after Elon Musk exposed himself. According to Business Insider: “The attendant worked as a member of the cabin crew on a contract basis for SpaceX’s corporate jet fleet. She accused Musk of exposing his erect penis to her, rubbing her leg without […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: credibility assessment, Elon Musk, sexual harassment

The Religion of Ricky Gervais

May 20, 2022 by Randal

In this video, I analyze Ricky Gervais’ naturalistic worldview and its religious identifying marks. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, naturalism, religion, Ricky Gervais

Heresy, Orthodoxy, and Progressive Christianity

May 18, 2022 by Randal

An interview with Adherent Apologetics on my latest book and the question of heresy, orthodoxy, and Christianity: ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Adherent Apologetics, interview, Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too

Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too Interview with Mike Austin

May 18, 2022 by Randal

Yesterday, I was delighted to appear on philosopher Mike Austin’s YouTube channel to talk about my new book. This was a great conversation. (Perhaps it is unseemly for me to comment, like one of the chefs who made dinner saying ‘that was a great meal!’, but decorum aside, it’s true!) Check it out! ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist

Epistemic Fallibilism

May 18, 2022 by Randal

A few months ago I was asked to speak to a group on Discord about epistemic fallibilism. I didn’t realize it was being recorded until I found it on YouTube today. So here you go: ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: epistemic fallibilism, interview

Do All Atheists Suppress Knowledge of God?

May 17, 2022 by Randal

In this short interview with The Analytic Christian I discuss Romans 1 and atheism. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, biblical hermeneutics, exegesis, hermeneutics, Is the Atheist My Neighbor?, Romans 1

Speaking to Abraham’s Silence: A Review

May 15, 2022 by Randal

J. Richard Middleton. Abraham’s Silence: The Binding of Isaac, the Suffering of Job, and How to Talk Back to God. Baker Academic, 2021. The binding (Aqedah) of Isaac is one of the most troubling stories in all Scripture. And it is not hard to see why. The story depicts God commanding a father to butcher […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Abraham, Abraham's Silence, biblical hermeneutics, biblical violence, hermeneutics, review, Richard Middleton

“Speaking Their Truth”? How conservative Christians make false claims to defend truth

May 6, 2022 by Randal

In Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too, I rebut Alisa Childers’ erroneous attempt to claim that progressive Christians widely embrace a radical voluntarist relativism about truth according to which people can make claims true simply by willing that they be true. The example Childers cites is a person who wants bacon to be healthy by declaring “Bacon […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: progressive Christianity, relativism, truth

Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too: The Capturing Christianity Interview

May 5, 2022 by Randal

Check out my discussion about Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too with Capturing Christianity: ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Alisa Childers, Another Gospel?, Capturing Christianity, interview, Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too

John Piper Recreates Christianity in his Image

May 4, 2022 by Randal

In this video, I critique John Piper’s narrow, sectarian take on mere Christianity. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: John Piper, mere Christianity, sectarianism

Franklin Graham, Preacher of Hate

May 3, 2022 by Randal

It looks like my new book Progressive Christians Love Jesus Too came out at just the right time. Two days after its publication, Franklin Graham published a nasty screed called “The Eternal Peril of Progressive Christianity“. In this article, I’m going to offer an analysis. Graham begins with this line: “For decades, a war has […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Franklin Graham, progressive Christianity

Are We In a Post-Truth Culture? My Response to an Evangelical Talking-Point

May 2, 2022 by Randal

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Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, evangelicalism, post-truth, rhetoric

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