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Andy Bannister

Does Objective Morality Need God? A Christian and Atheist Debate

February 2, 2018 by Randal

Last week I moderated a debate on morality and God between my main man from Dundee, Christian apologist Andy Bannister and atheist philosopher Howard Nye. I disagreed with Andy’s attempt to argue a necessary link between atheism and nihilism. I also don’t agree with his claim that objective ethics requires theism. That said, he was […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atheism, debate, ethics, Howard Nye, morality

What are Human Rights Based On? A Response to Andy Bannister

April 11, 2017 by Randal

A couple weeks ago “Unbelievable” featured a debate/dialogue on human rights between Christian apologist Andy Bannister and humanist/atheist Peter Tatchell. The show begins with a short video from Andy and so in providing my critical response that is where I’ll begin as well: Andy is an articulate and engaging speaker. But I disagree with his […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, anthropology, atheism, existentialism, humanism, meaning, Unbelievable

Christian apologists need to lead by example and stop caricaturing their opponents

September 18, 2016 by Randal

Let’s begin with a tweet from Christian apologist Andy Bannister: Andy’s a great guy and I very much enjoyed meeting him this past spring and doing several interviews/events with him (including our Islam discussion on Bold Cup of Coffee, my interview on Bold Cup with Andy on his book, his debate/dialogue on Islam that I […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, apologetics, atheism, polemics, worldview

Andy Bannister on God, Human Beings, and Intrinsic Value

July 8, 2016 by Randal

This evening Andy Bannister posted another strikingly bold assertion about the connection between theism and value: On a first pass, this tweet appears to me to be obviously false. For two statements to be contradictory, one must make an assertion that is directly inconsistent with the other such that they could not simultaneously be true. For […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atheism, God, meaning, theism, value

Humanism, Christianity, and Human Dignity

July 2, 2016 by Randal

Yesterday my friend Andy Bannister tweeted the following: If tweets are meant to be stimuli for further reflection, this one certainly qualifies. At first I thought Andy was saying Christianity is the only worldview that can provide an adequate account of value and dignity. But that can’t be right since Judaism shares with Christianity an appeal […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, anthropology, Christianity, ethics, humanism, image of God, metaphysics

The Apologist Who Wrote About the Atheist Who Didn’t Exist: My Interview with Andy Bannister

May 12, 2016 by Randal

Here is my new guest interview at Bold Cup of Coffee speaking with Christian apologist Andy Bannister about his popular 2015 book The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist: Or the Dreadful Consequences of Bad Arguments.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, apologetics, Bold Cup of Coffee, interview

An Evening of Christianity and Islam in Dialogue

May 11, 2016 by Randal

Here is the Taylor Seminary / Wahl Centre Crucial Conversations Dialogue that I moderated in April between Christian apologist Andy Bannister and Muslim Imam Sherif Ayoup. It’s a fascinating exchange with two very intelligent and articulate individuals:

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, Christianity, Imam Sherif Ayoup, Islam, religious dialogue

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

Christianity and Islam: A Bold Cup Conversation

April 25, 2016 by Randal

Islam is the second largest religion on earth. And these days it is the religion most likely to occupy the headlines. From ISIS and Al-Qaeda to burqas and immigration bans, some worry about a clash of civilizations. But Islam is not simply a religion of political and cultural controversy. It is also increasingly the religion of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, Bold Cup of Coffee, Christianity, Drake De Long-Farmer, interview, Islam, religious dialogue

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

A busy weekend of dialogue on Islam and atheism

April 10, 2016 by Randal

On Friday night I had the privilege of serving as the moderator in the second installment in the Taylor Seminary/Wahl Centre “Crucial Conversations” series. (The first installment was my dialogue with atheist Justin Schieber which you can watch here.) This time the dialogue featured Christian apologist Andy Bannister and local Muslim Imam Sherif Ayoup discussing the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atheism, Bold Cup of Coffee, dialogue, Drake De Long-Farmer, Imam Sherif Ayoup, Islam

Islam and Christianity in Dialogue

March 24, 2016 by Randal

In two weeks (April 8th) Taylor Seminary in Edmonton will be hosting an evening of dialogue between Christian apologist Andy Bannister and Muslim Imam Sherif Ayoup. (And I’ll be moderating!) In an age of increased fear, misunderstanding, and polarization,  dialogue is more important than ever, so I’m delighted to be participating in this event. The time for building […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, dialogue, Islam, Sherif Ayoup

Is Life Meaningless without God? A Look at Andy Bannister’s Arguments

February 13, 2016 by Randal

Andy Bannister is the director and top apologist of RZIM Canada and author of The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist. In the following 3 minute video (part of a lengthy series of similar videos) he argues that life is meaningless without God. So what should we say about Andy’s argument? To begin with, Andy opens with […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, apologetics, atheism, meaning, purpose, theism

Human value revisited: Could divine attachment contribute to human value?

September 7, 2015 by Randal

In “Human value and the atonement: A Reply to Andy Bannister” I provided a critique of Bannister’s claim that human value is “determined by what God was willing to pay for you in the life of Jesus Christ, his Son.” I noted that my fifth and final objection was decisive: “Bannister’s theory seems to have […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atonement, God, incarnation, value

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