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apologetics

An Interview with Elephant Philosophy

January 12, 2021 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Elephant Philosophy, interview, philosophy

Friendly Dialogue with Atheists: A Podcast Interview

November 23, 2020 by Randal

This morning, I joined John Morehead of the Multifaith Matters Podcast in a conversation on effective apologetics and meaningful conversation. Check it out here.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, conversation, interview

Three Essential Elements of Every Christian Apologetic

October 19, 2020 by Randal

In this video, I summarize my philosophy of Christian apologetics in terms of three essential pillars: arguments, character, and hope.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics

Should Apologists Get Rich Defending the Christian Faith, or is that a bad Apologetic?

September 21, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, credibility, prosperity Gospel

A Wide-Ranging Interview with the Non-Alchemist

September 19, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Donald Trump, fundamentalism, hermeneutics, interview, theology

Intellectual Humility as Apologetics

September 7, 2020 by Randal

This is a guest post by Colin Burgess. Colin is a lay apologist who has been working with Reasons To Believe since 2015, as both a volunteer apologist and an instructor. Colin writes, “It is my goal, as an apologist, to get people thinking about faith, and to help Christians communicate their beliefs more effectively. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Colin Burgess, guest post

What is the Flying Spaghetti Monster (and why should I care)?

August 30, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Flying Spaghetti Monster, plausibility structure, skepticism, worldview

Dogma Debated: A Conversation with David C. Smalley

August 29, 2020 by Randal

Yesterday, I appeared on the David C. Smalley Podcast (formerly known as “Dogma Debate”). The conversation goes for 2.5 hours (!) and the first hour and a bit is available to everyone. The longer version is available to Patreon supporters. In the first part of the conversation, we talked about rationality, plausibility frameworks, and the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Conversations with My Inner Atheist, David C. Smalley, history, interview, resurrection

Biblical Violence, Donald Trump, Morality, and Ten Other Things: My Interview with Purple Pill Philosophy

August 25, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, interview, philosophy, theology

Conversations with My Inner Atheist

August 22, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, Conversations with My Inner Atheist, theology

Who is Irrational? Some Quick Observations on the Rauser-Smalley Debate

August 18, 2020 by Randal

I’m not going to comment on the entire debate. Instead, I will limit my comments to the historical resurrection of Jesus and related issues. In my debate on the rationality of Christian belief, David C. Smalley asked for historical evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. I provided evidence. I noted that there is no […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, David C. Smalley, debate, epistemology, rationality

Biblical Violence and the Problem of Evil: A Conversation

August 17, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, biblical violence, hermeneutics, problem of evil

Five Signs that Atheist You’re Talking to is Not Serious

August 8, 2020 by Randal

Over the years, I have seen Christians invest countless hours attempting to reason with atheists who are overtly contemptuous of their Christian and theistic beliefs. While there may be value in such exchanges, Christians should enter into them with their eyes wide open. And so, as a way to understand what you might be getting […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism

The Four Saddest Words I Hear as a Christian Apologist

August 6, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, mere Christianity, theology

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