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apologetics

Does God Limit Evidence of His Existence to Protect Our Free Will?

January 20, 2023 by Randal

No. That is confused. See video. ?

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

The Doubters’ Creed and Apologetics Through Agreement

January 13, 2023 by Randal

In this video, I introduce my new book and contrast it with conventional evangelical apologetics. You can pick up a copy of the book at Amazon. (promoted) ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, The Doubters' Creed

Christianity for the Hesitant: An Interview with John Stackhouse

December 6, 2022 by Randal

Many in the learned classes in the West find Christianity to be not only false but intellectually arrested and utterly implausible. They see it as a way of viewing reality that belongs to another generation, one that it is no longer defensible for the educated person today. How does the Christian apologist respond to that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, interview, John Stackhouse

Christian Bellows on the Design Argument

November 28, 2022 by Randal

In this excerpt from Christian Bellows Timeless Truth in a World of Lies (A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire) Christian Bellows gives his account of the design argument for God’s existence. If you think a big bang without a banger is crazy, you’d be right. But that’s just the beginning of the nonsensical doctrines of atheist faith. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Christian Bellows, satire

Why I Think Frank Turek is an Evil Person

November 21, 2022 by Randal

Progressive Christianity is not progressive, and it's not Christian. — Frank Turek (@DrFrankTurek) November 21, 2022 Frank Turek‘s behavior in this tweet is evil. The term “progressive Christian” is every bit as diverse in lexical range as “evangelical” and has been used to refer to Christians who are demonstrably orthodox (e.g. Brian Zahnd who is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, evil, Frank Turek

An Announcement on My Fifteenth Book

November 9, 2022 by Randal

My next book is going to be published later this month. It’s my first satire and it was probably the most fun I ever had writing a book. Here is the title, subtitle, and table of contents. Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies (A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire)  Table of Contents Introduction from […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, book, satire

My Upcoming Apologetics Conference

October 27, 2022 by Randal

I just wrote a satirical schedule for an apologetics conference. Let me know if you’re interested. I know several suburban megachurches that will host!

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, evangelicalism, satire

Speaking Your Truth? Unpacking Evangelical Apologetic Rhetoric

October 27, 2022 by Randal

In this video, I explain how some evangelical apologists misrepresent a common phrase (and what it really means. ?

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

Interview on Deconverted Man

October 24, 2022 by Randal

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

Apologetic Advice on Addressing Objections to the Bible

October 24, 2022 by Randal

If you are going to address objections to the Bible effectively, you first need to identify the underlying presuppositions that motivate the objection. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Bible, presuppositions

If an Atheist Asks About Biblical Violence DON’T SAY THIS!

October 10, 2022 by Randal

The Bible depicts God commanding and commending apparent moral atrocities. So what do we say in response? Well for starters, don’t say this! ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, biblical violence, Frank Turek

The Worst Apologetics Talking Point Ever?

October 9, 2022 by Randal

Christian apologists have some strong arguments and thought-provoking talking points. They also have some bad arguments and some really bad talking points. In this video, I describe what may be the worst apologetics talking point ever. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics

Apologetics Protip: Don’t Pretend to Know What You Don’t Know

October 6, 2022 by Randal

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Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics

Indoctrinational Apologetics

August 27, 2022 by Randal

If you really want to empower your kids, start by rejecting the binary framework that frames every disagremeent as the truth vs. “a lie”. People can disagree with you without “lying”. Yet, this book goes through a long list of conservative evangelical bogeymen (e.g. naturalism skepticism, postmodernism, Marxism, feminism, progressive Christianity) while framing each opposing […]

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

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