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How Strident Pro-life Christians Harm Human Fetuses

December 3, 2021 by Randal

I became an avid supporter of the pro-life movement back in the mid-1980s. At the time, I was an enthusiastic supporter of pro-life groups like Last Days Ministries. And in high school, I proudly wore an Operation Rescue t-shirt to school. Then I went on to university where I completed a BA followed by an […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abortion, dialogue, ethics

Why Theology Doesn’t Make Contributions to Natural Science

November 4, 2021 by Randal

Theology has repeatedly changed because of natural scientific advances. Does natural science ever change because of theological advances? And if not, is that a problem? ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, natural science, theology

Looking to Disagree: The Problem of Pugilistic Evangelicals

June 13, 2021 by Randal

The other day, I posted the following tweet criticizing a t-shirt being marketed by evangelical apologist Frank Turek: “Frank Turek is selling a shirt that replaces the “Coexist” logo with one that says “Contradict” as if belief in the truth of Xianity entails that all the claims of other religions are false. That is wrong. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, evangelicalism, truth

Is Bart Ehrman a Spiritual Terrorist?

August 24, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bart Ehrman, dialogue, rhetoric

Arminians, Calvinists, Orthodoxy, and Mere Christianity

May 17, 2020 by Randal

Arminians and Calvinists are often mistrustful of each other despite the fact that each tradition protects a shared deposit of mere Christianity. Or do they? Some folks in each theological camp appear to think that representatives from the other side have abdicated their core theological convictions. But one thing I’ve observed over time is that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, Calvinism, dialogue, ecumenism, orthodoxy

May the 33,000 Be One: Debriefing a Catholic/Evangelical Dialogue

January 25, 2020 by Randal

Last night, I participated in a dialogue between Roman Catholics and evangelicals at Taylor Seminary in Edmonton. The main speakers were Dr. Brett Salkeld (Catholic) and Dr. Jo-Ann Badley (evangelical). I was one of two respondents. In my comments, I echoed a point touched on by Salkeld, namely that while “Roman Catholic” is a clearly […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, ecclesiology, ecumenism, evangelicalism, Roman Catholic

Christian and Atheist Fairyology

January 4, 2020 by Randal

Many atheists find the study of God to be equivalent to the study of fairies, that is, a misbegotten enquiry into a fantasy reality. These folk seem to take much satisfaction in invoking this equivalence. But before they take too much satisfaction, they should realize that many Christians view the study of a world without […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, dialogue, fairyology, theism

Beyond the Anathema: A Catholic/Protestant Dialogue

November 1, 2019 by Randal

This year, I decided to recognize Reformation Day (October 31) by inviting my friend, Catholic apologist Trent Horn, to share his understanding of the Catholic faith for my community at Taylor Seminary. We had some technological problems, but we powered on through. And this is that exchange.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Catholicism, dialogue, ecumenism, Protestantism

The Day Christopher Hitchens Battled Five Christian Apologists

August 26, 2019 by Randal

I started blogging at the Christian Post in March 2009. (My website and blog were born a couple of years later.) My first article was titled “Atheism in Dallas” (reprinted here) and in it, I recounted my reflections after seeing the late Christopher Hitchens pitted against five (five?!) Christian apologists. As I recounted in the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Christopher Hitchens, debate, dialogue, problem of evil

Asking Atheist Apologist Pinecreek Doug some Questions

August 23, 2019 by Randal

Yesterday, I was tweeting back-and-forth with Doug when he invited me back onto his show. Fifteen minutes later, we were recording again. Here it is:

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, dialogue, Pinecreek Doug

Talking hell, the Bible, biblical violence, and lots more with an atheist apologist

August 19, 2019 by Randal

Remember Pinecreek Doug? If you don’t, you can get up to speed at “A street apologist puts me in my place” and “My Response to the Pinecreek-Doug-Dilemma.” Today, Doug had me on his show. He seems like a very nice fellow, but it also seemed to me that he had an inordinate and ultimately unhelpful focus […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Bible, debate, dialogue, hell, Pinecreek Doug

Off the Rails: Debriefing my Misunderstanding with Paul Franks

July 1, 2019 by Randal

I had an interesting exchange with Paul Franks this morning, but alas it eventually ended up going off the rails. I’ve summarized the exchange below by reproducing the text of our tweets following my initial tweet. I’ll then conclude by offering my own diagnosis of how and why it went off the rails. The hope […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: child separation, debate, dialogue, ethics, Paul Franks, public square

Cambridge University is too inclusive to allow Jordan Peterson to visit. Seriously.

March 21, 2019 by Randal

On Monday, March 18th, Cambridge University offered Jordan Peterson the opportunity to spend two months at the university this fall as a visiting fellow. This offer apparently resulted in a meltdown at the school between Cambridge faculty and students outraged at the offer. It didn’t take long for their protests to be heard. Today, Wednesday, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, inclusivity, Jordan Peterson, right wing dialogue

The Problem of Evil and Biblical Violence: A Conversation with an Exvangelical

March 10, 2019 by Randal

Clint Heacock is a former senior pastor with a PhD in theology who has since left Christianity and bills himself as an exvangelical. In this conversation, Dr. Heacock and I discuss his objections to theodicy and the problem of biblical violence in particular. To learn more about Dr. Heacock, you can visit him online at […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, Clint Heacock, dialogue, problem of evil, theodicy

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