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Can you be a Christian if you doubt?

January 22, 2019 by Randal

I grew up in a Christian tradition that greatly valued the certainty of one’s convictions: the “man of faith” was the one who fully trusted God, not the one who doubted. As a result, I came to believe that doubt is the enemy of faith. But is that really true?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: assurance, doubt, faith, knowledge

Should we be (most) certain that God exists?

April 5, 2018 by Randal

Today this tweet from Douglas Axe (director of Biologic Institute who tweets here) caught my attention: Since we humans always have to settle for something short of absolute proof, I'm not sure we have to qualify our certainty of God's existence in this way. We can be as confident of his existence as we can […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: certainty, doubt, Doug Axe, epistemology, proper basicality, theism

God, Evolution, and Creation: A Short Interview

January 18, 2017 by Randal

Here’s are some clips from an interview I did with Pastor Todd Petkau of Riverwood Church in Winnipeg. In these clips we discuss creation, Darwinian evolution, and doubt. Dr. Randall Rauser Interview – Unapologetic from Riverwood Church on Vimeo.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Darwinism, doubt, evolution, interview, Todd Petkau

When you can’t believe, the church can do it for you

October 4, 2016 by Randal

Yesterday while I was doing the Run for the Cure I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with author and pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber. While the whole conversation is worth a listen, I was particularly intrigued by Bolz-Weber’s comment about the corporate nature of prayer and faith. In this excerpt she begins by noting that the call to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: church, doubt, ecclesiology, faith, Krista Tippett, Nadia Bolz-Weber

Doubters and Questioners

August 15, 2016 by Randal

Today I was reading through Cormac McCarthy’s Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form, (New York: Dramatists Play Service, 2006). It’s a simple play that features a conversation between two individuals, “White” and “Black” pondering the great questions of existence. It’s a short play that can be read in a couple hours and it’s well worth your […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Cormac McCarthy, doubt, existentialism, Sunset Limited

On the Use of People to Benefit Other People: A response to Jason Thibodeau

August 13, 2016 by Randal

In my review of John L. Schellenberg’s book The Hiddenness Argument I offered the following scenario as a possible reason why God would choose to defer the initiation of personal relationship with a non-resistant nonbeliever: “It is possible that in the decade during which she is an atheist, Liz will bring many resistant nonbelievers to a greater understanding of absolute […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, divine hiddenness, doubt, Jason Thibodeau, skepticism

Thoughts on Certainty: The Evangelical Leader and the Liberal Bishop (Part 2)

April 17, 2016 by Randal

In my opening installment of this series I cited Dave Tomlinson’s parable of the evangelical leader and liberal bishop. I’m now going to begin offering some critical response to it. I’ve already observed how the parable is intended to be provocative and paint our two leaders in stark tones. And because it is aimed at […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: certainty, doubt, epistemology, evangelical, liberal

Read Chapter 1 of Is the Atheist My Neighbor?

January 10, 2016 by Randal

It’s been awhile since I talked about my book Is the Atheist My Neighbor? That’s the same book that received this stellar endorsement from J.L. Schellenberg who is perhaps the leading atheist philosopher of religion in the world today. Schellenberg wrote: “There are some whose way of following the first of the great commandments has, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, dialogue, doubt, Is the Atheist My Neighbor?, Rebellion Thesis, skepticism

Are atheists rebelling against God? Greg Koukl says “No Duh!”

October 5, 2015 by Randal

In a new 3 minute video Greg Koukl, Christian apologist from “Stand to Reason”, answers the question “Are atheists just suppressing the truth in unrighteousness?” by replying: “No duh!” Fortunately, Koukl then proceeds to explain why he believes this is a “No duh!” question based on the standard Rebellion Thesis reading of Romans 1 (i.e. all […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, doubt, Greg Koukl, Is the Atheist My Neighbor?, Rebellion Thesis

Atheist tweets on faith: A response to Justin Schieber

September 9, 2015 by Randal

The other day I came across this tweet from Justin Schieber in my twitter feed: First off, let me say that this is a good tweet: pithy and provocative, so much so that it’s apparently worth two blog posts. That’s right, two! So let’s get started. And let’s make that start on a positive note […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: belief, doubt, epistemology, Justin Schieber, reason

Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century

April 16, 2015 by Randal

On March 8, 2015 I sat down with Justin Schieber for an evening of discussion on “Belief and Doubt in the 21st Century.” The event was hosted by Dr. Ralph Korner and Taylor Seminary. I’ve included the video below and an audio version just below that for those who prefer an mp3. As an added […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, belief, Christianity, dialogue, doubt, faith, Justin Schieber

Belief and Doubt in the Twenty-First Century is Coming! (March 8th)

February 23, 2015 by Randal

Here’s the poster for my upcoming dialogue with Justin Schieber on March 8th. Thanks to Justin for putting this fine poster together.  

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, belief, doubt, Justin Schieber, theism

Belief and Doubt in the Twenty-First Century: A Christian-Atheist Dialogue

February 22, 2015 by Randal

First the bad news: my upcoming Calgary debate with Justin Schieber (scheduled for March 8th) has been cancelled. (Fear not, the March 7th debate in Edmonton is still very much a go.) This leaves us with a free Sunday to fill. As a result, currently Justin and I are planning a second event for Sunday, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, Christianity, dialogue, doubt, Justin Schieber, theism

Then We Shall See Face to Face: Some reasons for divine hiddenness

December 15, 2014 by Randal

In this article I pick up the thread of a conversation with philosopher Jason Thibodeau in response to my podcast “The 59-Second Apologist: The Argument from Divine Hiddenness. First, the background. Jason began by outlining what he called a “reciprocal affection tendency” (henceforth RAT): “Suppose, then, that a significant percentage of humans have reciprocal affection […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, divine hiddenness, doubt, problem of evil, unbelief

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