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Enlightenment

Commit Hume to the Flames

January 31, 2019 by Randal

“If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school of metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: David Hume, empiricism, Enlightenment, rationalism, self-referential defeat

A Review of The Moral Arc Part 1: Abortion

July 17, 2017 by Randal

Michael Shermer. The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom. New York: Henry Holt, 2015. 543 pp. As I read it, Michael Shermer’s 2015 book The Moral Arc is a sweeping 500 page apologetic for two theses: the optimism thesis (the world is getting better); and the secular thesis (that improvement […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Christianity, Enlightenment, humanism, Michael Shermer, secularism

Should Christians be afraid of Islam?

November 21, 2016 by Randal

In my review for God’s not Dead 2 I pointed out that the religion currently under greatest threat in the United States is not Christianity. Rather, it is Islam. That claim received a response from readers both in the discussion thread and via email who argued that Islam is a threat. When the concern was initially raised by Walter […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, culture, Enlightenment, Islam, political theology, religious tolerance

Reading biblical horrors post-Enlightenment

July 27, 2011 by Randal

David P writes: My problem is this: a) Prior to the Enlightenment, everyone pretty much read the Abraham/Isaac passage literally (right?). b) After moral reflection on God’s nature and other things, modern thinkers say the passage should be taken metaphorically.  Then they proceed to point out features of the text that support their conclusion. Maybe […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, biblical interpretation, Enlightenment, hermeneutics, human sacrifice, inspiration

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