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philosophy of religion

Atheist Philosopher Stephen Law on the Problem of Evil and Evil God

August 17, 2022 by Randal

Does the problem of evil provide an insurmountable objection to belief in God? Speaking of God, what if the nature of the divine being that exists is supremely evil rather than good? If it were, would we know? I discuss these and other issues with the esteemed public philosopher Stephen Law. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: evil god, interview, philosophy of religion, problem of evil, Stephen Law

Top-Flight Philosophy of Religion For Free!

November 23, 2020 by Randal

Christmas comes early this year! You can now download for FREE the latest mini-monograph in the Cambridge Elements series, world-renowned philosopher of religion John Schellenberg’s Monotheism and the Rise of Science. The book is available until December 7th! Download it here.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: John Schellenberg, philosophy of religion

The Ways of the Progressive Philosopher: A Conversation with J.L. Schellenberg

September 16, 2020 by Randal

Canadian philosopher John L. Schellenberg is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Saint Vincent University. He is widely lauded as one of the leading atheist philosophers working in the philosophy of religion. In the early 1990s, Schellenberg developed the widely discussed problem of hiddenness which has elicited extensive discussion among philosophers. He is the author of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, interview, J.L. Schellenberg, philosophy, philosophy of religion

The Problem of Atheist Anti-Intellectualism

May 31, 2019 by Randal

A couple of days ago, I got in a Twitter back-and-forth with Nate Phelps. Mr. Phelps is the son of Fred Phelps, the infamous fundamentalist pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, a tiny cultic congregation that has earned infamy for hating on every one that is not part of the group. Nate Phelps left Westboro years […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: anti-intellectualism, atheism, fundamentalism, Nate Phelps, philosophy of religion

Alvin Plantinga’s Surprisingly Deflationary Take on his own Ontological Argument

September 28, 2017 by Randal

Living legend Alvin Plantinga was recently a guest on Unbelievable with Justin Brierley. The show was classic Plantinga — clear analysis, dry wit, admirable humility — and surveyed some of the highlights of his impressive career including warrant, proper basicality and Christian belief, the evolutionary argument against naturalism, and the ontological argument. The last choice […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Alvin Plantinga, Justin Brierley, ontological argument, philosophy of religion, theistic proof, Unbelievable

Faith That’s Not Blind: A Review

January 15, 2017 by Randal

J. Steve Miller, Faith that’s Not Blind: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Arguments for the Existence of God (Acworth, GA: Wisdom Creek Academic Press, 2016). In Faith that’s Not Blind, J. Steve Miller gives exactly what the subtitle promises: a brief introduction to contemporary arguments for God’s existence. At twenty chapters, seventeen arguments, and 125 pages (endnotes included), the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Faith that's Not Blind, J. Steve Miller, philosophy of religion, review

An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar … and two guys wrote a book about it

November 19, 2016 by Randal

Here’s a puzzle: what would make a better Christmas gift than one copy of Randal Rauser and Justin Schieber’s new book An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar? Easy, ten copies! It’s now merely a couple weeks until the official shipping date of December 6th. (And note, by the way, that December 6th is the Feast of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar, apologetics, dialogue, Justin Schieber, philosophy of religion

On Rota’s Wager: Pascal and epistemic virtue

September 23, 2016 by Randal

Dale Tuggy always has great podcasts and his latest is no exception. (I said always, didn’t I?!) This week he has an interview with philosopher Michael Rota on the latter’s new book Taking Pascal’s Wager: Faith, Evidence and the Abundant Life. I suggest you listen to the whole forty minute interview … and of course read the book too. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Dale Tuggy, epistemology, Michael Rota, Pascal's wager, philosophy of religion

On those who call for an end to philosophy of religion

August 26, 2016 by Randal

As my regular readers will know, I have a book co-authored with Justin Schieber forthcoming in which we debate the existence of God. Debates on the existence of God belong to the field of philosophy known as the philosophy of religion. Thus, Justin and I are engaged in an extended debate within the philosophy of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, John Loftus, philosophy of religion, theism

On Divine Hiddenness: J.L. Schellenberg Responds to My Review

August 11, 2016 by Randal

A few days ago I posted my review of philosopher John L. Schellenberg’s fine book The Hiddenness Argument: Philosophy’s New Challenge to Belief in God. Professor Schellenberg emailed me a response this morning and he has agreed to have it posted here. So without further ado, here is Professor Schellenberg: * * * I’ve now taken a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, divine hiddenness, John Schellenberg, philosophy of religion, theism

The Hiddenness Argument Revealed: A Review

August 7, 2016 by Randal

J.L. Schellenberg, The Hiddenness Argument: Philosophy’s New Challenge to Belief in God (Oxford University Press, 2015). The writer of Ecclesiastes famously opined, “There is nothing new under the sun.” It’s a sentiment that might seem at times to characterize the field of philosophy of religion. To be sure, there are new advances, but new arguments for or […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, argument from divine hiddenness, atheism, divine hiddenness, J.L. Schellenberg, philosophy of religion, problem of evil, review, theism

63. Michael Rea on Philosophy of Religion and Analytic Theology

March 7, 2015 by Randal

Fifty years ago the philosopher keen to study philosophy of religion was not that far off the chemist keen to study alchemy. In other words, it might provide a novel pastime, just so long as you didn’t grant the discourse any significance for the real world. Things have certainly changed. Today philosophy of religion is […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Analytic theology, Michael Rea, philosophical theology, philosophy of religion

8. The 59-Second Apologist: Perfect Being Theology

December 30, 2014 by Randal

Anselm famously described God as that being than which none greater can be conceived. That definition, both simple and profound, is the inspiration for the contemporary project of perfect being theology which is among the most vigorous areas of research in contemporary philosophy of religion. After you’ve listened to the 59 Second podcast at the […]

Filed Under: Podcast-59 Second Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: perfect being theology, philosophical theology, philosophy of religion

50. The Evidential Problem of Evil (Part 1)

June 18, 2014 by Randal

William Rowe tells the story of a fawn (think Bambi) severely burnt in a forest fire and left to die slowly over several days amidst the burning embers of the ravaged forest floor. It’s just one fawn, right? Who cares? But if God really is all-good and all-powerful then presumably he would not allow gratuitous […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Erik Wielenberg, Jeremy Beahan, Justin Schieber, philosophy of religion, problem of evil, Reasonable Doubts, theism

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