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Are Evangelicals Pluralists? Evangelical Ministries and the Problem of Dubious Scare Surveys

December 14, 2021 by Randal

Back in August 2021, The Christian Post published an article with the dramatic title “60% of adults under 40 say Jesus isn’t only way to salvation; equal to Buddha, Muhammad.” The article includes the ominous subtitle: “Survey shows pluralistic worldview expanding rapidly among American Christians.” This is a classic example of what I call a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: evangelicalism, inclusivism, pluralism, Probe Ministries, scare survey

Muslims and Christians Pray to the Same God

February 4, 2020 by Randal

I’ve addressed this question before (on several occasions) but I thought this brief tweet I posted might be of interest to some to carry the conversation forward: Muslims & Christians both refer to the same being when they say “God”. If they weren’t, then they wouldn’t be disagreeing about whether that being is triune or […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, Islam, linguistic reference, pluralism

Islamophobia? Secular Bernie Sanders meets the Conservative Evangelical

June 24, 2017 by Randal

A couple weeks ago Bernie Sanders undertook a provocative line of questioning during the confirmation hearing of a fellow named Russell Vought. You may have heard of this feisty exchange. It certainly got the attention of Christian conservatives who consider it solid evidence of secular incredulity toward and persecution of orthodox Christians. Here is a three […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Islam, pluralism, salvation, secularism, soteriology, tolerance

Do Calvinists and Arminians worship the same God?

September 7, 2016 by Randal

We’re going to address Calvinists and Arminians in a moment. But first let’s begin with the catalyst for the discussion which is a February 2016 episode of William Lane Craig’s venerable Reasonable Faith Podcast titled “Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?” In this podcast Craig addresses the controversial question that was first raised as […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arminianism, Calvinism, Christianity, Islam, philosophy of language, pluralism, religious dialogue, William Lane Craig

How can Christianity be the only true religion?

May 20, 2013 by Randal

I was asked to share my thoughts on this question today, though as you can probably guess I’ve heard this one before. People often leap to the task of answering a question like this without first taking a breath and examining the question itself. But what does it even mean to ask if Christianity is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism, truth

The grounds for excluding religious voices in secular society

January 9, 2012 by Randal

Jerry commented: “I believe that everyone has the right to express their beliefs on public policy, whatever it is that has contributed to the formation of  those beliefs.” Jerry may think that. But these days he may find himself in opposition to the secular state. Case in point, the debate in the Surrey School Board […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: dialogue, ethics, homosexuality, open society, pluralism, religion, secularism

Why you shouldn’t sing “Silent Night” at city hall

December 8, 2011 by Randal

The other day my daughter reported to me on the drive to school that she and her class would be singing in city hall, possibly in front of the mayor. “Which songs?” I enquired. “Swingle Bells” she said. “It’s like, a swinging version of ‘Jingle Bells.’ Oh and also ‘Tue Tue.’ It is an African song […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christmas, pluralism, secularism, secularization

“And if there’s life on other planets…” Reflections on God and E.T. (Part 2)

September 4, 2011 by Randal

Yet another classic 2009 CP blog post (please note: “classic” simply means “at least two years old”). *** So on with the question at hand. If aliens landed on the White House lawn tomorrow, what would be the first questions we would be thinking? Here’s one: “Got sin?” That is, is it possible that there […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: E.T., exotheology, Jesus Christ, multiple incarnations, pluralism, U.F.O.

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