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Are young earth creationists the most faithful Bible readers?

October 12, 2019 by Randal

This is the question I debated with David Johnson of the Skeptics and Seekers Podcast. Johnson, an atheist, argued that young-earth creationists are most faithful to the biblical text. I argued quite to the contrary. Which of us is correct? You can find out by reading our two articles and listening to the podcast. It […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: debate, fundamentalism, hermeneutics, podcast, young earth creationism

A Podcast Conversation of Dizzying Scope

September 27, 2019 by Randal

I recently was a guest on the podcast Soapbox Redemption with Andrew Murtagh. This was a lively conversation of dizzying scope. Check it out here.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andrew Murtagh, interview, philosophical theology, podcast

How to Have Good Apologetics Conversations

May 8, 2019 by Randal

I recently did an interview with K. Albert Little of The Cordial Catholic Podcast. Our conversation focused on having productive apologetic dialogues with those of different opinion. You can listen to it here.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, conversation, interview, podcast, The Cordial Catholic

Bad Arguments for Atheism. Bad Arguments Against Atheism.

April 10, 2018 by Randal

I recently had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on Catholic apologist Trent Horn’s new podcast “Counsel of Trent.” (Yeah, I know: great name!) Trent is an outstanding young apologist. And I’m not just saying that by the way: Read my debrief of Trent’s debate with Raphael Lataster, for example. Trent also kindly provided an endorsement […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, Counsel of Trent, interview, podcast, theism, Trent Horn

An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a (Coffee) Bar: The Brew Podcast

April 26, 2017 by Randal

When Justin Schieber was in Edmonton for our brief Alberta book tour, we recorded a podcast interview with The Brew Podcast. You can listen to the podcast and join the conversation by clicking on the cool image.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Drake De Long-Farmer, interview, Justin Schieber, podcast

80. The Problem with Porn: A conversation with Matt Fradd

December 29, 2015 by Randal

We live in a world where Abercrombie and Fitch sell padded bras for eight year olds, where b-movie stars build their careers by tweeting demeaning selfies to their legions of voyeuristic knuckle dragging fans, and where an adjective like “sexy” is now used to describe everything from sports cars to sermon titles. In short, ours is […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, holiness, interview, Matt Fradd, podcast, pornography, sanctification

78. Hugh Ross on God, Science, and Reasons to Believe

December 7, 2015 by Randal

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously proposed three so-called laws that memorably capture the wonder of scientific advance. According to the third law, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” If that’s true, science has made the world a truly magical place. And it is true. Just think how an iPhone would appear […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, astronomy, Hugh Ross, interview, podcast, Reasons to Believe, science

77. Kenton L. Sparks on the Bible as Sacred and Broken Word

November 24, 2015 by Randal

According to historic Christianity, the Bible is the inspired Word of God. But what does it mean to confess the Bible as inspired, as “the Word of God”? Like many Christians, growing up in the Church I was taught that the various books of the Bible were produced by the Holy Spirit acting in history […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, biblical authority, bibliology, inspiration, interview, Kent Sparks, podcast

The Making of an Enemy? The Tuggy-Spiegel Interview on Atheism

September 23, 2015 by Randal

This week on the Trinities Podcast Dale Tuggy interviewed James Spiegel on his 2010 book The Making of an Atheist: How Immorality Leads to Unbelief. Since my new book Is the Atheist My Neighbor? is one long rebuttal to folks like Spiegel, I listened to the interview with some interest. (You can read my earlier review […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Dale Tuggy, epistemology, interview, James Spiegel, podcast, Rebellion Thesis, sin, The Making of an Atheist

71. Can the Church Be Saved? A conversation with Philip Kenneson

May 10, 2015 by Randal

Last year while on vacation in the United States my family visited a church. As we walked into the building we were greeted by a large sign welcoming the visitor with this simple but striking message: “You are awesome.” Wow, that’s a good start, right? We walked into the church and sat down in the sanctuary. People […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: church, consumerism, ecclesiology, evangelism, interview, mission, Philip Kenneson, podcast

62. Paul Helm on God, Time, and Eternity

February 27, 2015 by Randal

Augustine famously commented on the nature of time, “What, then, is time? If no one ask of me, I know; if I wish to explain to him who asks, I know not.” Augustine isn’t alone: the nature of time remains among the most difficult and controverted topics in classic metaphysics. In that respect, it shares […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: God, interview, open theism, Paul Helm, podcast, providence, theism, theology, time

The Rauser-Schieber Dialogue Revisited

February 26, 2015 by Randal

In preparation for my debate and dialogue with Justin Schieber next week, I re-listened to my Tentative Apologist podcast interview with him which I recorded in January 2014. And I thought to myself, “Gee, that was a good exchange, buoyed on by Schieber’s sharp logical mind and my David-Frostean interview skills.” If you haven’t heard […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, interview, Justin Schieber, podcast, theism

6. The 59-Second Apologist: How does the atonement work?

November 17, 2014 by Randal

The good news of the Christian gospel is that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19) so that through him those who are separated from God can be made at-one with him. But how is the atonement supposed to work, exactly? https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tentativeapologist/59+Second+Apologist+6+(atonement).mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Filed Under: Podcast-59 Second Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, podcast, salvation, soteriology, The 59-Second Apologist, theology

5. The 59-Second Apologist: God, Santa Claus and Absurdity

October 8, 2014 by Randal

These days it is increasingly common to find belief in God being compared to any manner of fanciful entities from flying spaghetti monsters and invisible pink unicorns to such familiar denizens of the holiday season as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. But is there any legitimacy to the comparison? For further discussion see my article […]

Filed Under: Podcast-59 Second Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: 59 Second Apologist, atheism, God, parody argument, podcast, Santa Claus

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