Over the last few months, I have defended ecclesial pluralism a couple of times in my interactions with Catholic apologist Trent Horn. I have made my case by way of a straightforward argument that appeals to God’s work in the life of two individuals, Mother Teresa and Billy Graham. In this article, I will unpack […]
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Why They’re Catholic: A Review of Trent Horn, Why We’re Catholic
Trent Horn, Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love (Catholic Answers, 2017). In his 2017 book Why We’re Catholic, Catholic apologist Trent Horn aims to provide a clear, concise, and winsome introduction to the Catholic faith. The book consists of twenty-five short and punchy chapters divided into five sections: truth and God, Jesus […]
Does God want everyone to join a single church?
This is a link to my fourth and final dialogue/debate with Catholic Apologist Trent Horn. In this round, we debate the question of whether God wants every person to join the same church. Not surprisingly, Trent, good Catholic apologist that he is, argues that God wants everyone to join the Catholic church. Meanwhile, I argue […]
More Moral and Theological Dilemmas (with Trent Horn)
Here is a link to the latest episode of Trent Horn’s podcast in which Trent and I go back and forth on still more questions: “Do aliens need to be evangelized? What about lost tribes? Do Christians have to believe in the Devil?”
Debating Moral Dilemmas with Trent Horn
Here is a link to my second dialogue/debate with Catholic apologist Trent Horn on his podcast The Counsel of Trent. And here is the description: In this episode, Trent and Randal have a spirited discussion about whether they would want their children to be martyrs, whether we should be Christians if Christ did not rise […]
The Nature of Hell: A friendly debate
I just finished recording four podcasts with Catholic apologist Trent Horn in San Diego. As I speak, I’m preparing to board a plane to fly back to Edmonton. In the interim, Trent just uploaded the first episode. It was also videotaped and apparently will be made available on YouTube. Here is the link to the […]
A Conversation with Catholic Apologist Trent Horn (Part 2): Is There One True Church?
This is part 2 of my conversation with Catholic apologist Trent Horn. You can read part 1 here. RR: Let’s switch gears, Trent. Personally, I don’t believe that God calls everyone to be part of one church. I believe, instead, that he calls some people to be Coptic and others to be Congregational. He calls […]
A Conversation with Catholic Apologist Trent Horn: Part 1 (The Magisterium)
Trent Horn is one of my favorite Catholic apologists. You know what? Scratch that, he’s one of my favorite apologists, period. You can visit him online at his website, and you should definitely check out his excellent podcast The Counsel of Trent, and you should obviously check out his books on Amazon. And now you should also […]
The Scattershot Atheist: The Dan Barker/Trent Horn Debate: A Review (Part 2)
Here’s part 1 of my review where I provide a summary and critique of Trent Horn’s opening statement. You can also click that link to watch the debate itself. I now turn to my review of Dan Barker’s opening statement. As I said, in part 1, I undertook a detailed summary of Horn’s opening statement followed […]
The Dan Barker/Trent Horn Debate: A Review (Part 1)
A couple of months ago, Catholic apologist Trent Horn debated atheist Dan Barker on the question, “Does the Christian God exist?” I am going to post a two-part review of the debate which focuses on their opening statements. In this first installment of the review, I will summarize and critically engage with Horn’s 15-minute opening statement. A […]
Bad Arguments for Atheism. Bad Arguments Against Atheism.
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 […]
The First Blurb for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar
Yes folks, the first blurb for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar has come in courtesy of one of the best younger apologists in the business, Trent Horn. Trent is the author of Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity, Persuasive Pro Life: How to Talk about Our Culture’s Toughest […]
The Trent Horn – Raphael Lataster Debate
In my opinion, Raphael Lataster is one of the worst public debaters today for the skeptical position. He has a scattershot approach and seems unable to engage with his opponents’ positions. To top it off, he behaves in a highly narcissistic manner. (Consider how in this debate he claims that Bill Craig refuses to debate him. […]
Is the Atheist My Neighbor? gets a mention on “Catholic Answers Live”
Last week, apologist Trent Horn mentioned Is the Atheist My Neighbor? while he was a guest on the popular radio show “Catholic Answers Live“. The excerpt that I included below begins with Horn reflecting on the fact that Christians sometimes make poor allies in rational discussion. This leads to an exchange between Horn and the host Patrick Coffin on […]
