Apologetics to the Glory of God

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  • Jingle Bells and the Money Man

    We had a fabled metaphysical subjectivist in channel recently. They are quite fascinating. He took the time (quite wastefully) to object to our conception of God, express his moral outrage at the conception of God as judge over creatures, et al. It was quite an interesting exercise in utter confusion.

    It reminded me of some things one of my children used to do. My now 11 year old used to have an imaginary friend with the festive name of “Jingle Bells.” Along with all the usual hijinks a young man has with an imaginary friend, they were quite regular chess …

  • In Antithesis, Vol 2, No. 1

    In this issue of In Antithesis:

    THE NEW ATHEISM, FAST COMPANY, AND THE INTEGRITY OF DOUBT
    Stephen Rodgers
    GOD’S PROBLEM: REVIEW AND SOLUTION
    Alan Rhology & Matthew C. Martellus
    HOLLYWOOD, GENEVA, AND ATHENS – A REFORMED PHILOSOPHY OF FILM
    Nathaniel Claiborne, B.S., Th.M.
    BOOK REVIEW – A REASON FOR THE HOPE: ESSAYS IN APOLOGETICS BY MASSIMO LORENZINI
    Chris Bolt, B.A., M.Div.

    We hope you enjoy reading it, and are both exhorted and encouraged thereby.…

  • In Antithesis Electronic Journal – A Call for Papers

    In September 2011 Choosing Hats published its first issue of the In Antithesis electronic journal. This journal is devoted to exploring the topic of covenantal/presuppositional apologetics.

    I am pleased to announce that the second issue is undergoing its final edit this very moment and will be available soon.

    But there is even more exciting news…

    We want your article to appear in our next issue of In Antithesis! There are innumerable subjects to write about and various types of submissions to consider. These types of submissions include but are not limited to Articles, Book Reviews, Bibliographies, Interviews, and Responses. …

  • President Obama Tramples Religious Liberty (Al Mohler)

    http://www.albertmohler.com/2012/02/02/the-president-the-pill-and-religious-liberty-in-peril

    [T]he Obama Administration trampled religious liberty under the feet of the leviathan state, forcing religious employers to do what conscience will not allow. Religious organizations such as schools, colleges, and hospitals will be required to pay for services that they believe to be immoral and disobedient to God.

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  • We’ve Got Mail: Does evolution explain morality?

    Hi Chris,

    What about the argument from the evolutionary atheist that evolution explains morality. For example people don’t stab someone in the stomach because they have empathy. They know that stabbing someone would cause a unpleasant response. So pain is “bad” and we try to avoid it so we can survive together.

    Thank you,

    Svy

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    Svy,

    The argument you offered is exceedingly bad. I am not sure whether or not it fairly represents the argument you have in mind, but I will briefly respond to it as you have presented it.

    For example people don’t stab someone in the …

  • “Why I Love Jesus But Reject Islam”

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  • The God Gap

    Joe Carter over at The Gospel Coalition posted an interesting story about “The God Gap.” Do understand that our appeal to the non-believer is in their creatureliness not their mere emotions but there is no doubt the ramifications of their rejection of God is seen in this article and are no doubt back of the issues being discussed.

    Article: http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/01/30/60-second-summary-the-god-gap…

  • We’ve Got Mail: What are your views on evolution and the age of the Earth?

    Hi Chris,

    My name is [Svy]. I want to thank you for your website. It has become one of my favorites in just one week. I hope that one day, after college, that I may engage in discussions and maybe write some articles. And I hope you continue your podcasts. I love them. They are very helpful and entertaining!  We will see where God will take me. I’m starting college in a week, and I’ve just recently learned about reformed/Calvinism/TAG method. I agree with all these and believe that they are true. I don’t, however, claim to understand everything in …

  • Another Elephant in the Room

    When sitting face-to-face with one of the most famous prosperity-gospel-mongers in the world today “MacDriscoll” was conspicuously silent on the subject of money and gave him a pass on his obfuscatory presentation of the doctrine of the Trinity.

    http://bcaskins.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/contrasting-elephant-rooms-james-macdonald-mark-driscoll-t-d-jakes-and-david-platt/…

  • Theology Versus Philosophy

    As someone who loves, and uses, both theology and philosophy on a routine basis, I am somewhat confused by the perceived great divide between the two disciplines. Theologians typically tout the sanctified status of their discipline while demonizing philosophy as though it is evil in and of itself. Meanwhile philosophers boast about their clarity and demean theology as though its contributions to Christianity are not that important after all. Yet each party struggles to define its discipline in distinction from the other. And both have serious problems with relating to the other party. These things should not be!

    Those who …