Category Archives: Apologetics
Give me the fries
I’ve been reading ‘Notes from the tilt-a-whirl’ by Nate Wilson. Here’s one (there are many) of my favourite bits [comment in square brackets mine]: While in grad school I met a man, scrawny, with a patchy beard, prime to be … Continue reading
Paxman interviews Christopher Hitchens
This should be worth a watch on iplayer.
Life without God?
The video below is apparently meant to be a romantic depiction of life without God, a life where death is followed by nothing. The meteor learns to enjoy the fall despite the inevitability of oblivion. There’s something sweet and beautiful … Continue reading
Creation ex nihilo and origins science
It is never wise for someone like me to try talking science. Nevertheless, here we go (walks out into minefield, blissfully unaware …). In all the debates and discussions about the origins of the universe and all that, no Christian … Continue reading
Salvation for the unevangelised? (5)
2. Is general revelation powerful enough to save? Contrary to the way some take it, Romans 1:18ff. teaches not that general revelation can save, but that its witness is universally ignored. Even if it did contain enough information, we totally … Continue reading
Salvation for the unevangelised (4)
I reckon the most common suggestion put forward for how the unevangelised might come to salvation is that God will somehow use general revelation to reach them. Texts often used to outline the concept of general revelation include Romans 1:20, … Continue reading
Salvation for the unevangelised? (3)
First two here and here. In arguing for the possibility of salvation for the unevangelised it is common to put forward an argument that goes something like this: “Surely it’s possible that, moved by God’s grace, a member of another … Continue reading
Salvation for the unevangelised? (2)
First post here. The article continues by arguing for how someone from another religion might come to faith: ‘If anyone of another religion or belief system is saved, it is not because of their beliefs but in spite of those … Continue reading
Salvation for the unevangelised? (1)
Whilst preparing for this lecture I came across all sorts of views for how it might be argued that the unevangelised can be saved. This article in particular states some of the more popular reasons for such a position. I … Continue reading
Preach so truthfully that people will call us terrorists
Dave K linked me this article by Stanley Hauerwas. I don’t agree with every word (and he’s woefully at sea, it seems, on atonement and on Christendom), but there are some really excellent points being made. Highlights below: Christians, therefore, … Continue reading
Dawkins on Christians on Haiti
This article, or rather, vitriolic rant by Richard Dawkins about Christians in relation to the Haiti disaster has a point. Of course, it’s full of the half-truths, distortions and inconsistencies that we’ve come to fondly expect from everyone’s favourite fundamentalist … Continue reading
trinity, community, apologetics
Just knocking some half-formed thoughts around… Is there is a link between Monadic conceptions of God (God the undifferentiated One) and rationalistic/ ‘evidentialist’ apologetics? Why do I ask? Because there’s a clear link between the Trinity and the church as … Continue reading
Friday Calvin: Scripture’s self-authentication
This weeks dose of Calvinism straight from the reformer himself is about knowing that the scriptures are what they claim to be – the word of God. Calvin rightly recognised that since its authority comes from God, the authenticity of … Continue reading
