We’re in Wellington so we won’t be blogging til we get back.
Hope to see you at the bloggers drinks in Wellington tonight, at the All for Life Conference on Saturday or at the Auckland Bloggers drinks this Thursday.
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November 27th, 2009 by
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Did God Really Command Genocide? Coming to Terms with the Justice of God Authors: Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
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True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer
Today's New Atheists proclaim themselves our culture's party of reason. It is a claim they cannot sustain. Reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength and in fact, the Christian faith is a far better place to look for True Reason. Making their case accessible to the first-time inquirer as well as the serious student, this top-flight team of writers presents a sound defense and a strong introduction to the true reason uniquely found in Christianity.
Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the paperback version
In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture Eds: Steven B Cowan and Terry L Wilder
The book begins by examining foundational philosophical approaches to the Bible as well as the methodological challenges those philosophies create for interpreting the Bible. It then addresses textual and historical challenges and how to deal with them. Finally it looks at ethical, scientific, and theological challenges demonstrating the Bible's moral integrity in relationship to contemporary moral emphases.Feat. R Douglas Geivett, William A Dembski, Mary Jo Sharp, Darrell L Bock, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the paperback versionBuy the Kindle version
Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics Ed: Michael W Austin
Many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues.Feat. Michael W Austin, Robert K Garcia, Nathan L King, Gregory Bassham, Nancy E Snow, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the hardcover version
Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem Eds: Heath A Thomas, Jeremy Evans & Paul Copan
The challenge of a seemingly genocidal God who commands ruthless warfare has bewildered Bible readers for generations. A range of expert contributors engage in a multidisciplinary approach that considers this issue from a variety of perspectives: biblical, ethical, philosophical and theological.Feat. David Lamb, Paul Copan, Murray Rae, Heath Thomas, Stephen B Chapman, Douglas S Earl, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the paperback version
Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics Eds: William Lane Craig & Paul Copan
The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship.Feat. J P Moreland, William Lane Craig, Gary R Habermas, Craig Keener, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the paperback versionBuy the Kindle version
True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer
While New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and others proclaim loudly their rationality, clear thinking, and incontrovertible scientific arguments, others are beginning to wonder how genuinely rational they are. Have they proved anything? Have they argued convincingly? Have they pinpointed any real challenges to the credibility of Christian faith?
Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.Buy the Kindle version
Morning.
It was great to finally meet. Did you get back alright??? If I knew your were flying Jetstar I would have suggested you check in 2 hours early….
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Just! Jet Star were really snotty about us “checking in late” even though we were not over the time they said we had to be checked in by. Then when we were queuing for security they kept paging telling everyone to hurry up and board, every 5 mins, even though there was a queue a mile long at security and it wasn’t for lack of trying to board that everyone had not boarded – security was very slow. What was ironic was that everyone in the queue could see the two pilots sitting in the Jet Star cockpit and presumably they could see us yet the announcements kept coming to hurry up and board. Once on board they were grumpy with everyone and my tray table was filthy and my in-flight magazine had the puzzles all done and was ripped and tatty.
The contrast between Jet Star and Pacific Blue, both priced the same, was vast.
Anyway nice to meet you and Lucyna too – we met a heap of bloggers this weeked and it was really fun – almost a bit down to be home. Thanks again for the meal, company and taxi-ing!
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So what exactly was happning in Wellington?
We were invited to speak at the All for Life conference by Kapiti Voice for Life so we figured we’d make a weekend of it and organise a bloggers drinks and catch up with our Wellington friends.
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