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“Is God the Source of Morality?” Debate @ Auckland Uni on Monday

July 31st, 2010 9 Comments

Just a reminder about tonight’s debate. The basic details are below, More info here: Bradley v Flannagan Debate @ Auckland Uni “Is God the Source of Morality?” and here at the University of Auckland Event Page.

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CANCELLED Is belief in God rational when you can’t prove God exists? @ Unitec

July 30th, 2010 13 Comments

THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED – sorry all! We are working with the organisers to reschedule it (apparently something went wrong with the on campus promotion). Matt is speaking on the topic “Is belief in God rational when you can’t prove that God exists?” at 12pm, Thursday 5 August in the Gold Lecture Theatre on the [...]

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Auckland Bloggers Drinks – First Thursday in August

July 27th, 2010 26 Comments

On the first Thursday of every month bloggers who happen to be in Auckland gather for the B3 (Bloggers Bar Bash). What: Auckland Bloggers Drinks When: Thursday 5 August from 6.30pm Where: Galbraiths, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland Who: Bloggers, blog readers, blog trolls Past blogging celebrities in attendance include bloggers, blog readers and [...]

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Forum on the Family 2010

July 25th, 2010 8 Comments

This year’s Family First Forum on the Family is almost upon us. On Friday 6 August 2010 people will converge on the Life Convention Centre in Auckland and listen to various speakers, participate in discussion, down coffee, eat yummy food and network on issues surrounding policies that affect families. Matt and I have been going [...]

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Hear Matt Preach on Acts

July 22nd, 2010 6 Comments

Matt will be preaching on a passage in the Book of Acts (he is still working on which passage) at our sister church, Riverhead Presbyterian on the corner of Arthur and Gt North Rds, Riverhead, Auckland at the 10am service this Sunday 25 July. It is a small congregation and a wee bit of a [...]

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Bradley v Flannagan Debate @ Auckland Uni “Is God the Source of Morality?”

July 13th, 2010 97 Comments

Raymond Bradley and Matthew Flannagan will debate the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” The debate will be held at the University of Auckland on Monday 2 August from 7-9pm in “The Centennial” 260 – 098 OGGB (the bottom level of [...]

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Inter-Continental Developments: Matt to Speak in the US

July 9th, 2010 17 Comments

When Matt wrote his blog series Joshua and the Genocide of the Canaanites Part I and Part II he had no idea just how far clicking the ‘publish’ button would end up taking him. It turns out that it will be taking him quite far;  half-way around the world from Auckland, New Zealand to Atlanta, [...]

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SBL Annual Meeting: Navigating Old Testament Ethics

July 9th, 2010 2 Comments

Matt has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the annual Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, which runs 20-23 November 2010. He will join leading Christian academics Paul Copan, Richard Hess and Randal Rauser in a segment entitled “Navigating Old Testament Ethics.” Matt’s contribution to the panel discussion [...]

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EPS Apologetics Conference: God and the Genocide of the Canaanites

July 9th, 2010 7 Comments

Matt has been invited to speak at the annual Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) Apologetics Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA which runs 18-20 November 2010. He will be speaking alongside some big names in contemporary Christian philosophy including Alvin Plantinga and William Lane Craig. Experience seasoned teaching by Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, Greg [...]

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Clearing the Air: A Church Leaders Forum on Climate Change

July 6th, 2010 15 Comments

Matt has been asked to deliver the opening talk at the upcoming Clearing the Air Forum on 16-17 July 2010 at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland. The  forum has been organised by New Zealand Christian Network (visionnetwork) and its purpose is to look at the synthesis of science and faith on climate change try to [...]

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