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Entries from April 4th, 2011

Contra Mundum: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

April 4th, 2011 29 Comments

22 February 2011 “may well be New Zealand’s darkest day”; these were the words of Prime Minister John Key in the aftermath of the earthquake which devastated the South Island’s largest city Christchurch. The death toll is expected to be over 200, many more have been injured, have lost property and now live in fear […]

Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Christchurch Earthquake · Daniel Howard-Snyder · Problem of Evil

Fallacy Friday: Ad Populum (Appeals to Popularity)

April 2nd, 2011 16 Comments

This week I am going to look at the ad populum fallacy. Ad populum is Latin for “appeal to the people”. This fallacy occurs when a person argues that a particular claim is true because a large number of people accept it. Put crudely it contends that a position is true because it is popular – […]

Tags: Ad Populum · Fallacy Friday · Lawrence Krauss · William Lane Craig

Madeleine’s Birthday Today

April 2nd, 2011 4 Comments

Dear Madeleine, You are a wonderful life partner, a supportive colleague and my closest friend. Your commitment support and love these last 13 years has been truly a blessing from God. Have a wonderful birthday today, I and the kids love and adore you. lots of love, Matt

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Is there Evidence for God? William Lane Craig v Lawrence Krauss Streamed Live @ Auckland Uni

March 28th, 2011 8 Comments

On 30 March 2011 (US time) Dr Lawrence Krauss and Dr William Lane Craig will debate the moot Is there Evidence for God? at North Carolina State University. The debate will be moderated by His Honour Paul M Newby, Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Thinking Matters, Evangelical Union and the Reason and Science […]

Tags: Debates · Lawrence Krauss · William Lane Craig

Fallacy Friday Podcast on Apologetics 315: The Straw Man

March 27th, 2011 Comments Off on Fallacy Friday Podcast on Apologetics 315: The Straw Man

Apologetics 315 are producing an audio version of Matt’s Fallacy Friday series. The Fallacy Friday Podcasts are released every Friday on Apologetics 315. You can subscribe using: • RSS Feed • iTunes • One-Click The Mp3 of The Straw Man is here. To navigate the series in print, use the Fallacy Friday tag, to navigate MP3 series use the […]

Tags: Apologetics 315 · Fallacy Friday Podcast · MP3 · Podcast

Fallacy Friday: Ad Misericordiam (Appeal to Pity)

March 25th, 2011 13 Comments

This week I will look at the ad misericordiam fallacy, the fallacy of appealing to pity. Perhaps the best example I have come across is one used by my friend Francis Beckwith; In his book Politically Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights, Beckwith cites the following letter to the editor: The fallacy in this […]

Tags: Ad Misericordiam · Appeal to Pity · Fallacy Friday · Francis Beckwith

Internationalism is Dead: Boneparte’s Descendants

March 24th, 2011 13 Comments

OK, so we thought that you would want to hear it here first. Internationalism–the idea that nation states are subject to a higher “sovereignty”– is dead. The corpse is rotting. The Libyan “adventure”, called for by the UN, is growing madder than a March Hare. All the problems and faults of internationalism are now clearly […]

Tags: International Politics · Internationalism · Libya · Muammar Gaddafi · Napoleon Boneparte · United Nations

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Entries from April 4th, 2011

Contra Mundum: Why Does God Allow Suffering?

April 4th, 2011 29 Comments

Fallacy Friday: Ad Populum (Appeals to Popularity)

April 2nd, 2011 16 Comments

Madeleine’s Birthday Today

April 2nd, 2011 4 Comments

Is there Evidence for God? William Lane Craig v Lawrence Krauss Streamed Live @ Auckland Uni

March 28th, 2011 8 Comments

Fallacy Friday Podcast on Apologetics 315: The Straw Man

March 27th, 2011 Comments Off on Fallacy Friday Podcast on Apologetics 315: The Straw Man

Fallacy Friday: Ad Misericordiam (Appeal to Pity)

March 25th, 2011 13 Comments

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