For those who aren’t aware, there has been something of a “debate”, but what I’d prefer to refer to as an “in house discussion” between Randal Rauser (Professor of Historical Theology at Taylor Seminary) and myself. The discussion so far can be found here: My initial article was Randal Rauser’s Mistake: A Defense of Calvin’s Doctrine […]
Entries Tagged as 'Debates'
More Mistakes: A Rejoinder to Randal Rauser
December 3rd, 2011 158 Comments
Tags: Arminianism · Calvinism · Circular Reasoning · Divine Justice · Divine Love · Fallacies · Justice · Limited Atonement · omnibenevolence · Question begging · Randal Rauser · Sin · Soteriology · Systematic theology · Total Depravity · Unlimited Atonement
Want to see Matthew Flannagan debate John W. Loftus in America?
October 6th, 2011 67 Comments
As you all know, Matt and I are going to the US to speak at 4 conferences in November. John W. Loftus is aware of this and in a comment on this blog has suggested a debate between himself and Matt during the 3 days we have spare between conferences – ideally for us 14 […]
Tags: Debates · John Loftus · Outsider Test for Faith
“Are there Good Reasons for Abortion?” Wendy Savage and Madeleine Flannagan Debate on Unbelievable?
July 24th, 2011 50 Comments
This week, the UK’s Christian Premier Radio show, Unbelievable?, aired an episode on the topic “are there good reasons for abortion?” The episode saw host, Justin Brierley, moderate a debate between this blog’s Madeleine Flannagan and Professor Wendy Savage, a representative of Doctors for a Women’s Choice. A range of topics related to the issue of […]
Tags: Abortion · Feticide · Justin Brierley · Unbelievable? · Wendy Savage
Transcript: Sam Harris v William Lane Craig Debate “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?” UPDATED
May 3rd, 2011 82 Comments
Sam Harris and William Lane Craig debated the moot “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?” at the University of Notre Dame on 7 April 2011. We’ve already linked to the debate MP3 and a playlist of the video and we have published a two part review but now, as an MandM exclusive, we bring […]
Tags: Debates · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? · Notre Dame · Sam Harris · Transcript · William Lane Craig
Debate Review: Sam Harris and William Lane Craig on Ethical Naturalism Part II
April 18th, 2011 41 Comments
In Part I of my review of the debate between Sam Harris and William Lane Craig on the moot “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? I discussed Craig’s defence of the contention that: 1. If God exists then we have a plausible account of (a) the nature of moral goodness and (b) the nature of […]
Tags: Debates · Ethical Naturalism · God and Morality · Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? · Notre Dame · Robert Adams · Sam Harris · Wes Morriston · William Lane Craig
Video: Sam Harris v William Lane Craig Debate “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?”
April 9th, 2011 12 Comments
Sam Harris and William Lane Craig debated the moot “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?” at the University of Notre Dame on 7 April 2011. We’ve already linked to the debate MP3 but here is the video of the whole debate. Hat tip: Pondering the Preponderance See Matthew Flannagan’s: Debate Review: Sam Harris and […]
Tags: Debates · Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? · Sam Harris · Videos · William Lane Craig
Sam Harris v William Lane Craig Debate @ Notre Dame – UPDATE MP3 Online
April 8th, 2011 36 Comments
The debate between Sam Harris and William Lane Craig at The University of Notre Dame on the topic “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?” will be streamed free and live on Notre Dame TV at 7:00pm EST on 7 April 2011 [11:00am NZ time on 8 April 2011]. Hat tip: The Apologist UPDATE: The […]
Tags: Debates · Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? · MP3 · Notre Dame · Sam Harris · William Lane Craig
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.
