Thinking Matters have a couple of conferences coming up in July with Dr C John Collins: What is the Bible? What authority if any does the Bible have in the 21st Century? How should the Bible shape the life of the Church and individual believers? Our approach to Scripture is fundamental to our ability to […]
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Auckland Conference: Ancient Truth for Modern Times with Dr C John Collins
June 18th, 2013 Comments Off on Auckland Conference: Ancient Truth for Modern Times with Dr C John Collins
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Advance: Exploring Tough Questions About Christianity
April 23rd, 2013 15 Comments
This blog’s Matthew Flannagan is scheduled to speak alongside Dr Glenn Peoples, Dr Chris Tucker, Sean du Toit and Jacqui Lloyd at this Friday’s one day Auckland conference Advance: Exploring Tough Questions About Christianity. From the promotional material: Are faith and reason enemies? Should we take Christianity seriously in the world of ideas? Can we even know […]
Tags: Chris Tucker · Evangelical Union · Events · Glenn Peoples · Jacqui Lloyd · Sean du Toit · Thinking Matters
Easter Sunday: Contemplating the Resurrection Accounts
March 31st, 2013 2 Comments
Matt preached the Easter Sunday message at Takanini Community Church this morning. Listen to his message “Contemplating the Resurrection Accounts” online or download it as an MP3. (Read Matthew 28:1-15 first.) Related post: Good Friday: The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross
Tags: Apologetics · Easter · MP3 · Preaching
Good Friday: The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross
March 29th, 2013 1 Comment
Matt preached the Good Friday message at Takanini Community Church this morning. Listen to his message “The Ritual of Contemplating the Cross” online or download it as an MP3. (Read John 19 first.) Related post: Good Friday: Why Celebrate Easter?
Tags: Easter · Good Friday · MP3 · Preaching
Why Defend Christianity? Hear Matthew Flannagan speak on Thursday
March 28th, 2013 2 Comments
Matt is speaking for Thinking Matters on the topic Why Defend Christianity? This coming Thursday, from the Facebook Event: “The Christian faith seems increasingly at odds with those in the world around us. From the media, to skeptical teachers and unbelieving peers, the gospel seems irrelevant and out of date. How do we talk to […]
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Peter Singer on Human Dignity and Infanticide: Part Two
December 19th, 2012 5 Comments
This is the second half of the paper I presented to the the Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Meeting in Milwaukee three weeks ago. It is part of a two-part post series; make sure you have read part one Peter Singer on Human Dignity and Infanticide. II. Marquis’ Critique In my previous post I sketched Singer’s desire account […]
Tags: Don Marquis · Ethics · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Human Dignity · Infanticide · Milwaukee · Peter Singer
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.
