As part of AUSA’s Human Rights week at the University of Auckland, and in association with Thinking Matters, Matt and I will be giving a free public lecture with Q&A on the topic “Freedom of Religion in a Secular Society” on Monday 12 September from 7-8.30pm in Clock Tower Lecture Room 032. The Facebook page for […]
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Freedom of Religion in a Secular Society @ Auckland University this Monday
September 8th, 2011 Comments Off on Freedom of Religion in a Secular Society @ Auckland University this Monday
Tags: Doctrine of Religious Restraint · Events · Freedom of Religion · Human Rights · John Rawls · Rights and Freedoms · Separation of Church and State · Thinking Matters
Video: Bradley v Flannagan “Is God the Source of Morality?
September 20th, 2010 19 Comments
On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” Here is the video of that debate. Hat Tip: Thinking Matters […]
Tags: Debates · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · MandM on Video · Matthew Flannagan · Raymond Bradley
Dr Glenn Peoples on Science and Morality, Sam Harris & the Claims of the New Atheism @ Auckland Uni
August 18th, 2010 8 Comments
Christian philosopher and blogger Dr Glenn Peoples is coming to Auckland to give a public talk entitled “Science and Morality: Is there a Naturalistic Basis of Moral Truth?” This talk will examine the claims of the new atheism, particularly the work of Sam Harris. Dr Peoples will ask, can the natural world tell us what is […]
Tags: Evangelical Union · Glenn Peoples · God and Morality · New Atheists · Sam Harris · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters
Video of Matthew Flannagan Speaking on Moral Relativism
August 27th, 2009 5 Comments
Matt spoke at Thinking Matters Auckland on 28 May 2009 on Moral Relativism. A popular view of ethics holds that actions are right or wrong only if a person or a community believes that they are right or wrong, and that it is inappropriate to apply your own standards to others. This position is known […]
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David Lindsey on “Politics, Religion and Morality”
August 26th, 2009 1 Comment
You’re invited to the final event in the Thinking Matters Auckland God, Morality and Society series: What: David Lindsey on “Politics, Religion and Morality” When: Tuesday 1 Sept – 7:00pm Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland Format: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussion. Cost: Free but donations […]
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Jason Kumar and Stuart McEwing on “Do we Need God to be Good?”
August 8th, 2009 2 Comments
You are invited to a Thinking Matters Auckland, God, Morality and Society, event: What: Jason Kumar and Stuart McEwing speaking on “Do we need God to be good?”When: Tuesday 18th August – 7:00pmWhere: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West AucklandFormat: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussion.Cost: Free but donations […]
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This Week in Auckland
August 3rd, 2009 Comments Off on This Week in Auckland
Don’t forget: Tomorrow night’s Thinking Matters Auckland Seminar: Dr Matthew Flannagan speaking on “In Defence of Divine Commands”at 7:00pm in Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland Thursday night’s Auckland Bloggers Drinks from 6.30pm at Galbraiths, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland. See you there 🙂
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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.
