Brian Auten of Apologetics 315 has run an essay series through the month of April on the topic “Why is Christianity True?” Brian has accepted 23 submissions from various apologetics bloggers from around the world and has each day posted 1 essay in the series along with a podcast of each. At the end of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Faith and Reason'
Showing Christianity is True at Apologetics 315
May 1st, 2010 9 Comments
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Apologetics · Brian Auten · Faith and Reason · William Alston
Science and Religion: Theism and Explanatory Idleness
April 20th, 2010 50 Comments
A few weeks ago I was a panelist at a forum on Science and Religion at the University of Auckland, the podcast of that forum is available here. After this forum a member of the audience sent me the following email. I have reproduced my response below. Hey Matt Unfortunately I didn’t have time to […]
Tags: Faith and Reason · Science and Religion
William Lane Craig and his Debate with Michael Tooley
April 7th, 2010 15 Comments
“Is God Real?” was the subject of the recent debate between William Lane Craig and Michael Tooley at the University of North Caroline on 24 March 2010. Whilst it is not available for free anywhere online, you can purchase it here, find reviews here, a pre-debate radio interview between the two here and of course […]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Debates · Michael Tooley · Problem · William Lane Craig
“Has Science Disproved God?” The Podcast (Fixed!)
March 16th, 2010 13 Comments
If you missed the “Has Science Disproved God?” panel discussion at Auckland University last week and you just cannot wait for the video to be edited, formatted and uploaded to You Tube then simply follow this link: “Has Science Disproved God?” to listen to the podcast of the event. In the first hour the speakers […]
Tags: Events · Jeff Tallon · MandM on Video · Matthew Flannagan · Neil Broom · Richard Dawkins · Robert Mann · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters
Christianity on Trial – Tuesday Night
March 15th, 2010 1 Comment
Just a reminder to come to tomorrow night’s event at the University of Auckland where Matt will be part of a panel along with scientist Dr Jeff Talon, theologians Joe Fleener and Michael Drake, whom you can fire questions at around the topic “Christianity on Trial – is belief in God delusional, is it a […]
Tags: Events · Faith and Reason · Jeff Tallon · Joe Fleener · Matthew Flannagan · Michael Drake · Religion in Public Life · Thinking Matters
Has Science Disproved God? Thursday Night
March 10th, 2010 7 Comments
Just a reminder that tomorrow night, Thursday 11 March, at 7pm, in OGGB 4, at the University of Auckland, Matt will be part of a panel along with scientists Drs Neil Broom, Jeff Talon and Robert Mann, whom you can fire questions at around the topic “Has Science Disproved God?” The organisers – Thinking Matters, […]
Tags: Events · Jeff Tallon · Matthew Flannagan · Neil Broom · Richard Dawkins · Robert Mann · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters
Christianity on Trial @ Auckland University
March 3rd, 2010 7 Comments
Thinking Matters have organised some free to the public Q & A seminars at the University of Auckland. Christianity on Trial Today, many best-selling atheists argue that belief in God is delusional and a roadblock to political, moral, and scientific progress. In this public Q & A event, several of New Zealand’s top Christian thinkers […]
Tags: Events · Jeff Tallon · Joe Fleener · Matthew Flannagan · Michael Drake · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters

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.




