On Wednesday 21st May at the University of Waikato retired Philosophy and Political science lecturer Dr Ron Smith and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the resolution “Morality Does not need God”. Here is the video of that debate.
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Video: The Smith-Flannagan Debate “Morality Does Not Need God”
July 6th, 2016 Comments Off on Video: The Smith-Flannagan Debate “Morality Does Not Need God”
Tags: Debates · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · Ron Smith · Waikato University
Matt on “Divine Commands and the Canaanite Massacre” at Windsor Park Baptist Church
April 11th, 2016 1 Comment
Matt’s talk “Divine Commands and the Canaanite Massacre” at Windsor Park Baptist, is now available online. Matt’s talk was part of a series of talks hosted by “Reasons for Faith” an apologetics group based at Windsor Park Baptist Church.
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Matt in Atlanta
November 18th, 2015 2 Comments
Matt has safely arrived in Atlanta and I thinks he has forgiven me for his hotel (we did not realise just how really bad, and somewhat entertaining, the Trip Advisor reviews were until just before he left). The first day of the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical and Theological Societies is underway. His book […]
Tags: Atlanta · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Evangelical Theological Society
A Feline View of the Eythphro Dilemma
June 2nd, 2015 Comments Off on A Feline View of the Eythphro Dilemma
A purfect example as to why one should not attempt to engage in philosophy with one’s cat in the room.
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Hear Matt speak @ ACTIV8 Training Day in Christchurch
April 12th, 2015 Comments Off on Hear Matt speak @ ACTIV8 Training Day in Christchurch
Matt is speaking along with at the upcoming annual ACTIV8 Pro Life Training Day in Christchurch on Saturday 18 April 2015. The conference runs from 9:30am to 5:30pm, the cost for the day is $25 (includes lunch). Register online at: www.activ8nz.org
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The New Zealand Herald and Memory Loss
October 16th, 2014 5 Comments
Tags: Media · New Zealand Herald
Matt on Wealthy Christians, Suicide, Teacher Bullying on “The Panel” – with Craig Heilmann
September 6th, 2012 Comments Off on Matt on Wealthy Christians, Suicide, Teacher Bullying on “The Panel” – with Craig Heilmann
If you tuned in to Radio Rhema at 11:45am (NZ time) on 6 September 2012 you would have heard this blog’s Matthew Flannagan and Craig Heilmann discuss being Christian and being wealthy, tragic suicide statistics and students bullying teachers, on “The Panel” on Pat Brittenden mornings. You can listen online here.
Tags: Craig Heilmann · Media · Pat Brittenden · Radio Rhema · The Panel
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.
