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Entries Tagged as 'Apologetics'

SBL Annual Meeting: Navigating Old Testament Ethics

July 9th, 2010 2 Comments

[ 20 November 2010 9:00 am to 23 November 2010 12:00 pm. ] Matt has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the annual Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, which runs 20-23 November 2010. He will join leading Christian academics Paul Copan, Richard Hess and Randal Rauser in a segment entitled “Navigating Old Testament Ethics.” Matt’s contribution to the panel discussion [...]

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EPS Apologetics Conference: God and the Genocide of the Canaanites

July 9th, 2010 7 Comments

[ 18 November 2010 5:30 pm to 20 November 2010 12:40 pm. ] Matt has been invited to speak at the annual Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS) Apologetics Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA which runs 18-20 November 2010. He will be speaking alongside some big names in contemporary Christian philosophy including Alvin Plantinga and William Lane Craig.

Experience seasoned teaching by Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, Greg Koukl, [...]

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Showing Christianity is True at Apologetics 315

May 1st, 2010 3 Comments

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 [...]

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Video of Matthew Flannagan Speaking on Moral Relativism

August 27th, 2009 4 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 as [...]

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See William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens debate: Does God Exist?

July 14th, 2009 3 Comments

[ 21 July 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] You are invited to a Thinking Matters Auckland, God, Morality and Society, DVD screening:What: William Lane Craig v Christopher Hitchens debating Does God Exist?
When: Tuesday 21 July – 7:00pm
Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland
Format: DVD followed by discussion.
Cost: Free – donations appreciated.
If you were not one of the [...]

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Video of Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square

June 10th, 2009 No Comments

If you missed Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square for Thinking Matters Auckland you can now watch it online.

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Tonight: Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism

June 9th, 2009 No Comments

Don’t forget tonight’s event from the Thinking Matters Auckland series on God, Morality and Society, Dr Matthew Flannagan speaking on Moral Relativism at Laidlaw College at 7pm.
Not sure if its your thing? Check out the video of Matt’s talk Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith.

See you there :-)

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Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism

May 29th, 2009 No Comments

[ 9 June 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] 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 as moral relativism. In this talk Matt will look at the common arguments for relativism, argue that relativism is a mistaken view of ethics and show how relativism fails.

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Video of Matthew Flannagan on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith

May 28th, 2009 6 Comments

Matt spoke at the Thinking Matters Auckland Launch on 8 March 2009 on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. If you missed it or wish to see it again or if you have been thinking about attending a Thinking Matters seminar or booking Matt as a speaker and you are not sure if he [...]

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Trevor Mander on the Moral Cosmological Argument

May 16th, 2009 No Comments

You’re invited to a Thinking Matters Auckland, God, Morality and Society, event:
What: Trevor Mander speaking on the Moral Cosmological ArgumentWhen: Tuesday 26 May – 7:00pmWhere: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West AucklandFormat: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussionCost: Free but donations are appreciated

Trevor will argue that God holds [...]

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