Thinking Matters have a couple of conferences coming up in July with Dr C John Collins:Much of Western culture assumes that science and faith are foes, that faith and scientific naiveté go hand in hand, and that science has disproved the Bible and made faith irrelevant if not completely indefensible and undesirable. Come and hear […]
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Auckland Conference: Science and Faith with Dr C John Collins
June 20th, 2013 Comments Off on Auckland Conference: Science and Faith with Dr C John Collins
Tags: C. John Collins · Events · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters
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
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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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
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 From the media, to skeptical teachers and unbelieving peers, the gospel seems irrelevant and out of date.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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Thinking Matters Youth Conference
February 16th, 2012 2 Comments
This Saturday is the first, of hopefully many, Thinking Matters Youth Conference, the schedule is below. I am leading a breakout session on Moral Relativism WHEN: Saturday, February 18 WHERE: Greenlane Christian Centre, 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland COST: $10 Schedule: 10am Registration 10.30am Jeff Tallon – Is Science a Threat to Faith? 11.30am Sean […]
Tags: Apologetics · God and Morality · Relativism · Thinking Matters · Tim McGrew
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
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 […]
Tags: Doctrine of Religious Restraint · Events · Freedom of Religion · Human Rights · John Rawls · Rights and Freedoms · Separation of Church and State · Thinking Matters
A Godless Public Square: Do ‘Private’ Christian Beliefs Have a Place in Public Life? Part III Madeleine Flannagan – Law
August 26th, 2011 140 Comments
A few weeks ago, as part of Jesus Week at the University of Auckland, Thinking Matters and Evangelical Union hosted an event entitled A Godless Public Square: Do ‘Private’ Christian Beliefs Have a Place in Public Life? This event was a conversation between Theology, Philosophy and Law and featured Matthew Flannagan – Analytic Theologian, Glenn Peoples – Philosopher and Madeleine Flannagan – Legal Scholar. The video is still […]
Tags: Doctrine of Religious Restraint · Freedom of Religion · Jesus Week · Paul Rishworth · Religion in Public Life · Rights and Freedoms · Steven Smith · Thinking Matters