podcast 173 – Eusebius of Caesarea
Why did Eusebius have to submit his own creed at the famous council of Nicea in 325?
Apologetics
podcast 164 – On Counting Gods
The terms “atheism,” “monotheism,” and “polytheism” seem straightforward enough… BUT important ambiguity lurks in the root term “theism.”
“On Counting Gods” published in TheoLogica
My paper “On Counting Gods” has just been published in the new TheoLogica journal.
podcast 163 – Dr. K. Scott Oliphint on How Christianity Trumps Philosophy
Does Christianity trump Philosophy?
podcast 162 – Dr. Timothy McGrew on the Convergence of Philosophy and Christianity
We find miracle-reports in many religions. Does this undermine Christian appeals to miracle-reports?
podcast 161 – Dr. Paul Moser on Conforming Philosophy to Christianity
“… and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
podcast 159 – Aaron Arinder on Ontological Pluralism and the Trinity
Can metaphysics show how trinitarian theology is coherent?
podcast 156 – Dr. J.R. Daniel Kirk on A Man Attested by God – Part 2
If Jesus fulfills predictions about Yahweh, does this mean that he’s Yahweh?
podcast 155 – Dr. J.R. Daniel Kirk on A Man Attested by God – Part 1
Do Matthew, Mark, and Luke discreetly but clearly imply that Jesus is God?
podcast 154 – Mormons seeing the man behind the curtain – Part 2
A tightly knit religious group can ignore outsiders’ criticisms indefinitely. But when insiders…
podcast 153 – Mormons seeing the man behind the curtain – Part 1
Joseph Smith made some bold claims, many of which
podcast 152 – Dr. Michael Rota on evidence for the Christian God
Is there evidence for God’s existence?
podcast 151 – Dr. Michael Rota on Pascal’s Wager
What if you believe in Christianity, and it’s false? Have you lost much, really?
the apologetics blind-spot on numerical identity
Here’s part of a conversation I had recently with a guy in a Facebook group who when it comes to theology consumes almost only evangelical apologetics sources. I’m going to call him “Tim” here. The conversation illustrates a blind spot that I often run into, a blind spot which results from people who study apologetics being insufficiently trained in logic. All the non-theological points I… Read More »the apologetics blind-spot on numerical identity
podcast 148 – Dr. Daniel McKaughan on faith – Part 2
If faith is not simply believing that some doctrine is true, what is it?
podcast 147 – Dr. Daniel McKaughan on faith – Part 1
Is faith, as Mark Twain quipped, believing what you know ain’t so?
podcast 145 – ‘Tis Mystery All: the Immortal dies!
God is immortal. But Jesus died. Does it follow that Jesus is not God?