{"id":38184,"date":"2016-12-05T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=38184"},"modified":"2016-12-05T17:15:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T22:15:05","slug":"podcast-162-dr-timothy-mcgrew-on-the-convergence-of-philosophy-and-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-162-dr-timothy-mcgrew-on-the-convergence-of-philosophy-and-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 162 &#8211; Dr. Timothy McGrew on the Convergence of Philosophy and Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1744\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-38184-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities162.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities162.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities162.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities162.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=38184-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities162.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities162.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38186 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew.jpg\" alt=\"dr-tim-mcgrew\" width=\"393\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew.jpg 480w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew-460x460.jpg 460w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr-Tim-McGrew-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We find miracle-reports in many religions.<\/strong> Does this undermine Christian appeals to miracle-reports? In this interview about his interactions in the new book\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0310521149\"><em>Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B01863JKZS\">kindle<\/a>), Dr. Timothy McGrew discusses this and other issues, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>his religious\u00a0<strong>background<\/strong> and his journey into Philosophy of Science<\/li>\n<li>whether or not metaphysical naturalism is superior to theism in virue of its greater <strong>simplicity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-160-dr-graham-oppy-on-the-conflict-between-christianity-and-philosophy\/\">Dr. Graham Oppy&#8217;s<\/a> claim in this book about the alleged resurrection of Jesus that &#8220;All the evidence we have is the contents of a modest number of <strong>documents of uncertain pedigree<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>whether or not <strong>Paul in Romans 1<\/strong> gives any support to the project of natural theology, in light of two earlier famous scriptural passages<\/li>\n<li>arguments for the <strong>basic reliability<\/strong> of the New Testament writings based on observable relationships between their contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Four-Views-Christianity-Philosophy-Counterpoints\/dp\/0310521149\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1479761731&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=four+views+on+christianity+and+philosophy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38165 size-full alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/four-views-on-christianity-and-philosophy.jpg\" alt=\"four-views-on-christianity-and-philosophy\" width=\"311\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/four-views-on-christianity-and-philosophy.jpg 311w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/four-views-on-christianity-and-philosophy-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/four-views-on-christianity-and-philosophy-90x137.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0310521149\"><em>Four Views on Christianity and Philosophy<\/em><\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B01863JKZS\">kindle<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/homepages.wmich.edu\/~mcgrew\/\">Dr. Timothy McGrew&#8217;s home page<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wmich.edu\/philosophy\/directory\/mcgrew\">Dr. Timothy McGrew&#8217;s page @ Western Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/enrichmentjournal.ag.org\/201204\/201204_122_science_doubt_miracles.cfm\">Science, Doubt, and Miracles<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/bigideas\/are-miracles-possible\/essays-and-opinions\/timothy-mcgrew-opinion\">Do Miracles Really Violate the Laws of Science?<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/miracles\">SEP entry on &#8220;Miracles&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/specialdivineaction.org\">Special Divine Action<\/a>\u00a0project<\/strong> (beta as of December 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>David Hume, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earlymoderntexts.com\/assets\/pdfs\/hume1748_3.pdf\">Miracles <\/a>(pp. 55ff)<\/li>\n<li>John Douglas, <a href=\"https:\/\/sda.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\/book-reader\/#\/31\/196?editionId=23\"><em>The Criterion<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>William Adams,<a href=\"https:\/\/sda.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\/book-reader\/#\/8\/3509?editionId=22\"><em> An Essay in Answer to Mr. Hume&#8217;s Essay on Miracles<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>George Campbell, <a href=\"https:\/\/sda.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\/book-reader\/#\/4\/105?editionId=22\">Dissertation on Miracles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Psalms 19; Wisdom of Solomon 13; Romans 1:18-25.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-161-dr-paul-moser-on-conforming-philosophy-to-christianity\/\">podcast 161 \u2013 Dr. Paul Moser on Conforming Philosophy to Christianity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-160-dr-graham-oppy-on-the-conflict-between-christianity-and-philosophy\/\">podcast 160 \u2013 Dr. Graham Oppy on the Conflict between Christianity and Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>definition of the verb &#8220;to pettifog&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>This week&#8217;s thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Andy_G_Cohen\/Through_The_Lens\/Andy_G_Cohen_-_Monkeybars\">Monkeybars<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> by <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Andy_G_Cohen\/\">Andy G. 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