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• Street Epistemologists – On Guard 5

  

  Street epistemologists are trained to ‘talk people out of their faith.’ That can mean many things and go in many different directions depending on what theists... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: Brian Morley’s ‘Mapping Apologetics’

  

  I want to begin this book review by saying ‘BUY IT!’ Okay, now to the review. First, let’s meet the author: Dr. Brian K. Morley is professor of philosophy and... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Street Epistemologists – On Guard 4

  

  Street epistemologists are trained in what their trainers believe are the best methods to ‘talk people out of their faith.’ In our previous post about street... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Street Epistemologists – On Guard 3

  

  Avoid Facts. That’s the heading under ‘Part II: Strategies’ in atheist Peter Boghossian’s 2013 book titled A Manual For Creating Atheists. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 22

  

  “And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Street Epistemologists – On Guard 2

  

  In the last part of our new series, we looked at ‘The Purpose of Street Epistemology’ and ‘How Street Epistemology Works.’ Based on the stated purpose of... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Street Epistemologists – On Guard 1

  

  An interesting thing happened to us at FaithandSelfDefense.com about a week ago. Well-known atheist professor Peter Boghossian tweeted this message to his... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Book Review: N.T. Wright’s ‘The Challenge of Jesus’

  

  I sometimes agree with N.T. Wright and often disagree with him. He has the kind of mind that challenges one’s thinking, even when you think you ‘know’ he’s wron... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 21

  

  “Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army cam... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Life of an Apologist – On Being Despised

  

  Christian apologists cannot get around the fact that they are defending supernaturalism. That’s a defining difference between Christianity and... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Evangelistic Apologetics – The Church Under Attack (Part 27)

  

  “The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 20

  

  Courtesy: Israeli Antiquities Authority If you were fortunate enough to be able to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City the last few months of... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Evangelistic Apologetics – The Church Under Attack (Part 26)

  

  “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Leaving the Faith – Really?

  

  What’s up with so many people ‘leaving the faith’? Why are they doing it? First, we need to define two terms: What does it mean to ‘leave’ something or... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Breaking Down Street Epistemology

  

  Street Epistemology is a buzz word in the atheist community. I believe they (atheists) think they’ve found a sure-fire method for talking Christians “out of... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Short Post About Defining Faith

  

  Many atheists are attacking the Christian worldview based on changing the definition of the word “faith.” Some of them define faith as “belief without evidence,... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Evangelistic Apologetics – The Church Under Attack (Part 25)

  

  If teachers are teaching and preachers are preaching the whole counsel of God (Acts 20:27), no Christian should wonder why the Church is under attack. It’s not ... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 19

  

  “Now the Lord said to Joshua: ‘Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2015 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Convince Me There’s A God – Archaeology 18

  

  “And Joshua said to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Joshua 3:5 Here we go again with the supernatural. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Evangelistic Apologetics – The Church Under Attack (Part 24)

  

  “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than you... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY