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The New Atheism
Vol. 17, No. 2 • Mar/Apr 2008
The Apostle Paul’s brilliance as a rhetorician shines in the early verses of his Epistle to the Romans. Three times he ties the downward spiral of human sin to the refusal to acknowledge the natural revelation of God’s existence and work: “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give […]
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The Apostle Paul’s brilliance as a rhetorician shines in the early verses of his Epistle to the Romans. Three times he ties the downward spiral of human sin to the refusal to acknowledge the natural revelation of God’s existence and work: “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give […]
The Challenge of the New Atheism
Denial of the existence of God-or atheism-is by no means novel. There were atheists as far back as the first millennia b.c. King David referred to such people who, despite the manifest evidence in creation, acted like and even convinced themselves that there was no God as outright fools (Pss. 8:3, 10:4, 14:1). The Greeks […]
How Preaching Reveals This Secularizing Trend
The Pelagian tendency of popular Christianity in our day-which Christian Smith called “moralistic, therapeutic deism”-can be further substantiated by the studies of sociologist Marsha Witten. In All Is Forgiven: The Secular Message in American Protestantism, Witten revealed her results from studying the texts of 47 sermons on the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), […]
Prologue to “the Great Story”
The bright young student in the first row looked up at me with surprise: “C. S. Lewis was an atheist?” Several undergraduates in the class nodded and audibly confirmed my statement. “I had no idea,” he muttered wide-eyed as he jotted down some notes. Indeed, C. S. Lewis (“Jack” to his friends) considered himself an […]
Are Churches Secularizing America?
Several years ago, a mainline theologian told me of his experience at an evangelical megachurch. He was visiting his children and grandchildren during spring break and then Easter Sunday arrived. Nothing visibly suggested that it was a Christian service, but this distinguished theologian tried to reign in his judgments. There was no greeting from God […]
The Empiricist Has No Clothes
Christianity fell out of intellectual favor during the Enlightenment in large part because Rationalist and Empiricist critics charged it with being incompatible with all reason and evidence. At the time, sadly, the church as a whole did less than a stellar job of responding to such charges. But a funny thing happened on the way […]
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50 Difficult Theology Questions Answered in 50 Minutes
Pastor Adriel Sanchez joins producer Aaron Simon to answer some of the most common questions about Christianity.
Tim Keller’s Unfinished Work on Reaching a Post-Christian World
Before Tim Keller died, he was working on an unfinished project with his son, Michael Keller.
“Christianity Is Not Credible”
Suppose someone declares, “Christianity is not credible.” What do they mean and how should we respond to that claim? They probably mean that Christianity isn’t worthy of belief. They know there are lots of Christians, but their point is that there shouldn’t be because Christianity isn’t worthy of belief.
I Toured an LDS Temple: Here’s Why Mormonism Isn’t Just Another Denomination
And so as those who want to know Jesus and want to pursue the truth, ask the question, is our worship rooted in holy Scripture and the True teaching of Christ and the apostles? Or is this something that was the invention of man? We need to go back to the Scriptures and search the […]
