Douglas Groothuis
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Lament as Apologetic for Christianity
The problem of evil poses a formidable challenge to the rationality of the Christian worldview. I have argued elsewhere that these challenges can be overcome given (1) the overall strength of Christian theism—given a cumulative case argument—and (2) the logical inadequacies of alternative worldviews to explain good and evil. Here, I take up another side […]
Can We Still Believe in Jesus?
Is the story of Jesus the stuff of legends or of actual history? Was Jesus really a miracle-worker, or merely someone whose deeds were later embellished by his followers? How can we even know whether he existed in the first place? Joining Mike for this conversation is Douglas Groothuis, professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary […]
Jars of Clay or Chips of Silicon?
God’s revealed truth can be attacked outright by those who deny cardinal biblical doctrines on the basis of supposedly new revelations or through spurious skeptical arguments against the supernatural. The most insidious challenges to Christian orthodoxy, however, often insinuate themselves into the fabric of culture so that their presence subtly undermines crucial Christian perspectives on […]
How the Bombarding Images of TV Culture Undermine the Power of Words
TV Guide published a short manifesto-actually, an advertisement by ABC-on the goodness of television, just in case anyone doubted it. For years the pundits, moralists and self-righteous, self-appointed preservers of our culture have told us that television is bad. They’ve stood high on their soapbox and looked condescendingly on our innocuous pleasure….Well, television is not […]
