By Richard Land This past week the Evangelical world has reverberated with a debate by two of Evangelicaldom’s most illustrious, influential, and popular theologians: John Piper and Wayne Grudem. On October 22, John Piper wrote an article, “Policies, Persons, and...
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Jeff Hester Debates William Lane Craig On The Topic “Is Belief In God Rational In A Scientific Age?”
By Wintery Knight I was very excited to see a recent debate by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig against atheist astronomer Jeff Hester. When I summarize a debate, I do a fair, objective summary if the atheist is intelligent and informed, as with Peter...
Apologetics and a Different Kind of Persuasion
By Mikel Del Rosario A Different Kind of Persuasion Have you ever found yourself “in debate mode” while talking to a skeptical friend about Christianity? Perhaps this is because many of us have been equipped with apologetic content (arguments for God’s existence, the...
J. Brian Huffling Discussion with Dr. Michael Shermer on God and Evil
By J. Brian Huffling Having seen Dr. Michael Shermer debate many times, I was excited to be able to get a chance to have a discussion with him. Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, accepted Southern Evangelical Seminary‘s invitation to have an...
Unplanned and the Abortion Debate with Dr. Mike S. Adams
In this episode, Frank talks about the movie Unplanned, based on the dramatic true story of a former Planned Parenthood leader who, after participating in an actual abortion procedure for the first time, walked down the street to join the Coalition for Life. He also...
The Abortion Debate: Dr. Mike Adams vs. Abortion Doctor
Dr. Mike S. Adams takes on Dr. Willie Parker, an abortion doctor who has performed thousands of abortions. This debate took place on February 21, 2019 at UNC Wilmington. Although Dr. Parker claims to be a Christian, he says in his book that there are no moral...
Christopher Hitchens Debates William Lane Craig at Biola U: Does God Exist?
By Wintery Knight Here is the video of the debate: TOPIC: DOES GOD EXIST? MY NOTES ON THE DEBATE: (WC = William Lane Craig, CH = Christopher Hitchens) WC opening speech: Introduction: WC makes two contentions: – there are no good arguments for atheism – there are good...
Lowder’s Comments to My Assessment of His Debate with Turek
By Jacobus Erasmus In 2016, Jeffery Jay Lowder[1] debated Frank Turek on the topic Naturalism vs theism. See here: In early 2017, I wrote two articles in which I assess Lowder’s opening statement (see here and here). It was brought to my attention that Lowder recently...
My Debate with Dr. Michael Shermer
Does belief in God make sense of the world? Or does reality itself point to God’s absence? Is God real or is he a product of human minds? These were some of the questions we discuss during my debate with Dr. Michael Shermer in San Jose California this past Friday,...
When Debating Atheists: Those Who Lack A Belief Lack An Argument
I just had a two hour plus debate with Dr. Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skeptic Magazine, on the question: “What better explains reality: Theism or Atheism?” Given the title of the debate, both of us had the burden of proof to detect the cause (or causes) for...
El debate como un deber cristiano
Por Douglas Wilson Para muchos cristianos, parece una pregunta razonable preguntarse si es del todo rentable para nosotros el participar en los debates públicos. ¿Quién ha cambiado de opinión debido a algún debate público? ¿Por qué disputar acerca de algo? Las...
Robin Collins And Atheist Peter Millican Discuss The Fine-Tuning Of The Universe For Life
By Wintery Knight You might remember Peter Millican from the debate he had with William Lane Craig. I ranked that debate as one of the 3 best I have ever seen, along with the first Craig vs. Dacey debate and the second Craig vs. Sinnott-Armstrong debate. Details:...
Rally For Reason
By Terrell Clemmons “Don’t be surprised to find out that there are atheists and agnostics in your midst,” Ted said to me, after railing against the evils of organized religion. I got the impression he expected some kind of visible reaction from me. But I wasn’t...
Are You Thinking Like an Atheist?
By Adam Tucker As anyone who attends the Southern Evangelical Seminary National Conference on Christian Apologetics knows, SES does its best to offer well-rounded apologetics training that meets the needs of the novice while also challenging those who are more...
“Christians Are Opposed To Science!” What Do You Mean By That?
By Evan Minton In any debate or argument, it's very important that you understand the terminology that your opponent is using and that your opponent understands the terminology that you're using. If you don't define your terms, you'll just end up talking past each...
The Importance of Defining Terms
By Luke Nix Introduction A few years ago I listened to the podcast "The Word Nerds". This podcast helped me gain an appreciation for the power of the English language. In my conversations with people, I have noticed the power of the words themselves. Using the wrong...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of Jesus (Part 5/5)
By Dan Grossenbach Ancient history is a funny thing. We depend on the information, but no one was there to see it. Historians meet this challenge with the standard method of historiography. Historiography is scientific in a sense, albeit different than the hard...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of Evil (Part 4/5)
By Dan Grossenbach Understanding evil reveals an important part of reality. As much as we try to avoid it, evil is part of the universal human condition – something theists and atheists both have in common. You may be surprised, however; that the way atheists think...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of Biological Information (Part 3/5)
By Dan Grossenbach Information embedded inside all of life demands an explanation. Virtually all agree that, at some point in earth’s early history, the first living being came about from non-living (dead) material. Setting aside for the moment the incredible...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of the Universe (Part 2/5)
By Dan Grossenbach In the previous post of this short blog series found here, I explained how four facts agreed upon by the majority of non-Christian experts can be used to build a strong case for Christianity. This is the approach I took when I debated Freethought...