Apologetics 4/4

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
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John Stackhouse

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Simple Is Good; Oversimple Is Bad

I happen to chair the committee that coordinates the major lectureship at Regent College, the Laing Lectures. Roger Laing, our patron, is...

John Stackhouse

3 min read

APOLOGETICS

The Bus Wars

We all now know about the city bus ad campaigns, first started in Britain by secularists who encouraged readers that “There’s probably no...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

APOLOGETICS

Faith, not Just Good Works, Needed in Africa–according to an Atheist

You’ll be seeing this one flash around the Internet, I’ll bet. I just got it and read it (thanks, Christina!) and want you to see it,...

John Stackhouse

2 min read

APOLOGETICS

Best Apologists of Our Time?

Philosopher and professional apologist (one who “defends the faith”) William Lane Craig writes here about what he sees as the recent...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

SCIENCE

"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Thanks for the Help!

We weren’t able to go to “Expelled”‘s preview last night, but if I do get to see it soon (we usually watch movies at home, since some...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

SCIENCE

"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Help, Please

I’ve been given comp tix to see “Expelled” in a couple of days, just before it opens here in Canada. How can I not? Several of the Big...

John Stackhouse

6 min read

CHURCH

"Zeitgeist the Movie": The New "Chariots of the Gods"

One of the greatest thrills of my boyhood was happening to turn on the TV one day to find that a major corporation was about to present a...

John Stackhouse

4 min read

FAITH

When People Do Bad Things to Us . . .

A friend and former student wrote recently of having her heart broken by a man who had told her he loved her and wanted to make a life...

John Stackhouse

5 min read

SCIENCE

Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Three, Dawkins as Mirror

In this last post, I’d like to reflect on how Richard Dawkins unwittingly and certainly unwillingly helps the Christian Church, as well...

John Stackhouse

4 min read

SCIENCE

Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Two, Dawkins as Ethicist

Richard Dawkins has traveled the world, sowing his particular gospel of atheism, science, rational argument, and the courage to live in...

John Stackhouse

5 min read

SCIENCE

Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part One, Dawkins as Rhetor

So someone at the University of British Columbia (UBC) decided it was a good idea to bring Richard Dawkins to campus to give a free...

John Stackhouse

6 min read

APOLOGETICS

I'm Certain that There Are Two Kinds of Certainty

There is a lot of huffing and puffing nowadays about “postmodernism” and “skepticism” and “certainty” and “absolute truth.” And it’s been...

John Stackhouse

3 min read

APOLOGETICS

Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, No, and Sort of, but No

In this short series, I’ve responded to the common charge by the current crop of atheists about Christians being not too bright (Richard...

John Stackhouse

3 min read

APOLOGETICS

Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, Part Two

Much of the confusion in this discussion surrounds the question of faith. Faith is typically seen as non-rational or even irrational by...

John Stackhouse

2 min read

APOLOGETICS

Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, Part One

A young journalist once said to me, as the sound guy was winding up his cables and the camera guy was putting his equipment in its case,...

John Stackhouse

1 min read

APOLOGETICS

Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? An Impatient Prologue

I was privileged to offer a public lecture this past week on the UBC campus on this question. I’ll write more about the topic soon, once...

John Stackhouse

4 min read

APOLOGETICS

To D. A. Carson on the Emerging Church: Leave Me Out of It

A couple of years ago, a few students brought to my attention the fact that D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity...

John Stackhouse

4 min read

APOLOGETICS

Effective Apologetics: Buildings, Guides, and Sandwiches

During our recent roadtrip in the northwestern and north-central United States, we made a point of stopping to visit Temple Square in...

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Thoughts on CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE John G. Stackhouse, Jr.'s blog has moved to www.thinkbettermedia.ca/blog as of August 2023 visit there for the latest posts and news!

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.'s blog has moved to www.thinkbettermedia.ca/blog as of August 2023 visit there for the latest posts and news!