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Why Might Virtue Ethics Matter for the non-Christian?
The natural law which guides humans and resolutely compels them toward the fulfillment of the human telos is at work in every person...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Aug 16, 2023
How Does Order in the Universe Point to God?
The incredible order and even beauty that the universe displays raises the question, how did this happen? There seem to be two possible...
John Bloom, Ph.D
Nov 7, 2022
What is the Significance of the Lord's Prayer?
It might seem an odd question: Does the Lord’s Prayer represent a worldview? It might even seem a bit indecent. How could a model prayer,...
William Edgar, Ph.D.
Oct 10, 2022
How is Logic Evidence for God?
Logic is simply the science of reasoning and argumentation. In essence, the study of logic is concerned with inferences: what conclusions...
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Sep 1, 2022
What Does the Bible Teach Us About Urgent Moral Controversies?
The Bible is blamed for virtually every evil under the sun. Here is a summary of the rap sheet: Slavery and racism began with Noah’s...
James Murphy, Ph.D.
Jul 18, 2022
Are Paul's Views Sexist?
Paul gets a bad rap today, and often for reasons opposite to those he got one in the first century. In his own culture and addressing...
Craig S. Keener, PhD.
Jul 7, 2022
What is the Problem of Induction, and Why are Christians Uniquely Situated to Answer it?
The problem of induction is a notorious philosophical problem concerning inductive inferences; more specifically, whether that form of...
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Jun 15, 2022
What is the Natural Law?
In his Epistle to the Romans (2:14-16), Saint Paul affirms that when the Gentiles who do not have the Law—that is, the law revealed by...
Fr. Stephen Brock, Ph.D.
May 21, 2022
Is Our Historical Evidence Powerful Enough to Suggest that the Gospel Miracles Occurred?
Most historical Jesus scholars today, whether or not they believe in God, believe that Jesus’s contemporaries experienced him as a healer...
Craig S. Keener, PhD.
Apr 30, 2022
What are Worldviews, and Why Should University Students be Mindful of Them?
As the word itself suggests, a worldview is an overall view of the world. It isn’t a physical view of the world (like the sight of planet...
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Apr 18, 2022
In What Ways is God the Foundation for all Knowledge?
According to a Christian worldview, God is the foundation of all knowledge simply because God is the ultimate foundation for everything
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Mar 21, 2022
Did God Factor into the Philosophies of Some of the Greatest Minds in History?
Intellectual history cannot be told or understood without the idea of God. Badarayana, Confucius, Plato and Aristotle, Jesus, Marcus...
Tim Pickavance, Ph.D.
Mar 7, 2022
Does Predestination Make the Problem of Evil More Pressing?
This is a tough question to answer in a short space, not least because it ties together two complex and controversial topics! Let’s begin...
James Anderson, Ph.D.
Feb 28, 2022
How Can Science Be Applied to Apologetics?
Because science studies God’s creation, and one may reasonably expect God’s handiwork to point us to himself, it’s natural to think that...
John Bloom, Ph.D
Feb 14, 2022
Is it Fair to Think of Christianity as a Western Religion?
In academic circles and in western society more broadly, there is currently a lot of antipathy toward the western intellectual tradition...
Donald Fairbairn, Ph.D.
Jan 20, 2022
Does Violence Give Rise to Religion?
Many people today are convinced that religion gives rise to violence. But what if we have the essential relation between the two backwards?
James Murphy, Ph.D.
Nov 21, 2021
What responsibilities do Christians have towards the world?
Long volumes by some of Christianity’s most gifted thinkers and writers have been offered attempting an answer to this question. It is...
Joel Biermann, Ph.D.
Sep 28, 2021
Who was Athanasius, and why is he a central figure in the history of Christianity?
Athanasius of Alexandria (ca. 297-373) was bishop of the see of Alexandria from 328 to his death in 373. He often is referred to by the...
Joel Elowsky, Ph.D.
Sep 20, 2021
Can we have knowledge based on Naturalism?
Very roughly, naturalism is the view that all that exists is natural, which usually is explained in terms of the physical; there are no...
Scott Smith, Ph.D.
Sep 11, 2021
What is the Trinity, and why is it so important to Christians?
Many non-Christians, and likely many Christians as well, are baffled by the Christian concept of the Trinity. We wonder how God can be...
Donald Fairbairn, Ph.D.
Sep 6, 2021
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