Theology in the Raw How Do We Know that God Really Exists? Dr. J. P. Moreland
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Mar 16, 2026 Dr. J. P. Moreland, distinguished philosophy professor and author on consciousness and the soul. He contrasts evidential vs presuppositional approaches, traces his path from chemistry to apologetics, and defends historical reasoning for miracles and the resurrection. He argues for a personal cause of the universe, the reality of an immaterial soul, and shares candid thoughts on mental health and scholarship.
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How Campus Crusade Sparked Moreland's Conversion
- J.P. Moreland described converting after Campus Crusade staff defended Jesus with the liar/legend/lord trilemma and gave books that persuaded him.
- He left a PhD fellowship in nuclear chemistry to join Campus Crusade and pursue apologetics and witnessing.
Culture May Be Relativistic but People Still Respond To Reasons
- Contemporary culture often treats religion as subjective and trusts only science, but people remain image-bearers who respond to reasons.
- Moreland argues scripture models reasoning (e.g., Paul presenting evidence), so apologetics remains vital for persuasion.
Problem Of Evil Implies an Objective Moral Standard
- The problem of evil can be reframed as evidence for objective moral standards and a designer, since 'evil' presupposes a standard of goodness.
- Moreland flips the objection: without an objective good source there is no basis to call something evil.
