Think for Christ

In this episode we begin a new series on the hugely influential nineteenth century Danish theologian, philosopher, and literary master Soren Kierkegaard. Dr. Andrew Payne kicks off the series with a biographical sketch of some of the important events in Kierkegaard's life. Andrew also explains the relevance of Kierkegaard's thought for Christians today.

In this episode of Think for Christ, we welcome back philosopher J.T. Bridges to talk about his new book Beyond ‘Origin’: A Post-Darwinian Design Theory. In this book Dr. Bridges provides a much-needed critique of the somewhat stalled debate between Neo-Darwinist and Intelligent Design proponents. The book is full of valuable and probing insights for the ID movement, but, by way of disclaimer, it is not by any means an “easy read” or a “beginner-level” work. Dr. Bridges is presenting a philosophical critique of the of the current debate and in doing so he surveys ideas from several academic fields of inquiry including epistemology, the philosophy of science, and, of course, from both neo-Darwinian and Intelligent Design theory. Likewise, and again by way of disclaimer, this interview with Dr. Bridges will at times get us into some technical material and complex ideas. If you are someone familiar with or interested in the ongoing debate between Darwinism and Intelligent Design, both this book and this interview will be well-worth your considered attention.

In Part 22 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we consider the question: Do we have accurate copies of the New Testament? How can we have confidence that our copies of the NT are faithful reflections of the originals? How can we be sure that they haven’t been corrupted and distorted? How trustworthy has the transmission process been?

In Part 21 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we move into the next major section of the series where we’ll be reviewing the evidence for Christian theism and the historical case for Christianity.

Anthony and Andrew are joined by philosopher Brian Huffling to discuss the Euthyphro Dilemma and God's relation to human morality.

In Part 20 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we look at the moral argument as defended by philosopher and theologian William Lane Craig. Craig's argument is in deductive form with two clear premises which makes it a good example of an approach that argues from our evident moral experience to the necessity of God to ground the truth of that experience.

Meet Dr. Andrew Payne, the newest addition to the Think for Christ team. In this video Anthony Alberino interviews Andrew on his background and academic training.

In Part 19 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we begin our look at the Moral Argument for the existence of God which argues that God's existence is necessary to account for our moral experience, that God's existence is more probable given our moral experience, or that God is the best explanation for our moral experience.

In Part 18 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we look at the incredible discovery that the fundamental features of the universe are finely tuned for the existence of life.

In Part 17 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we look at the "Fifth Way" given by Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica for demonstrating God's existence. Although the Fifth Way is frequently mistaken as an empirical argument for "Intelligent Design," Aquinas is actually pointing to much deeper metaphysical realities that can only, in principle, be explained by appeal to a supernatural intelligence.