

Adherent Apologetics
Zac Sechler
Welcome to Adherent Apologetics, where I talk with leading thinkers about Christianity.
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Jun 24, 2023 • 1h 5min
312. Mike Rea: Answering Divine Hiddenness
Dr. Michael Rea joined me to discuss Divine Hiddenness, and his book, The Hiddenness of God. We talked about attributes of God, God's presence in the world, and why God appears to be hidden.
The Book: https://www.amazon.com/Hiddenness-God-Michael-C-Rea/dp/019882601X
Mike's Website: https://www.michaelrea.org/
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Jun 17, 2023 • 1h
311. Josh Yen: Reflecting on Five Years in the World of Apologetics
In this video, Josh Yen ( @Phil4All ) joined me to reflect on our years in the apologetics world! We talked about our habits, how our views have changed, and so much more. Check it out!
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Jun 10, 2023 • 1h 2min
310. Andrew Hronich: Christian Universalism is Beautiful (and True?)
Andrew Hronich joined me to discuss his new book, Once Loved Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis. We talked about how Christian Universalism is beautiful, why Andrew thinks it's true, and my objections to it.
Andrew's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Once-Loved-Always-Logic-Apokatastasis/dp/1666756202
Our Last Podcast Together: https://youtu.be/q_rsbgWwVx8
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Jun 3, 2023 • 1h 17min
309. Paul Copan: The Old Testament God is Morally Perfect
Dr. Paul Copan joined me to chat about Old Testament Ethics, and his new book, Is God a Vindictive Bully? We chat about slavery, difficult passages, how to interpret the Old Testament, and so much more! Paul Copan (Ph.D., Philosophy, Marquette University) is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. He is currently a professor at the Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) and holds the endowed Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics.
His Website: http://www.paulcopan.com/about/
The Book: https://www.amazon.com/God-Vindictive-Bully-Reconciling-Portrayals/dp/1540964558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TUB5EE28LID1&keywords=is+god+a+vindictive+bully+by+paul+copan&qid=1685375777&sprefix=is+god+a+vin%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-1
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May 20, 2023 • 1h 12min
308. Graham Oppy: From Balfour to Hasker: A Brief History of the Argument From Reason
Dr. Graham Oppy joins me to discuss the Argument from Reason. We sketch out arguments from Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Hasker, Plantinga, Moreland, and more!
Follow Dr. Oppy: https://twitter.com/oppygraham?lang=en
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Mar 4, 2023 • 1h
307. Nick Quient: Paul’s View of the Trinity
Nick Queint ( @NewTestamentTheologist ) joined me to chat about Paul's view of the Trinity. Nicholas Rudolph Quient is a PhD candidate in New Testament & Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia.
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Feb 25, 2023 • 1h 20min
306. Jonathan C. Rutledge: A Deep Dive Into the Meaning of the Atonement
Dr. Jonathan C. Rutledge is a John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Fellow with the Human Flourishing Project at Harvard University and editor for a Cascade book series called Analyzing Theology. In this interview, we dive into his work on the atonement and its meaning.
His work: https://jonathanrutledge.com/
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Feb 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
305. Randal Rauser: Where Christian Fundamentalism Goes Wrong
Dr. Randal Rauser joined me to chat about his new satire book, "Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies: A Fundamentalist Apologetics Satire." We chat about where fundamentalism goes wrong.
The Book: https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Bellows-Timeless-Fundamentalist-Apologetics-ebook/dp/B0BN99FQ8P?ref_=ast_author_dp
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Feb 11, 2023 • 1h 10min
304. Kenny Pearce: Contingency Arguments: The Best in History and the Best Today
Dr. Kenny Pearce is a historian of modern philosophy and philosopher of religion at James Madison University in Virginia. In this interview, we talk about contingency arguments in history and modern arguments from grounding.
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Feb 4, 2023 • 52min
303. Jonathan McLatchie: Reviewing Cosmic Skeptic vs Jonathan McLatchie
Christian Dr. Jonathan McLatchie joined me to discuss his debate with Alex O'Connor. In this video, we take a look at Alex's opening statement. Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is a Christian writer, international speaker, debater, assistant professor at Sattler College, Boston, and fellow of the Discovery Institute.
Check out Talk About Doubts: https://talkaboutdoubts.com/
The Debate: The Debate: https://youtu.be/rnIQFI1pYLM
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