12 Books Every Apologist Should Have In Their Library

Anybody have time to read? If you are looking to build your apologetic knowledge, here are SOME of my picks: 1. On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision by William Lane Craig (Paperback – Mar 1, 2010) It is hard to express the impact of William Lane Craig. This book is a scaled [...]

The Jesus of Faith or The Jesus of History: A False Dichotomy?

For over 100 years, there has been a quest to identify the historical Jesus and differentiate between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. Here are some of the aspects of these quests. Let’s Look at the Quests The First Quest Period-1778-1906: The First Quest was marked by works such as David Strauss’s, [...]

Blind faith and physics

By Rabbi Avi Shafran Scientists embrace the unobservable A recent essay by an award-winning scientist presents a remarkable, and remarkably revealing, picture of current scientific thought about the nature of the universe. The delightfully named Alan P. Lightman, an MIT professor and a major contributor to the understanding of astrophysical processes, titled his piece in [...]

” But Jesus never said, ‘I am God.’”

This past week I was doing some outreach on a large college campus. When the discussion switched to the deity of Jesus, I heard the standard objection,”But Jesus never said, ‘I am God.’” How might we approach this objection? First, I have always found this quote to be rather interesting: “I used to think the [...]

It’s Okay to Expect a Miracle | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Craig Keener has the brain of a scholar and the hands of an activist. The New Testament professor at Asbury Theological Seminary has authored 15 books, 70 journal articles, and more than 100 articles for religious and general interest publications. He and his wife, Médine Moussounga Keener, are deeply involved in ethnic reconciliation ministry. In [...]

Ancient and Modern Historiography: What Are The Gospels?

Introduction Over the years, I have had my share of discussions about the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). There is still an overall skepticism towards them that permeates the culture and college campuses. I have found that many skeptics have never stopped and asked the question, “What Are The Gospels?” What Are The Gospels? [...]

In Intellectual Neutral – William Lane Craig

The Historical Jesus – Ben Witherington

Worst Objection to Kalam Cosmological Argument: William Lane Craig’s hypocrisy on evidence

The Finely Tuned Genetic Code: By Jonathan Mclatchie

By Jonathan Mclatchie Francis Crick regarded the genetic code found in nature as a “frozen accident.” Yet more and more it is looking to be the case that this code is exquisitely finely tuned — with features suggesting it is indeed one in a million. Therefore ought not purposive or intelligent design be regarded as [...]