Entries Categorized as 'Philosophy'
January 3, 2010Posted by David N
closeAuthor: David N
Name:
Email: dvnilsen@gmail.com
Site: http://reasonfromscripture.blogspot.com
About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
Education Info:
--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (70)
The full text of Alvin Plantinga’s groundbreaking book, Warrented Christian Belief, is now available for free at Calvin College’s Christian Classics Ethereal Library (you can also purchase a pdf copy for only $2.95). Click here to read the book.
Click here to read other online articles in Philosophy and Religion by Alvin Plantinga.
Posted in Apologetics, David's Posts, Philosophy, Religion (General) 
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October 5, 2009Posted by Roger Overton
closeAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (553)
I suspect that most people, including most Christians, give more thought to specific individual beliefs they hold than to the complete picture their beliefs convey. This complete picture is a worldview- it’s the lid of the puzzle box showing us how each of our beliefs fit together (if they do). Regardless of how much we [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Roger's Posts 1 Comment »
Earlier this week, I guest blogged over at Caffeinated Thoughts on this question:
[P]redictions [from the Left] of resource depletion leading to disaster have still not come true. The question is, why do they continue to wrongly predict these things? What is behind this mistake? What are they missing?
The gist of my answer (which I owe [...]
Posted in Amy's Posts, Philosophy, Politics 3 Comments »
If the physical aspects of this world are all that ever is, was, or will be, beauty is really just an illusion. We have physical responses to certain things (like, say, the Grand Canyon, or “goodness,” or a “purpose” fulfilled well)–responses that were bred into us over time in order to increase our chances of [...]
Posted in Amy's Posts, Apologetics, Philosophy 9 Comments »
June 15, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (553)
Last week Amy posted over at the STR blog on the need for Christians to defend God’s goodness and beauty, and rather conveniently I was at the same time thinking about this post. We all know that postmodernism has deeply affected the public understanding of truth in our time. At this point, Christians have ample [...]
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Roger's Posts 6 Comments »
My family and I have been on vacation this week doing the cross-country road trip thing. My two boys, ages 3 and 5, are really great travelers, which makes these trips surprisingly fun. One of the things that a trip like this does, however, is bring out the occasional sibling tensions. We try to eliminate [...]
Posted in Aaron's Posts, Culture, Ethics, Philosophy, The Christian Life No Comments »
June 8, 2009Posted by Roger OvertoncloseAuthor: Roger Overton
Name: Roger Overton
Email: rogeroverton@hotmail.com
Site: http://ateamblog.com
About: Roger Overton is currently pursuing a Masters degree at Talbot School of Theology. He has addressed various churches, schools and youth camps throughout the United States. Roger was co-editor of The New Media Frontier (Crossway, 2008) and God and Governing (Wipf & Stock, 2009).
Roger can be emailed at rogeroverton@hotmail.com.See Authors Posts (553)
The world of academic philosophy can be confusing considering the numerous debates in the fields of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. Add to the confusion that on many of these matters even Christians are divided on some seemingly critical points. The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy by Steven B. Cowan and James S. [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Philosophy, Roger's Posts 1 Comment »
June 4, 2009Posted by David NcloseAuthor: David N
Name:
Email: dvnilsen@gmail.com
Site: http://reasonfromscripture.blogspot.com
About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
Education Info:
--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (70)
I’m a huge Trekkie. I admit to loving all ten movies (yes, even Nemesis) and all 5 of the TV shows (including all four seasons of the short-lived and disappointing Enterprise). When it comes to anything Trek I have a hard time being objective. So it was a foregone conclusion that I would love J. [...]
Posted in David's Posts, Movie Reviews, Philosophy, Science 6 Comments »
First, a specification: this post is intended for Christians, specifically those Christians who are struggling with the issue of faith and reason. Not that it wouldn’t be instructive (hopefully) for our non-Christian readers, but I will be speaking in a way that presupposes a Christian commitment to the God of the Bible and to the [...]
Posted in Aaron's Posts, Main Page, Miscellaneous, Philosophy, The Christian Life No Comments »
March 8, 2009Posted by David NcloseAuthor: David N
Name:
Email: dvnilsen@gmail.com
Site: http://reasonfromscripture.blogspot.com
About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
Education Info:
--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (70)
Dr. Mike Horton is teaching a class on systematic theology at Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, California (where he serves as Associate Pastor). The audio of the class is available online for free. Dr. Horton will be coming out with a new, one-volume Systematic Theology for Zondervan next year, and this class is a [...]
Posted in David's Posts, Main Page, Philosophy, Theology No Comments »
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