Anderson and Beall on Theological Paradoxes
Anyone interested in the topic of theological paradoxes will probably enjoy these two episodes from the freshly-minted Furthering Christendom podcast. In the first, I chat with Tyler McNabb and Mike...
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Greg Welty on the Problem of Evil
I posted previously about Greg Welty’s excellent book Why Is There Evil In The World (And So Much Of It)? when it was published a couple of years ago. In my (admittedly biased) opinion, it’s the best...
View ArticleConcise Theology Essays
If you haven’t already done so, you should check out TGC’s Concise Theology series of short essays. It’s an impressive collection and should prove to be an excellent (free!) resource. I’ve already...
View ArticleA Conversation with Parker Settecase
In which we discuss the meaning and provenance of Parker’s tattoo, virtual-reality mannequins, two-dimensional people, the word ‘retorsive’, Stroudian objections to transcendental arguments, the...
View ArticleReforming Apologetics (Dualisms)
Previous posts: Reforming Apologetics (Introduction) Reforming Apologetics (The Light of Nature) Reforming Apologetics (Common Notions) Reforming Apologetics (Calvin) Reforming Apologetics (Thomas...
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Materialism and Mysteries
A friend brought this recent blog post by New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman to my attention. Since it intersects with several areas of interest to me, I thought it would be fun to write some commentary...
View ArticleEscaping the Matrix: Another Conversation with Parker Settecase
In which we mainly discuss responses to different versions of the simulation hypothesis/argument and the virtues of the authorial model of divine providence. Audio here. Video here: References: “Are...
View ArticleBavinck on the Use of Philosophy
Herman Bavinck on the use of non-Christian philosophy in the service of Christian theology: Initially the Reformation assumed a hostile posture toward scholasticism and philosophy. But it soon changed...
View ArticleReforming Apologetics (The Book of Nature and Apologetics)
Previous posts: Reforming Apologetics (Introduction) Reforming Apologetics (The Light of Nature) Reforming Apologetics (Common Notions) Reforming Apologetics (Calvin) Reforming Apologetics (Thomas...
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Reforming Apologetics (Wrap-Up)
For completeness, here are all the entries in my series reviewing J. V. Fesko’s Reforming Apologetics: Reforming Apologetics (Introduction) Reforming Apologetics (The Light of Nature) Reforming...
View ArticleA Conversation with Alex Malpass
Last week I had the pleasure of interacting with British philosopher Dr. Alex Malpass on the topic of the argument for God from logic. (Many thanks to podcaster extraordinaire Parker Settecase for...
View ArticleInterview with Rooted In Revelation
A few weeks ago I was interviewed about my book Why Should I Believe Christianity? by Nate and Nick from the Rooted In Revelation podcast. The interview has now been posted on YouTube: It was a fun...
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Does Divine Determinism Make God the Author of Sin?
Since it’s relevant to some current discussions, I’m posting here a short section from a forthcoming essay entitled “Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom: Incompatibilism versus Compatibilism,” which...
View ArticleIs Christ’s Nature Contradictory?
Is orthodox Christology merely paradoxical or actually contradictory? That’s the topic of a conversation I had recently with Dr. Jc Beall, author of The Contradictory Christ, hosted by the exquisitely...
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Talking Hume with the London Lyceum
Jordan Steffaniak and Brandon Ayscue of the London Lyceum podcast recently interviewed me about my book on David Hume. I enjoyed the conversation, and perhaps you will too! If you haven’t already...
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A Brief(ish) Response to Richard Muller
In 2017, Paul Manata and I co-authored an article published in the Journal of Reformed Theology that offered a critique of two versions of “libertarian Calvinism” proposed by Oliver Crisp. Taking the...
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On Malpass’s Dilemma
Alex Malpass has offered one of the most thoughtful critiques of the argument for God from logic in his 2020 Sophia article, “Problems for the Argument from Logic: a Response to the Lord of...
View ArticleA Conversation with Pat Flynn
Pat Flynn, host of the Philosophy for the People podcast, recently interviewed me about the argument for God from logic and divine conceptualism more generally. Enjoy!
View ArticleThe ILIAD Forum
Readers of this blog may be interested to know about a new online resource, the ILIAD Forum. (‘ILIAD’ stands for Ivy League Informational Apologetics Database.) According to the website: The Iliad...
View ArticleDoes Predestination Make the Problem of Evil More Pressing?
[From a short article written for the ILIAD Forum.] This is a tough question to answer in a short space, not least because it ties together two complex and controversial topics! Let’s begin with some...
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