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Cave To The Cross Apologetics Patrick And Tony
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Two Christians who enjoy reading and discussing philosophy do the heavy lifting. Each episode is a discussion on a book or article on philosophy, theology, or similar subject. They disucss and break down the subject material and present it in each episode. You may have wanted to read or had some interest but were intimated by the material. Join Patrick and Tony in their book discussion breaking it down sometimes chapter by chapter.
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Pros & Cons Of Presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics - Ep.270 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Apologetics And The Authority Of Revelation - Part 2
Pros & Cons Of Presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics
We conclude our section on the third apologetic method by looking at the pros & cons of presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics. But here's the real question, are the negatives stated really negatives?
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
02:24 - Strengths Of Reformed Apologetics
03:11 - Strength #1 - Linking Apologetics & Theology
08:20 - Strength #2 - Focuses On How We Know Things
16:07 - Strength #3 - Strong Rational Challenge To Unbelief
20:19 - Weaknesses Of Reformed Apologetics
20:47 - Clarification - Presuppositionalism Is NOT Just Believe Fideism
23:44 - Weakness #1 - Too Calvinistic
26:34 - Weakness #2 - Underestimates The Power Of Facts
30:11 - Weakness #3 - Too Restrictive Of Apologetics
32:25 - Summary
33:50 - Conclusion
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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Summary Of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics - Ep.269 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Apologetics And The Authority Of Revelation - Part 1
Summary Of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics
We begin our wrap-up of this apologetic method with a summary of presuppositional Reformed Apologetics. We summarize the six meta-apologetics questions that build the method and then we look at the six apologetic questions all methods should have an answer for.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics
02:54 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Meta-Apologetics
03:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Knowing Christianity Is True
09:08 - Reformed Apologetics On Relationship Between Apologetics & Theology
10:32 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Apologetics Use Philosophy In Apologetics
14:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Science Be Used In Apologetics
16:05 - Reformed Apologetics On Can Christianity Be Supported On Historical Inquiry
18:39 - Reformed Apologetics On If Universal Belief Should Be Pointed To As Proof
22:14 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Apologetics Positions
22:48 - Reformed Apologetics On Why Believe The Bible
24:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Religious Pluralism
27:27 - Reformed Apologetics On How To Know God Exists
29:44 - Reformed Apologetics On Why There Is Evil
34:22 - Reformed Apologetics On The Trustworthiness Of The Bible
36:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Who Is Jesus
39:17 - Conclusion
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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The Centrality Of Scripture For Life's Big Questions - Ep.268 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Taking Every Thought Captive - Part 2
The Centrality Of Scripture For Life's Big Questions
With the final four apologetic questions for the presuppositional Reformed apologetic method we see these apologists keep going back to the centrality of Scripture for life's big questions. Is there a God? What about evil in the world? Are miracles possible? Who is this Jesus person in history? The Reformed apologetic method is going back to a limitless Source to limit its answers - which doesn't make everyone quite so happy.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
01:39 - God As Properly Basic Belief
03:47 - Criteria For Properly Basic Beliefs
07:10 - Defeaters For Basic Beliefs
08:56 - Clark & Van Til On Belief In God
13:16 - The Theological Problem Of Evil
23:01 - Miracles As A Revelation By God
30:20 - Jesus Is The Self-Attesting Christ Of Scripture
32:53 - Conclusion
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17:22 - The Bahnsen Project
19:36 - What About Free Will? Interview
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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Scripture Is The Foundation For Everything - Ep.267 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Taking Every Thought Captive - Part 1
Scripture Is The Foundation For Everything
Now we cover the apologetic questions that Reformed apologetics (presuppositionalism) would answer. Here we look at what presuppositionalists say about Scripture and religious pluralism. To Reformed apologists, Scripture is the foundation for everything. So, of course, we don't make it too far through all six questions.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
02:09 - Take Every Thought Captive - Science, Logic, And Ethics
06:46 - The Gospel Is Offensive, You Don't Have To Be Offending
08:58 - Scripture Is Foundational In Reformed Apologetics
11:21 - Clark's Axion Of Scripture
13:08 - Van Til's Transcendental Use Of Scripture
16:24 - Plantinga's Self-Authentication Of Scriptural Foundation
17:24 - Antithesis Between Christian & Non-Christian Religions
21:23 - Religious Pluralism Is Self-Defeating
26:49 - Plantinga's Critique Of Religious Pluralism
29:44 - Van Til's Response To Religious Pluralism
32:31 - Summary Of Religious Pluralism To The Reformed Apologist
33:34 - Conclusion
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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Biblical Standards For Science, History, & Experience - Ep.266 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Christianity In Conflict - Part 2
Biblical Standards For Science, History, & Experience
Finishing up our chapter on the meta apologetics of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics we look at their call for biblical standards for science, history, & experience. We see that Reformed apologetics want to push the antithesis between the Christian and the non-Christian. From this push, the Christian is able to engage in both offenseive and defensive apologetics as well as set up the ability to present the Gospel message throughout the conversation.
Timeline:
01:51 - Christian Apologetics Against FALSE Science
09:02 - Reject Science Standards That Reject God In Presuppositions
13:44 - Revelation As Interpreting History
24:26 - Reformed Apologetics On The Problem With Experience
31:07 - Conflict In Thinking But Point Of Contact With Unbelievers
35:21 - Conclusion
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20:06 - Jason Lisle On Why Christians Should Use Presuppositional Apologetics Over Other Methods
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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Biblical Standards For Theology & Philosophy - Ep.265 - Faith Has Its Reasons - Christianity In Conflict - Part 1
Biblical Standards For Theology & Philosophy
We start out looking at presuppositional Reformed apologetics meta-apologetics by covering probably two of the biggest areas of disagreement with the previously covered methods. For Reformed apologetics, there is the call for biblical standards for theology and philosophy and for them to enact themselves out in the exercise of apologetics.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Meta-Apologetics Of Reformed Theology Intro
04:17 - Biblical Standards For Defending Truth
09:53 - Reject Deductive & Inductive Arguments As Starting Points
15:30 - The Vindication Of Reformed Theology
19:50 - Presuppositionalists Point Christians Toward Christian Philosophy
26:31 - Conclusion
BOOK LINKS:
Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr.
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Making Philosophy Phun
Two Christians who enjoy reading and discussing philosophy do the heavy lifting. Each episode is a discussion on a book or article on philosophy, theology, or similar subject. They discuss and break down the subject material and present it in each episode. You may have wanted to read or had some interest but were intimated by the material. Join Patrick and Tony in their book discussion breaking it down – sometimes chapter by chapter.
Patrick and Tony have been friends since 2005 and have met regularly since 2012 for book discussion. A continuous study of presuppositional apologetics began during that first meeting and hasn’t really stopped. Together they have read books from those in the Christian apologetic camp, atheists writing against the faith, and various philosophers.
Tony has graduate degrees from Western Michigan University and Grand Rapids Theology Seminary. He earned his PhD in the Philosophy of Science from Michigan State University. He has been married to Verma for 40 years and has five adult children. When he is not doing philosophy he is spending time with his six grandchildren.
Patrick has a bachelors of science from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) where he minored in Philosophy. As a result of being mentored by Tony since 2005, his interest in philosophy and apologetics grew. Some of his favorite teachers are John Calvin, Dr. James White, Dr. Jason Lisle, Dr. Alvin Plantiga, Dr. Greg Bahnsen, and Dr. Gary Habermas just to name a few.