Do We Really Believe in God?

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Living Up To Our Beliefs

Do people really believe in God? That’s the question Bradley Monton asked in a blog entry today. He’s a philosophy professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, an atheist, and yet somewhat sympathetic toward Intelligent Design. He begins today’s article, I’ve recently read a couple different pieces arguing that belief in God is less …

September 17, 2008 – 10:00 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (6)

Monton Responds

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Living Up To Our Beliefs

Bradley Monton has answered my response to his earlier blog entry, including this: For these people, their behavior is deeply at odds with their professed beliefs, and it makes me wonder if they really believe what they say they believe. He is especially on the mark when he points to the pattern of Christians’ lives: …

September 18, 2008 – 9:08 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun, The Faith | Tagged | Comments (5)

If We Don’t Live Up To Our Beliefs…

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Living Up To Our Beliefs

I’m still thinking about Bradley Monton’s questions, linked from here, about Christians not living up to our beliefs. His observations certainly call for a prophetic response: Christians, wake up! It makes a difference how we live! There is more to it than that, though. Our inconstancy of practice raises two questions: what does it signify …

September 20, 2008 – 10:54 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (4)