Tag Archives: Apologetics

Of Interest: “There’s Probably No Dawkins”

[From bethinking.org - What is Apologetics? - There's Probably No Dawkins]

October 9, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Worth Reading | Tagged , , | Comments (2)

The Essential Missing Prologue To All Apologetics

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Arrogant Christianity?

The practice of Christian apologetics faces a new and mostly unrecognized hurdle. Although this hurdle’s pieces and parts are familiar to apologists and worldview thinkers, few have recognized their full implications. It is the new fundamental obstacle to listeners’ and readers’ saying “yes” to Jesus Christ and to Christianity, so much so that for many …

December 13, 2010 – 11:41 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Postmodernism/ Relativism, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (14)

The Two Most Overlooked Apologetics Verses In the Bible

Hardly anybody ever mentions it, but two of the most well-known verses in the Old Testament have significant apologetic implications, lending support to the Bible’s supernatural origins. One of them I’m sure will be a surprise to many readers here; the other might also. I will preview the argument before telling you which verses they …

May 23, 2010 – 5:10 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (9)

The Answers 2010: Virginia Regional Apologetics Conference

Coming to Chesapeake, VA, on March 13! The Answers 2010 Regional Apologetics Conference With a lineup including several nationally-known speakers, a debate, and two sessions that I’ll be leading. From the conference website: The Answers – Questions come at us from every angle: our friends, our relatives, even ourselves. These questions ask, “Does God Really …

February 26, 2010 – 7:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged | Comments Off

Is Apologetics Relevant In Your Church?

I’m part of a network of apologists and worldview ministry leaders who are beginning to do some work on how our ministries could be more effective, especially in churches. We’re just beginning this behind-the-scenes strategy work. You could help set our direction by telling us how we’re doing right now. If you’re a pastor or …

January 28, 2010 – 6:16 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , | Comments Off

Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics

Book Review Readers of this blog may be familiar with Dr. William Lane Craig’s work; we’ve discussed him more than once. A prolific author, Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and a frequent debater on the truth of Christianity. His recent revision of Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (Third …

August 25, 2008 – 3:19 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

Religion Dispatches: “Rumors of God’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated”

Nathan Schneider emailed me today, informing me of his response to William Lane Craig’s recent cover article in Christianity Today. I mentioned that article briefly here on July 4, which was a day for family and not for blogging. Nathan’s article, Rumors of God’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated, provides a timely opportunity to say more. …

July 17, 2008 – 8:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Evidences | Tagged , | Comments (17)