The Question of Proof

and the Christian Response: Four Areas of Knowledge

Public Survey/Display

Is Religion Just a Cultural Thing? (and instructions)

How Much of an Atheist Are You? (and instructions)

 

Scientific Knowledge:  Compatible But Indeterminate

The Genesis Creation Account and the Narrative of Science

Helpful books:

* Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge and a summary of his Critical Realist Epistemology

* Francis Collins, The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief

* Francis Collins and Karl Giberson, The Language of Science and Faith

* Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence that Points Toward God

* Alister McGrath, Darwinism and the Divine

* Alister McGrath, Surprised by Meaning:  Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things

  

Philosophical Knowledge:  Some Kind of First Cause

The Limitation of Philosophy:  A Letter to a Friend Who Asked Whether Christian Ethics are Rational 

Human Dignity: Does Every Individual Matter?

Why Question Atheism from a Political and Moral Perspective?

Desires, Beliefs, and How We Know Truth

Should Truth Conform to My Personal Critieria To Be True?

Helpful books:

* Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge and a summary of his Critical Realist Epistemology

* James Kelly Clark, Return to Reason: A Critique of Enlightenment Evidentialism, and Defense of Reason and Belief in God

* Alvin Plantinga, Warranted Christian Belief

* N.T. Wright, Simply Christian:  Why Christianity Makes Sense

* C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

* Francis Collins, Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith

* Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli, Handbook of Christian Apologetics

* Lee Strobel, The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity

  

Historical Knowledge:  The Historical Jesus From the Historical Israel

The Resurrection of Jesus:  Its Historicity and Meaning

How Does the Christian Faith Compare with Other Belief Systems?

Does the Bible Have Evidence of God's Design?  A Sociological Glance at the Torah

Is There Hard Historical Evidence That Jesus Was Fairly Amazing?

For more information, please see:

* The Question of Other Beliefs 

* The Question of Scripture   

Helpful books:

* Dr. Simon Greenleaf (a founder of Harvard Law School), Testimony of the Evangelists

* N.T. Wright, The Resurrection as a Historical Problem

* N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope

* N.T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God

* N.T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God

* N.T. Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God

* G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

* Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

 

Personal Experience:  Corroboration But Dependence on Historical Knowledge and Theology

Weird Coincidences, Supernatural Events, Funny Feelings - Is That You God?

Desires, Beliefs, and How We Know Truth: Why Do We Sometimes Not Desire Jesus?

For more information, please see:

* The Question of the Supernatural  

* The Question of Evil 

* The Question of the Goodness of God and the Christian Response: The Trinity

Helpful books:

* C.S. Lewis, "The Weight of Glory" from his book The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses

* C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, especially part one

* N.T. Wright, Simply Christian:  Why Christianity Makes Sense

* Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge and a summary of his Critical Realist Epistemology

  

 

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