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August 27, 2019
The 5 Best Books On Molinism (GoodReads Reviews)
I am a Molinist. If you've followed this blog or my podcast for any amount of time, that should come as no surprise to you. I believe Molinism is to systematic theology was Darwinian Evolution is to biology and paleontology (Oh yeah, I'm an Evolutionary Creationist too, by the way). Speaking of evolution, I did a blog post a while back recommending 5 of the best books on Evolutionary Creationism on the market, and it was these books that persuaded me to adopt that position. You can click here...
August 22, 2019
Why I’m Not Going To Be Quiet About My View Of Creation
My parents are really supportive of my ministry and encourage me to pursue apologetic and theological study as much as I can. They have been supportive of me since I first dipped my toes in the apologetic waters back in the winter of 2011. It was my mother who purchased my very first book on apologetics; The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel. My Mom drove me to the airport in the middle of the night last year so I could go to the ETS Conference.
Moreover, they are also open-minded on doctrine...
Why I'm Not Going To Be Quiet About My View Of Creation
My parents are really supportive of my ministry and encourage me to pursue apologetic and theological study as much as I can. They have been supportive of me since I first dipped my toes in the apologetic waters back in the winter of 2011. It was my mother who purchased my very first book on apologetics; The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel. My Mom drove me to the airport in the middle of the night last year so I could go to the ETS Conference.
Moreover, they are also open-minded on doctrine and...
August 19, 2019
Q&A: Emotional Objections From A Non-Christian Friend
Hi Evan,I am a Christian from Singapore.
My question is with regard to my conversations with my friend who is a skeptic/atheist.
She is very friendly and respects my faith, but whenever I bring up the issue of Christianity or Jesus Christ she will have strong objections-usually emotional, not logical.
I believe part of this may stem from her being offended by other Christians from the past who said she was "going to hell" or "may God reveal himself to you" etc. So she kind of thinks Christianity...
August 18, 2019
Evaluating Dominic Statham’s Review of The Lost World Of Genesis One
Continuing my blog series on Genesis, I’ll today be evaluating another critic of The Cosmic Temple Inauguration Interpretation of Genesis 1, defended in John Walton’s “The Lost World Of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and The Origins Debate” and also in my blog post “The Cosmic Temple View Of Genesis One”. The article I’ll be responding to in this blog post is titled “Dubious and Dangerous Exposition: A review of The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Deb...
Evaluating Dominic Statham's Review of The Lost World Of Genesis One
Continuing my blog series on Genesis, I'll today be evaluating another critic of The Cosmic Temple Inauguration Interpretation of Genesis 1, defended in John Walton's "The Lost World Of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and The Origins Debate" and also in my blog post "The Cosmic Temple View Of Genesis One". The article I'll be responding to in this blog post is titled "Dubious and Dangerous Exposition: A review of The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debat...
August 12, 2019
Response To Keaton Halley’s Critique Of The Lost World Of Adam and Eve (Part 2)
On a young earth creationist website, www.creation.com, I stumbled across a paper criticizing The Archetypal view of Adam and Eve put forth in John Walton’s book The Lost World Of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and The Human Origins Debate. The paper is titled “John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve” and is written by Keaton Halley. You can read “John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve” by clicking here. In this blog post, I will be responding to Halley point by point. For the sake of my read...
Response To Keaton Halley's Critique Of The Lost World Of Adam and Eve (Part 2)
On a young earth creationist website, www.creation.com, I stumbled across a paper criticizing The Archetypal view of Adam and Eve put forth in John Walton's book The Lost World Of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and The Human Origins Debate. The paper is titled "John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve" and is written by Keaton Halley. You can read "John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve" by clicking here. In this blog post, I will be responding to Halley point by point. For the sake of my readers' time, I...
August 11, 2019
Response To Keaton Halley’s Critique Of The Lost World Of Adam and Eve (Part 1)
On a young earth creationist website, www.creation.com, I stumbled across a paper criticizing The Archetypal view of Adam and Eve put forth in John Walton’s book The Lost World Of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and The Human Origins Debate. The paper is titled “John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve” and is written by Keaton Halley. You can read “John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve” by clicking here. In this blog post, I will be responding to Halley point by point. For the sake of my read...
Response To Keaton Halley's Critique Of The Lost World Of Adam and Eve (Part 1)
On a young earth creationist website, www.creation.com, I stumbled across a paper criticizing The Archetypal view of Adam and Eve put forth in John Walton's book The Lost World Of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and The Human Origins Debate. The paper is titled "John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve" and is written by Keaton Halley. You can read "John Walton Reimagines Adam and Eve" by clicking here. In this blog post, I will be responding to Halley point by point. For the sake of my readers' time, I...
