In my last blog, I began a discussion on religious pluralism by first making observations about religious diversity. We mentioned Oprah Winfrey’s claim that there are...

God loves me, God loves me not . . .

This is an email from one of the P&P readers. I asked him if I could share this with you to try to get some help and encouragement. Michael, I read your “Leaving...

Conversations with an Atheist Concerning the Irrationality of Atheistic Rational

Dear Atheist, Having discussed the God questions with you for quite some time, it would seem that we have come to an impasse in our conclusions concerning the...

What Part of Gentleness and Respect Don’t You We Understand?

In the last blog in this series, I talked about how to engage in theological conversation or controversy, especially on the internet. In this blog post I want to...

by C Michael Patton

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Friday Night Lights: Day One of the 2008 Greer-Heard Forum

The Greer-Heard Forum is an outstanding stage for dialogue between evangelical and non-evangelical scholars with opposing views on controversial subjects. It got off to an...

The Moral Indignation of Richard Dawkins

In his book The God Delusion, the new atheist Richard Dawkins asserts that Yahweh is truly a moral monster: “What makes my jaw drop is that people today should base...

The Ancient Near East Was No Picnic: Contrasting the Mosaic Law to Ancient Moral Codes

In my last blog, I discussed the fact that the Mosaic Law should not be understood as a lofty moral ideal for all cultures and all times. Rather, as Jesus points out in...

Top Ten Lesser Known Arguments for the Existence of God

For those familiar with Christian apologetics you will know of the long standing arguments that are often employed to argue for the existence of God. The Kalaam Cosmological...

The Gospels: Embarrassingly Authentic

Historians take note of potentially embarrassing elements found in historical documents. Why? Because those who are writing true history don’t normally include things that...

From “There Is No God” to “There Is a God” : Tracking Antony Flew’s Conversion

The news has been out since 2004 that the world’s leading atheist, Antony Flew, changed his mind in light of the available evidence. Like waking up from a bad dream, a...

by C Michael Patton

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