On August 12, 2011, the Associated Press released for wide distribution a story with the provocative title, “In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible’s evolution.” The story went...

by C Michael Patton

Bibliology

Current Issues in Theology

Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane

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A Review of the New International Version 2011: Part 4 of 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Conclusion In sum, what can we say overall about the NIV 2011? First, it is a well-thought out translation, with checks and balances through rigorous...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Matthew Flannagan’s Interactions with Thom Stark

A note from Paul Copan: New Zealand theologian and philosopher of religion Matthew Flannagan is a good friend of mine. He and his wife host an excellent blogsite—MandM. ...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Richard Hess’s Response to Thom Stark

Note from Paul Copan: This is an e-mail (dated 7 May 2011) to me from Richard Hess (Denver Seminary) in response to Thom Stark’s criticisms of Hess in Paul Copan, Is God a...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Is God a Moral Monster Revisited: Preliminary Replies to Thom Stark

(by Paul Copan) Thom Stark has offered a lengthy response to my book Is God a Moral Monster? His online book is entitled: Is God a Moral Compromiser? When a book is laden...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Current Issues in Theology

Faith

Hell

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Loopholes for Hell: A Response to Jeff Cook’s Response to Francis Chan

Give me enough slack and I can get out of anything. I am a master of manipulation. Before you get too smug, let me say this: you are too. It’s called sin. Manipulation...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

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Trevin Wax’s Response to N.T. Wright: Do People Really Believe that God is a Monster?

I normally don’t post links such as this on this blog (it is a content blog, not a news blog), but due to our obsessive-compulsive excitement about release of The...

Current Issues in Theology

Paul Copan

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Reason, Personal Responsibility, and Naturalism’s Counterintuitive Claims: Response to Dawkins, Part IV

Naturalism takes for granted the following tenets: Nature is all there is. All reality is comprised of or rooted in matter. There is no supernatural—no Creator, no miracles,...

by C Michael Patton

Creation/Evolution

Current Issues in Theology

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The Creation-Evolution Debate in a Nutshell

1. Young Earth Creationism (YEC) The Skinny: Belief that the universe was created miraculously by God around ten thousand years ago (or less). Explanation: YECs often insist...

by C Michael Patton

Current Issues in Theology

Bell’s Hell and the Destiny of Those Who’ve Never Heard of Jesus

In a recent interview with Sally Quinn of The Washington Post, Rob Bell again muddied the waters over the question of the fate of those who’ve never heard about Jesus. In...

by C Michael Patton

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