2016-08-250Comments

What is Philosophy?

What Is Philosophy? Why Is It Important? Paul Copan I recently led a discussion on these questions with a group of philosophically-curious people—including atheists/skeptics,...

by Carrie Hunter

Paul Copan

2016-08-050Comments

Are Just War And “Cruciformity” Truly Opposed To Each Other? Reviewing Some Overlooked Biblical Texts

This past November in Atlanta, I was attending a panel discussion on just war and pacifism in an age of terror at the Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting this past...

by Paul Copan

Paul Copan

Theology

2016-04-200Comments

Jonathan Edwards, the Intellectual Magpie:

Jonathan Edwards, the Intellectual Magpie: Introducing Oliver Crisp’s Jonathan Edwards Among the Theologians (Eerdmans) Paul Copan Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is one of my...

by Carrie Hunter

Paul Copan

2016-03-239Comments

Was the Trinity Broken at the Cross? Paul Copan

As we approach Good Friday, it would be good to reflect on what did and didn’t happen while Jesus was on the cross. Some modern theologians (e.g., Jürgen Moltmann in his...

2016-03-102Comments

Doing Philosophy as a Christian: The Example of Justin Martyr

“Our doctrines are not shameful, according to sober judgment, but are indeed more lofty than all human philosophy.” -Justin Martyr, Second Apology 15 NOTE: I have...

by C Michael Patton

Christmas

Paul Copan

2015-12-192Comments

“The Little Lord Jesus Some Crying He Makes”: What Really Happened at Christmas (Told in Dr. Suessian Fashion)

“The Little Lord Jesus Some Crying He Makes”: What Really Happened at Christmas (Told in Dr. Seussian Fashion) By Paul Copan **Before reading the poem, you may want to read...

by Paul Copan

Christmas

Paul Copan

2015-12-183Comments

The First Christmas: Myths and Realities (Re-Post)

I. A Reality Check Here’s a true-false quiz: 1. Mary and Joseph had to travel as quickly as possible to Bethlehem because Mary could have given birth at any moment. 2. The...

2014-02-202Comments

Theism, Atheism, and Rationality: Some Reflections

Alvin Plantinga was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in the New York Times on the question, “Is Atheism Irrational?”[1] The following Tuesday, a National...

2013-01-0219Comments

“I Feel; Therefore, I Am”: Reflections on Cultural Emotivism

We’re familiar with relativism’s slogan, “That’s true for you but not for me.” Well, in the worldview neighborhood, emotivism is just around the corner. This philosophy of...

by Paul Copan

Culture

Paul Copan

2012-11-0239Comments

The Poor and Free Markets

You may not remember the Phil Donahue Show. I myself didn’t really pay attention to it. Besides having other things to do, I found Donahue’s political correctness too...

by Paul Copan

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