A Tale of Two Book Reviews First, read this excerpt from a book review about a person who claimed to have a near-death experience. “I have never heard such a stupid claim. The...

Apologetics

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Christianity, the World’s Most Falsifiable Religion

This belief has been a source of contention with many people, even Christians, in the past. But the more I research, the more I find it to be the case that Christianity is the...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

Resurrection of Christ

Rob Bowman

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14 Evidences for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ—and 14 References

Introduction In this article I will summarize, as briefly as possible, fourteen evidences for the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The summaries of each point...

The Bible Does not Always Speak the Truth

Just after my wife and I were married, she worked as a teller at a bank. One of her co-workers was a devout Muslim who was schooled in Muslim apologetics against Christianity....

by C Michael Patton

Ecclesiology (Church)

Evangelicalism

Prolegomena

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The Intellectual Crisis of Today’s Church

The central motivating factor in my ministry over the last ten years has been the need for Christians to engage the intellectual side of the faith with more confidence, hope,...

Theological Conversation to the Glory Shame of God

I believe that we are to defend the faith. I believe that we are to contend for the faith. One of my great loves in theology is the discipline of apologetics. But sometimes...

When God Goes to Starbucks: A Guide to Everyday Apologetics

I just got word this past Friday that my most recent book When God Goes to Starbucks (Baker Books) has finally been published. As with my other popular-level books in...

by C Michael Patton

Theology

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Sex in the Church

From Daniel Eaton at Theologica: I know this is a touchy subject (no pun intended), but are Christians, as a whole, sexually oppressed? Recently, I came across this article on...

Why I Don’t Buy the Roman Catholic Interpretation of John 6 in Defense of Transubstantiation

Catholic apologetics is more robust today than it has been in the recent past. Since Rome has given more freedom of exploration and discover along with the encouragement for...

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...

by C Michael Patton

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