Matt spoke at the Thinking Matters Auckland Launch on 8 March 2009 on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. If you missed it or wish to see it again or if you have been thinking about attending a Thinking Matters seminar or booking Matt as a speaker and you are not sure if he […]
Entries from May 28th, 2009
Video of Matthew Flannagan on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith
May 28th, 2009 6 Comments
Tags: Apologetics · Faith and Reason · MandM on Video · Pluralism · Problem of Evil · Thinking Matters
Tooley, Plantinga and the Deontological Argument from Evil Part II
May 27th, 2009 13 Comments
In my last post, Tooley, Plantinga and the Deontological Argument from Evil Part I, I sketched Tooley’s distinction between a deontological and an axiological argument from evil and argued that Tooley rejects the axiological version because it rests on controversial ethical claims that are likely to be rejected by many theists. I outlined Tooley’s deontological […]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Atheism · Divine Command Theory · Michael Tooley · Philosophy of Religion · Problem of Evil · William Alston
Theology Geek NZ
May 26th, 2009 Comments Off on Theology Geek NZ
Check out Theology Geek NZ; an online theological community complete with forums and a blog which is largely a syndication of some of New Zealand’s best protestant Christian blogs including yours truly. Add it to your blogroll and rss feeds today.
Tags: Announcements
Tuesday Night: The Moral Cosmological Argument
May 25th, 2009 Comments Off on Tuesday Night: The Moral Cosmological Argument
Don’t forget tomorrow night’s event from the Thinking Matters Auckland series on God, Morality and Society, Trevor Mander speaking on The Moral Cosmological Argument:
Tags: Events · Thinking Matters
Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival
May 23rd, 2009 Comments Off on Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival
The first Christian Libertarian Blog Carnival is officially on and features some great articles, worth reading including a contribution from MandM. If you are looking for some quality weekend reading, pop on over and check out what is on offer – you never know, you might discover a new second-favourite blog.
Tags: Announcements · Blog Carnival
Guest Post: Understanding The Needs of the Hour
May 21st, 2009 5 Comments
The following is authored by John Tertullian of Contra Celsum; a blog worth visiting. JT writes: The Kingdom of God is gradualist in nature. By this we mean that it comes bit by bit. Whilst in principle and in essence it is utterly revolutionary, in practice and human service it is not. The completely revolutionary […]
Tags: Guest Post · Hermeneutics · Theology
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
