Yesterday Madeleine was one of a panel who recorded a two-hour show answering tough questions about God, the Bible, Christianity, Church and life for Life FM’s “The Forum.” The show which, along with Madeleine, will feature Frank Ritchie, Dale Campbell and host George Penk, will air tomorrow night, Sunday 18 September from 9pm – 11pm NZT (5am-7am […]
Entries Tagged as 'Apologetics'
Tough Questions on Life FM’s “The Forum” this Sunday feat. Madeleine Flannagan
September 17th, 2011 69 Comments
Tags: Apologetics · Dale Campbell · Frank Ritchie · George Penk · Life FM
We’re Going to San Francisco!
May 10th, 2011 15 Comments
Last year I was invited to present at the Annual Evangelical Philosophical Society Apologetics Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This was a real surprise to me and an honour. Some of the best evangelical Christian scholars in the world presented at this conference; speakers included Alvin Plantinga, William Lane Craig, Paul Copan, Gary Habermas, Mike Licona, […]
Tags: Apologetics · EPS · Evangelical Philosophical Society · San Francisco · SBL · Society of Biblical Literature
On the God Topic: Responding with Reason and Precision
March 16th, 2011 1 Comment
For anyone for whom Houston, Texas is not too much of a trek to get to, Biola University and Reasonable Faith Houston are running an apologetics conference in April. Speakers include: JP Moreland, Craig Hazen, Mary Jo Sharp, Louis Markos, Micah Parker, Scott Swiggard and more. On the God Topic: Responding with Reason and Precision Details: 1 – 2 April […]
Tags: Apologetics · Biola University · Craig Hazen · JP Moreland · Louis Markos · Mary-Jo Sharp · Micah Parker · Reasonable Faith Houston · Scott Swiggard
The Importance of Critical Engagement
January 11th, 2011 45 Comments
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” (Matthew 22:37) “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’” (Luke 10:27) “Test everything, hold on to the good.” (1 Thess 5:21) “See to it that […]
Tags: Apologetics · Critical Engagement · Drew Dyck · Faith and Reason · Michael Murray · Nancy Pearcey · Timothy Keller
Download Matt’s EPS Talk “God and the Genocide of the Canaanites” (& other EPS talks)
December 16th, 2010 10 Comments
In November Matt flew to Marietta, Atlanta, Georgia and delivered a talk entitled “God and the Genocide of the Canaanites” for the Evangelical Philosophical Society’s (“EPS”) annual meeting. Matt’ talk is now available to download over here at the EPS website for the very low price of $1.99 USD. The EPS have made available for […]
Tags: Apologetics · Atlanta · Canaanites · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Genocide
Back from Atlanta
November 27th, 2010 13 Comments
On Wednesday I arrived back in New Zealand after a full-on week in Atlanta. During this time I attended bits of four conferences: The Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), The Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society (EPS), The Evangelical Philosophical Society Apologetics Conference “Set Forth Your Case” and the The Annual Meeting of […]
Tags: Apologetics · Atlanta · Evangelical Philosophical Society · Evangelical Theological Society · Georgia · Set Forth Your Case · Society of Biblical Literature
Free eBook “Is Christianity True?”
August 28th, 2010 6 Comments
Not so long ago Apologetics 315 ran an essay series on the topic Is Christianity True? Twenty-three apologist bloggers contributed, Matt’s essay “Showing Christianity is True” was selected to be the concluding essay in the series, before Brian Auten’s conclusion. At the time, an audio version of each essay was created and the series was turned into […]
Tags: Aaron Brake · Amy Hall · Anthony Horvath · Apologetics · Apologetics 315 · Bob Perry · Brian Auten · Brian Colon · Chad Gross · Chris Reese · eBook · Glenn Hendrickson · James Patrick Holding · Jim Wallace · Kyle Deming · Like Nix · Marcus McElhaney · Mariano Grinbank · Paul D Adams · Peter Grice · Podcast · Richard Gerhardt · Shelby Cade · Stephen Bedard · Tawa Anderson · Vocab Malone · Wes Widner
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.
