Tom Oord is one of my favorite philosophical theologians working today. On top of that he is a publishing machine! I am currently reading one of his newest books ‘The Nature of Love: a Theology‘ and I am sure it will get more blog time soon but for now I just wanted to share this [...]
There have been a bunch of theological and philosophical responses to Richard Dawkins and company’s New Atheism. Last year we had Eric Reitan on the Podcast to discuss his book ‘Is God a Delusion?’ Eastern Orthodox Theologian David Bentley Hart goes for the jugular with Nietzsche and Nicaea in his work ‘Atheist Delusions: The Christian [...]
On February 16th, 2010, before a standing-room-only crowd on the campus of Claremont Graduate University, Philip Clayton and Daniel Dennett debated issues in philosophy, religion, and science. The event was momentous for its awkward proceedings. Clayton is a well known theist and Dennett an atheist, but the two thinkers did not merely decry each other’s [...]
This coming Thursday and Friday the Society for Philosophy and Religion at Claremont (SPARC) will be holding its second annual student conference “Live Options in the Study of Religion” in Claremont, California. If you look at the schedule below and click on the links to read the papers (not all are available because some are [...]
Do you believe in God? Is it because your brain or genes tells you to? Is it natural to do so? Did it serve an important part in our evolution as a species? Do we need to evolve past it? Is religious belief a by-product of the structures of our brain? Would it bother you [...]
Here’s my attempt to stream this conversation. It should go live right before 2pm on the West Coast. Here‘s Clayton’s Pre-Debate Post \ John gives a super recap \ Philip‘s post-debate reflection \ Bob Rhodes reflects on the conversation \ newspaper writeup
Can Daniel Dennett be a public philosopher and engage in a real debate with someone who is both a philosopher and theist? Or, will he once again choose to display his rasslin’ rhetorical skills and pass on demonstrating the Apocalyptic fury his intellectual insights are reported to bring? We will see. One could call it [...]
I recently gave a book review for the Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, 27.2 (Fall 2009). The book I reviewed is called The Open secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology by Alister E. McGrath. For any of you interested in the relationship between the naturalism, natural theology, and the Christian faith, the book is [...]
Here’s a fun video of Philip Clayton talking with Spencer Burke about emergence, science, and the future of the church. If you watch it and think man that was serious camera work, then you will have to think Spencer’s editor because I am not a steady hand award nominee. If you haven’t checked out Spencer’s [...]
John Polkinghorne, the Cambridge physicist turned Anglican Priest, has a new book that just came out titled ‘Questions of Truth: Fifty-one Responses to Questions About God, Science, and Belief.’ It is based on a Polkinghorne’s Question and Answer forum online, so you can check it out there if you are interested. In a review posted [...]
