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  • Apologetics & Human Knowledge – Ep.281 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Contending For The Faith – Part 1

    Apologetics & Human Knowledge – Ep.281 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Contending For The Faith – Part 1
    Jul 15 2024
    Apologetics & Human Knowledge With the Integrative Approach to apologetics, the goal isn't to form a new coalition movement of apologetics but to show that Christians can work best when apologetics & human knowledge are used for defending the truth. What do you think? Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:14 - The Integrative Approach Isn't A 5th, New Approach 03:09 - The Perspectival Approach To Defending Truth For Christians 07:29 - Use The Right Method For The Right People 12:51 - The Integrative Approach For The Classical Apologist 17:23 - The Integrative Approach For The Evidential Apologist 22:01 - The Integrative Approach For The Reformed Apologist 23:07 - The Integrative Approach For The Fideist Apologist 25:16 - Conclusion Apologetics & Human Knowledge BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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    26 m
  • Clark, Evans, & Frame Want Us All To Get Along – Ep.280 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologists Who Favor Integration – Part 2

    Clark, Evans, & Frame Want Us All To Get Along – Ep.280 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologists Who Favor Integration – Part 2
    Jul 8 2024
    Clark, Evans, & Frame Want Us All To Get Along Finishing up our historical look at the Integrative approach to apologetics we look at David K. Clark, C. Stephan Evans, & John Frame. Their approaches might seem rooted in majorly one camp more than the others but they do encourage all apologists to get along and by combining efforts we may have the best tools available to us to encourage the church and draw people to Jesus Christ. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:47 - David K. Clark - Dialogical Apologetics 04:14 - C. Stephen Evans 05:26 - Evans As A Evidentialist Apologist 06:38 - Evans As A Reformed Apologist 07:47 - Evans As A Fideist Apologist 12:51 - Evans As An Integration Apologist 18:10 - John Frame 19:10 - Frame As A Reformed Apologist 23:18 - Frame As A Classical Apologist 26:48 - Frame As A Evidentialist Apologist 28:09 - Frame As A Fideist Apologist 29:32 - Frame As An Integration Apologist 30:37 - Conclusion Links: 19:08 - Apologetics by John Frame Series BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos Apologetics In The New Age by David K. Clark Why Believe by C. Stephen Evans
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  • Augustine, Aquinas, Carnell, & Schaeffer – Oh My! – Ep.279 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologists Who Favor Integration – Part 1

    Augustine, Aquinas, Carnell, & Schaeffer – Oh My! – Ep.279 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologists Who Favor Integration – Part 1
    Jul 1 2024
    Augustine, Aquinas, Carnell, & Schaeffer - Oh My! We come to our final apologetic method, the Integrative Approach. Looking at people from history who held to this type of model we see Augustin, Aquinas, Carnell, & Schaeffer - Oh my! What a line up! Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:54 - Precursor Integration Apologists 04:36 - Augustine Of Hippo 06:01 - Thomas Aquinas 09:00 - 20th Century Integration Apologists 12:09 - Edward John Carnell 13:13 - Carnell As A Classical Apologist 16:24 - Carnell As A Evidentialist Apologist 18:56 - Carnell As A Reformed Apologist 22:16 - Carnell As A Fideist Apologist 23:09 - Carnell As An Integration Apologist 24:09 - Francis Schaeffer 28:20 - Schaeffer As A Classical Apologist 37:07 - Schaeffer As A Evidentialist Apologist 39:19 - Schaeffer As A Reformed Apologist 43:04 - Schaeffer As A Fideist Apologist 46:46 - Schaeffer As An Integration Apologist 47:41 - Conclusion Links: 26:28 - Nancy Pearcey Interview 26:40 - How Then We Shall Live Movie BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos An Introduction To Christian Apologetics by Edward John Carnell Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey Presuppositional Apologetics - Stated And Defended by Greg Bahnsen
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  • Fideist Strengths & Weaknesses – Ep.278 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics & The Subjectivity Of Faith – Part 2

    Fideist Strengths & Weaknesses – Ep.278 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics & The Subjectivity Of Faith – Part 2
    Jun 24 2024
    Fideist Strengths & Weaknesses The conclusion of our look at Fideism ends with a look at Fideist strengths and weaknesses. Our authors have made a good case for why Fideism is an apologetic method but what do they think it brings to the table and where it falters? Next time - a SURPRISE method! Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - 3 Strengths Of Fideism 00:43 - Strength #1 - The Personal Factor Of Christianity 04:21 - Strength #2 - Humble View Of Human Reasoning 05:30 - Strength #3 - Centers Apologetics On Jesus Christ 07:49 - Hardships In Fideism 08:33 - 3 Review Points First 11:07 - 3 Weaknesses Of Fideism 11:57 - Weakness #1 - Undervalues Propositional Knowledge 14:51 - Weakness #2 - Overstate Criticism Of Reason & Knowledge 18:32 - Unnecessarily Critical Of The Bible 20:43 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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  • Fideist Apologetics Summarized – Ep.277 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics & The Subjectivity Of Faith – Part 1

    Fideist Apologetics Summarized – Ep.277 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Apologetics & The Subjectivity Of Faith – Part 1
    Jun 17 2024
    Fideist Apologetics Summarized Here is the Fideist apologetics summarized to show it as an apologetic model and one to be considered. Covering both the meta-apologetics & questions it answers, here's the overview before the next episode where we see the strengths and weaknesses of the model. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - The Subjectivity Of Faith 03:24 - THe Meta-Apologetics Of Fideism 16:09 - The Apologetic Questions Answered By Fideism 24:15 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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  • Your Own Personal Jesus – Ep.276 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Calling People To Encounter God In Jesus Christ – Part 2

    Your Own Personal Jesus – Ep.276 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Calling People To Encounter God In Jesus Christ – Part 2
    Jun 10 2024
    Your Own Personal Jesus For the final three apologetic questions answers, the Fideist point to the fact that one has your own personal Jesus. In that when it comes to the problem of evil or miracles or who Jesus is, it should always lead to answers in the personal nature of God and one in which a personal relationship must be sought. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:04 - The Personal Problem Of Evil 06:43 - Miracles As God Revealing Himself 11:42 - Jesus The Christ Of Faith 16:10 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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  • Fideist Split Scripture & Christianity – Ep.275 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Calling People To Encounter God In Jesus Christ – Part 1

    Fideist Split Scripture & Christianity – Ep.275 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Calling People To Encounter God In Jesus Christ – Part 1
    Jun 3 2024
    Fideist Split Scripture & Christianity In looking at how Fideists approach our 6 apologetics questions, we'll see oddly that Fidiests split Scripture & Christianity as separate from the Word of God & The Christian religion. Also, proof of God comes from knowing God personally. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - Fideist Split Scripture & The Word Of God 08:46 - Barth Is To Blame - Of Course 10:19 - Fideist Split Christianity Vs. Christian Religion 12:35 - Kirgedaard On The Explanatory Power Of Christianity 15:24 - Barth On The Uniqueness Of The Scripture's Message 18:12 - Fideist Say To Know God Is To Know God Exists 25:10 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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  • Fideist Faith Is Experience – Ep.274 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Reasons Of The Heart – Part 2

    Fideist Faith Is Experience – Ep.274 – Faith Has Its Reasons – Reasons Of The Heart – Part 2
    May 27 2024
    Fideist Faith Is Experience The final three parts of the apologetic approach of rational Fideists. Here we see for Fideist faith is experience and they don't look fondly at "the Science(TM)" and even less at history as a set of facts. They aren't anti-science or anti-history, they just believe in proper avenues and spheres not mixing over into the others. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 02:07 - Fideist Don't Reject Science But Christianity Goes Beyond "Science(TM)" 07:25 - Fideists Believe Revelation Transcends History 10:15 - How Can You Prove Your Wife? 16:07 - For Fideist Faith Is Experience 18:43 - How To Know You're Not Cheating On Your Wife 19:51 - Star Trek Reference 20:48 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Faith Has Its Reasons By Kenneth Boa & Robert M. Bowman Jr. Kindle Paperback Logos
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