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Book Review: God is Great, God is Good

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God is Great, God is Good.  William Lane Craig and Chad Meister, eds. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Summary: This collection of essays provides thoughtfully reasoned responses to the leading challenges to Christianity posed by the New Atheism. … [Read more...] about Book Review: God is Great, God is Good

Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana

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How should Christians approach conversations about faith with  atheists? At the Urbana Student Missions Conference, Rick Mattson examined common atheist arguments and argued for  a holistic Christian response that includes intellect, care-giving, and friendship. From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was co-written … [Read more...] about Loving our Atheist Neighbors with Truth and Love: Rick Mattson at Urbana

Book Review: Questioning Your Doubts

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Questioning Your Doubts: A Harvard PhD Explores Challenges to Faith, Christina M. H. Powell. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014. Summary: This book comes out of the world of academic research and proposes that the process of questioning our doubts as well as our faith builds bridges of understanding deepening both our exercise of reason and confidence in our faith. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Questioning Your Doubts

Love Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 3 (Urbana Preview)

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Picture: University of Michigan Law School Reading Room Rick Mattson, InterVarsity staff and author of  How Faith Is Like Skydiving: And Other Memorable Images for Dialogue with Seekers and Skeptics  (InterVarsity Press, 2014), continues his series. Rick will be speaking at Urbana Student Missions Conference (December 27-31) in a seminar called “Love Your Atheist Neighbor,” and he's giving us a preview here. Read  Part 1  and Part 2.  Interested in doing a series on Urbana or an interview with an Urbana speaker? … [Read more...] about Love Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 3 (Urbana Preview)