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Book Review: The Soul of Atlas

November 13, 2015 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

The Soul of Atlas: Ayn Rand, Christianity, a Quest for Common Ground,  Mark David Henderson. Lexington: Reason Publishing, 2013. Summary: Is there any way to reconcile the thought of Ayn Rand and the Christian faith? Through a personal narrative of dialogues with his two fathers, one a Christian, and one an adherent to Ayn Rand's philosophy (Objectivism) the author explores what possible ground could exist between Objectivists and Christians. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Soul of Atlas

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion Tagged With: atheism, Ayn Rand, Book Review, children, christianity, Mark David Henderson, Objectivism, parents, Soul of Atlas, worldview

Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 4 (Urbana Preview)

November 9, 2015 by Rick Mattson 4 Comments

Image: "Neighbors," by PixelPlacebo … [Read more...] about Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 4 (Urbana Preview)

Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, evangelism, Love Your Atheist Neighbor series, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

Love Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 3 (Urbana Preview)

October 30, 2015 by Rick Mattson 3 Comments

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)

Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, cumulative case, evangelism, Love Your Atheist Neighbor series, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 2 (Urbana preview)

October 19, 2015 by Rick Mattson 6 Comments

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  in a seminar called "Love Your Atheist Neighbor," and he's giving us a preview here. Read Part 1.  Interested in doing a series on Urbana or an interview with an Urbana speaker?  Email us here. Responding to the Science-only Objection In my prior post I replied to the question, Who is my … [Read more...] about Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 2 (Urbana preview)

Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, evangelism, Love Your Atheist Neighbor series, science, science and faith, scientific naturalism, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 1 (Urbana preview)

October 5, 2015 by Rick Mattson 3 Comments

As preparation for Urbana, we'll be sharing encouragement from speakers who are giving seminars, and possibly others involved in Urbana as well. Today  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), kicks off with an excellent series. Because Urbana is a place to engage with our vocations as Christians and missional academics, we'll sometimes share these on Mondays, alternating with Scholar's Call. … [Read more...] about Loving Your Atheist Neighbor, Part 1 (Urbana preview)

Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: alvin plantinga, apologetics, atheism, evangelism, Love Your Atheist Neighbor series, Richard Dawkins, urbana, urbana seminar, urbana15

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