As I shared in Interview: David Naugle on Worldview, I've engaged in periodic conversation with David Naugle for quite some time to wrestle with "the heart" and the history of worldview. His recent publication Philosophy: A Student's Guide (Crossway, 2012) caught my attention as a valuable and short introductory resource (128 pages). As with the previous interview, I take full responsibility for the related pictures and links :) Tom: David, Thank-you for once again sharing your time, gifts, and insights with … [Read more...] about Interview: David Naugle on Philosophy
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Devotions: “In-spite-of” Wisdom
"For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious." (Acts 17:20-22) Wisdom from God comes in many forms. Sometimes it provides us amazing answers to challenges about our faith. Other times God provides opportunities to … [Read more...] about Devotions: “In-spite-of” Wisdom
Book Review: Doing Philosophy as a Christian
In Doing Philosophy as a Christian, Garrett DeWeese, Ph.D.[1], contends (contra Kant) that our approach should be one of Reason within the bounds of Religion (rather than the reverse). For him, this is a basic governing principle for how Christians do philosophy. Here is his thesis: Doing philosophy as a Christian means doing philosophy under the authority of the Lord Jesus and of the Bible, the Word of God. It means reasoning within the bounds of religion. It means, in the end, doing philosophy in a way that aims … [Read more...] about Book Review: Doing Philosophy as a Christian
Becoming a Thoughtful Christian in the Secular Academy
One month ago yesterday I walked the stage to pick up a diploma in Religious Studies at a secular institution. And I'm a stronger Christian than ever. In the Religious Studies department at the University of Montana I learned how to study history with careful eyes, how to debate subtle philosophy with gentleness and confidence, how to respect professors and peers with opposing views on foundational beliefs, and, perhaps most importantly, I learned how to critically examine my place in and beliefs about the story that … [Read more...] about Becoming a Thoughtful Christian in the Secular Academy
The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah
Homecomings for Christ-following secular university students may not always be perfectly sweet. The mellow look of sympathy from a friend or loved one is accompanied by the statement that “Now that you're home, you can be with real Christian people.” Or the concerned question “How in the world can you study under professors that don't believe in Jesus?” might be followed by “Do you have friends who drink?” As Christians, we are an extremely diverse group of people. We are not marked out by our skin color or our … [Read more...] about The Myth of Sodom and Gomorrah