Tag Archives: Richard Swinburne

God in the Old Testament

Posted on June 28, 2014 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

This is a response to ‘from synapse to byte’s’ [STB] article ‘Scrapping Morality’ found here. Complaints regarding certain passages, especially in the Old Testament, have been a matter of heated debate on the internet in recent years. None more so than … Continue reading →

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The beauty of penal substitutionary atonement

Posted on May 3, 2014 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

“…where the idea of the wrath of God is ignored, there also will there be no understanding of the central conception of the Gospel: the uniqueness of the revelation in the Mediator.” Emil Brunner The Mediator p.152 I had not intended to … Continue reading →

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God is not dead in academic philosophy

Posted on March 9, 2014 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

I doubt this qualifies as news to most of my readership but I thought some of you might be interested in this brief video:

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Daring to disagree with Plantinga and Pigliucci

Posted on February 15, 2014 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

Daring to publicly disagree with one professional philosopher is enough to make your hands sweaty but two at once! I had seen many fellow Christians recommending Plantinga’s recent interview with Gary Gutting as a masterclass in arguing that atheism is … Continue reading →

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Where is God?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

I followed a link to the ‘The Official Blog of University of Missouri Sceptics, Atheists, Secular Humanists and Agnostics’ today. The article which had been recommended was called: ‘Are Christian Apologists Evidence Against Christianity?’ Since the only reply underneath the … Continue reading →

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An analysis of Richard Carrier’s ‘Why I am not a Christian’ (Parts 1 and 2)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by aRemonstrant'sRamblings

PART 1 This book fails to deliver on its promise. While it most certainly does describe why Richard Carrier is not a Christian it fails to give any “conclusive reasons” for rejecting the Christian faith, let alone four of them! … Continue reading →

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