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An Uncommon Logos and “A Common Word”: Reformed Reflections on Epistemological and Ethical Normativity within a Current Christian-Muslim Dialog

Posted in A Common Word, Antithesis, Apologetics, Cross and Crescent, Epistemology, Ethics, Islam, Love, Metaethics, Miroslav Volf, Prolegomena, Research Papers, tagged , on February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Introduction
In February 2008 Dr. Miroslav Volf presented four lectures on the Yale Response to A Common Word at my seminary. (Read my notes for each of the lectures.) Then, in May of 2008 I used Volf’s lectures as my topic for two term papers: One paper dealt with Dr. Volf’s methodology from the perspective of [...]

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The Ancient Sociological History of Atheism

Posted in Antithesis, Apologetics, Philosophy, Video, tagged , , , , on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Professor Edwin Judge briefly surveys the ancient sociological history of atheism in his interview with Greg Clarke:

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An Uncommon Logos Between Christianity and Islam

Posted in A Common Word, Antithesis, Apologetics, Christology, Cornelius Van Til, Cross and Crescent, Doctrina divina, Doctrine of God, Epistemology, Ethics, Ex Pacto, Geerhardus Vos, Herman Bavinck, John Calvin, John Frame, Love, Metaethics, Miroslav Volf, Pilgrim Praxis, Research Papers, Richard Gaffin, Synthesis, tagged , , , , , on June 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Note: this post and the papers referenced below have been superseded. Please see the updated paper: An Uncommon Logos and “A Common Word”: Reformed Reflections on Epistemological and Ethical Normativity within a Current Christian-Muslim Dialog.
Abstract
My papers evaluate Dr. Miroslav Volf’s publications and lectures related to A Common Word. In the epistemology paper I examine Volf’s arguments [...]

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A Saudi Perspective on 9/11 and ‘Corrupt’ Christianity

Posted in Antithesis, Apologetics, Cross and Crescent, Evangelism, Video, tagged , , on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Saudi Arabia’s former Minister of Information, Muhammad Abduh Al-Yamani, gives his perspective on 9/11 (it has been unfairly pinned on “Islam”) and Christianity (its scriptures are corrupt, and Islam calls Christians back to true monotheism).
On Al-Yamani’s former argument, American Christians may need to at least be willing to listen patiently. With his latter arguments Al-Yamani [...]

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Free Download of Bahnsen-Stein Debate

Posted in Antithesis, Apologetics, Audio, Greg Bahnsen, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Covenant Media Foundation is offering a limited time free (well, the 2 MP3s cost only 1 penny each) download of Greg Bahnsen’s debate with Gordon Stein. The CMF description reads:
This is the famous formal debate between Dr. Bahnsen and atheist promoter Dr. Gordon Stein held at the university of California (Irvine) in 1985. Hear how [...]

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Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen

Posted in Antithesis, Apologetics, Book Reviews, Christology, Doctrina divina, Doctrine of God, Ecclesiology, Historical Theology, J. Gresham Machen, Pilgrim Praxis, Prolegomena, Sanctification, Scriptura sacra, Scripture, Semper Reformanda, Sola Ecclesia, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura, Soteriology, tagged , , on April 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
Paperback; ISBN: 0802811213
Machen is not a man who minces words. Vis-a-vis modern liberalism he argues forcefully that Christianity is a religion based on (a) God’s objective, historical work of redemption in Jesus Christ and (b) God’s revelation which gives the meaning and context of Christ’s life and work. Modern [...]

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