Recently, a young man contacted me in a great deal of distress. He was a lifelong Christian but was now questioning his faith. He expressed fear that scientific discoveries disproved Christianity because of the lack of evidence for events in the Bible. He also expressed an overwhelming fear of death. He wanted to reach outContinue reading “A conversation with a deconstructing Christian questioning his faith”
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Did Anglicans lose their apostolic succession?
It is no surprise that the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize the ordination of Anglican deacons, priests, and bishops. After all, when Henry VIII broke the English Church away from the Pope and placed it under sovereign control, the idea that the Roman Catholics would continue to see Anglican orders as valid seems foolish.Continue reading “Did Anglicans lose their apostolic succession?”
Why are the witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection reliable but those to the Book of Mormon not?
One of the strongest arguments in favor of the truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is that there were many eyewitnesses to the event. St. Paul wrote the earliest attestation: 1 Corinthians 15:3–8 (ESV): 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died forContinue reading “Why are the witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection reliable but those to the Book of Mormon not?”
What do Anglicans believe about the Eucharist?
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything here. I’ve been mainly focused on my substack and Medium publications The Infinite Universe. I didn’t feel like this topic fit well with those, so I decided to address it here. Because an episcopal Bishop has been in the news lately, there has been more chatter aboutContinue reading “What do Anglicans believe about the Eucharist?”
The Christian’s burden of proof for the resurrection and how to respond
There are several categories of objections to the Christian religion. Such disputes can be from non-Christians about Christian doctrine that is generally accepted by most Christians or it can be between Christians. There are objections on theological grounds. These dispute claims Christians make about the nature of God, what is required for salvation, the consequencesContinue reading “The Christian’s burden of proof for the resurrection and how to respond”
What is the Christian afterlife and why believe in it?
One of the common criticisms of the concept of the afterlife, particularly the concept of going to heaven when we die, is that it is too good to be true. In other words, it is wishful thinking based on no evidence. It is the result of cognitive dissonance in that we cannot reconcile our innateContinue reading “What is the Christian afterlife and why believe in it?”
Moral theology for an absurd universe
I recently wrote in my medium publication about “How to live in an absurd universe“. I touched a bit on religious themes but kept it pretty focused on philosophy. In this blog entry, I want to dive into the theology of absurdity. Given that our starting point is that the universe is absurd (that isContinue reading “Moral theology for an absurd universe”
Do the errors in scripture mean we shouldn’t trust it?
Modernist-Fundamentalist Christians in the early 20th century challenged two centuries of critical scholarship by declaring scripture to be inerrant. This inerrancy became, in the later 20th century, a belief that every word in the Bible is correct, an extreme sort of inerrancy that goes beyond the general teachings of scripture down to the exact languageContinue reading “Do the errors in scripture mean we shouldn’t trust it?”
Wittgenstein and the Bible
Ludwig Wittgenstein, the famous early 20th century philosopher, was also a devout Christian. He came to Christ while serving at the front in the 1st World War thanks to another Christian convert from an earlier age, Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy’s writing on the Gospel convinced Wittgenstein, at the time nearly suicidal with depression, of their truth.Continue reading “Wittgenstein and the Bible”
It is ok to let go and forget
Have you ever woken up in the morning and for one brief moment been completely at peace? The Sun is streaming through the window. Birds are chirping. Your bed is warm and comfortable. You feel relaxed and rested. It’s your day off. Then you remember something bad that went on at work, the fight youContinue reading “It is ok to let go and forget”
The Universe of Tim Andersen 