Modern skepticism toward biblical accounts and early Christian history often presents itself as the natural result of rigorous historical methodology. Scholars dismiss miracle accounts, question eyewitness testimony, and reconstruct naturalistic alternatives, all while claiming to follow the evidence wherever it leads. But a closer examination reveals something troubling, leading to irrational skepticism: much of what…
Tag Archives: reason
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Dec
Dec
Every so often, I’ll hear or see a skeptic claim that religion is the result of non-thinking, a blind leap into the darkness of human ignorance. At the same time, he’ll claim that his view of atheism is the view of science and truth, of reason and rationality. I find such people to be generally…
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Nov
According to Barna, 67% of Christians struggle with doubt[1. Barna, https://www.barna.com/research/two-thirds-christians-face-doubt/ (accessed 9/26/2017)]. “Over 33% of young adults said they feel like they can’t ask life’s most pressing questions in church and 23% said they had “significant intellectual doubts” about their faith.” [2. You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking…
