by Collin Brendemuehl | Sep 2, 2018 | Apologetics, Christianity and Society
Caution: Spoiler Alert! This movie is fun. It’s a romantic comedy (or romcom as they say today). It’s about a cohabiting couple (living in the US) visiting his best friend’s wedding in Singapore and spending time with his rich family. I mean rich...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Jul 7, 2018 | Apologetics
The first title I thought of was “Make Apologetics Great Again” but that really didn’t seem appropriate. The topic of apologetics has been on the upswing for the past two centuries. While apologetics has always been a part of theology the past few decades has seen a...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Jun 23, 2018 | Apologetics, Book Review
The Problem of Ideas John Gray’s “Seven Type of Atheism” My first reading of John Gray was his book “Black Mass, Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia.” It’s a good and useful piece, outlining the historic theological...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Mar 16, 2018 | Apologetics, Science
In “Science Unlimited? The Challenges of Scientism” a number of philosophers of science explore the extent to which science might influence society. Overall their effort is rich while erring on the side of a strong scientism what would find a place in...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Feb 21, 2018 | Apologetics, Science
Mark Noll’s The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind ruffled many a feather. For roughly two centuries the evangelical was told to play to short game. That is, engage in evangelism and let your pastor do the theology. You just bring people into church and let them...
by Collin Brendemuehl | Dec 18, 2017 | Apologetics, Science
One of the ongoing discussions in evolutionary theory is the place that directionality holds, or even if it should hold any place at all. Directionality is, after all, the claim that evolution has a purpose of some sort. That purpose may be short-term or long-term....
