Author Archives: me

“Bell” rhymes with “hell”

Posted on March 5, 2011 by me

Everybody probably knows that Rob Bell has a new book coming out. It will probably outsell all of his previous books (and probably sell better than it deserves), because it’s had the best marketing campaign imaginable—controversy. Bell put out a … Continue reading →

Posted in Theological Musings | 2 Comments

Alister McGrath—Faith and the Prison of Mere Rationality

Posted on March 2, 2011 by me

The New Atheism makes rationality one of its core defining characteristics, and emphatically and aggressively asserts the irrationality of belief in God. For Richard Dawkins, faith in God counts as some kind of mental illness. Atheism is the only option … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Science & Doubt | 3 Comments

Book review: Unconditional?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by me

I just finished reading Brian Zahnd’s new book, Unconditional?: The call of Jesus to radical forgiveness. Overall, it’s pretty awesome. If I were to come up with a “Top Ten” list of Christian books, this would definitely be included. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Good News, Reviews | 1 Comment

Bradley Monton on the goals of science

Posted on February 21, 2011 by me

Food for thought: “If science really is permanently committed to methodological naturalism – the philosophical position that restricts all explanations in science to naturalistic explanations –  it follows that the aim of science is not generating true theories. Instead, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Science & Doubt | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments