Apologetics 315 Podcast

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross record with a "live studio audience" and address the common objection that there is no evidence for God, as well the view of postmodernism. 1:30 - Truthbomb's series on "Common Objections to Christianity." http://truthbomb.blogspot.com/search/label/Common%20Objections 4:00 - The objection that "there is no evidence for God." What's the difference between...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross record with a "live studio audience" and answer questions about conspiracy theories (how to speak with those who are into them), and how to think about personal words of prophecy. 2:00 - Discussing a blog post about Christians who believe conspiracy theories. What could be the root problems? Excerpts from J.P. Moreland's "Love God with All Your Mind." Ho...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross record with a "live studio audience" and discuss apologetics in parenting as well as engaging with ideas in culture. 2:00 - Question #1 from listener, timeline and suggestions for introducing and teaching kids apologetics. Children's books, Study Bibles, catechisms, Harry Potter and more. William Lane Craig children's books: https://www.reasonablefaith.o...

Today's interview is with biochemist Fazale Rana, the vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons to Believe. He is the author of several groundbreaking books, including Who Was Adam, Creating Life in the Lab, The Cell’s Design, and Humans 2.0. He holds a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. We'll be talking to Fuz about RTB's book, "Thinking About Evol...

1:00 - Boba Fett costumes and Masters of the Universe! www.bobamaker.co.uk 5:30 - Books currently reading, Dallas Willard, spiritual disciplines, and finding quiet. "The relentless elimination of hurry." The celebration of content creation. 11:00 - Having the mindset of a tortoise. Slow diligence. J. P. Moreland's book "Finding Quiet". How to find quiet when you have tinnitus. 17:00 - Topic 1: How...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian Philosopher Peter S. Williams about his book Outgrowing God?: A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate. Find his resources at www.peterswilliams.com 2:50 - Introduction to Peter and his various books. 5:00 - The goal for writing a book dealing with Richard Dawkins’ book, Outgrowing God. 12:20 - The characters in the bo...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about current reading, experts vs. generalists, atheistic tweets and putting Jesus at the center. 2:00 - "Where are you from... originally?" 3:10 - Current book reading, Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life by Jonathan T. Pennington, Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. 8:2...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about podcasts, memes, and talking about the Trinity. 0:50 - A few podcasts we listen to: ID The Future, Frank Turek, The Briefing with Albert Mohler, Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley, Reasonable Faith, Defenders, Like Trees Walking with Mike J. Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000), Think Biblically, Stand to Reason (Greg Koukl), Real Atheology....

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross reflect on Richard Dawkins' latest book, and answer a some listener questions. 1:50 - The Flow Bee home hair-cutting system! 5:00 - Dawkins' new book, "Outgrowing God", and reflections on the content. 20:30 - Responding to the line, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." 29:00 - Apologetics as a tool for evangelism 36:00 - J.P. Moreland's...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross answer a listener question and talk about apologetic interactions. 1:00 - Ghostbusters quotes incorporated into your questions are guaranteed to be answered! 2:00 - Answering a question about apologetics degrees and certificates. How important are they? 19:45 - Are people being skeptical or simply cynical, or a contrarian? 34:05 - Is mockery ever an appr...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about the reboot of the Apologetics 315 Podcast. 1:00 - introducing Chad Gross from Truthbomb Apologetics, and their friendship. 6:30 - Reflections, history, origins of Apologetics315, and the journey. Where did the interviews podcast go? 18:50 - Bringing logic and argumentation into your marriage? Self-awareness. 22:50 - Why did the podcast stop? 2...

Today’s interview is with Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee, a Christian news satire site. Seth talks about the history and origins of The Babylon Bee, the purpose and role of satire, dealing with controversy, the Babylon Bee podcast, engaging with today’s culture, the Disrn news website, and more. Visit the Babylon Bee at www.babylonbee.com Visit the Disrn website at www.disrn.com Enjoy.

Today’s interview is with Christian Hubbs, one of the hosts of the Articifially Intelligent podcast. Christian holds an Master of Science from ETH Zurich (that’s Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) , he has an MA in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and is an AI researcher for a Fortune 50 Company… all while completing his PhD in machine learning and optimization at Carnegie M...

Today’s interview is with biochemist Fazale Rana, the vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons to Believe. He is the author of several books, including /Who Was Adam, Creating Life in the Lab/, /The Cell’s Design/and /Dinosaur Blood and the Age of the Earth/. He holds a PhD in chemistry with an emphasis in biochemistry from Ohio University. The purpose of this interview is to explore...

Today's interview is with Kenneth Samples, research scholar at Reasons to Believe. Ken's new book, Classic Christian Thinkers, is a tour de force through Christian history's greatest defenders.

Today's interview is with Andy Bannister, Canadian Director and Lead Apologist for RZIM Canada. He talks about his work with RZIM, cultural and moral shifts, the Burning Questions DVD project, Short Answers to Big Questions, the most popular apologetics questions, how to be a good listener/answerer, common pitfalls when answering tough questions, dealing with emotionally charged questions, pointin...

Today's interview is with Michael Patton, president of Reclaiming the Mind and Credo House Ministries found at reclaimingthemind.org. This is a ministry of theological development for lay people. He blogs at Parchment and Pen @reclaimingthemind.org/blog and is also responsible for the development of Credo House of Theology found at credohouse.org. He talks about Credo House, Credo Courses, his min...

Today's interview is with apologist Frank Turek, author of a number of books, including his newest: Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case. He talks about the Cross Examined Instructor Academy, the goal of his new book, how atheists can steal from God in making their case for atheism, arguing from reason, arguing from science, defining atheism (not a lack of belief in God), le...

Today's interview is with biochemist Fazale Rana, executive vice president of research and apologetics at Reasons to Believe. He talks about his current work, his background (being raised by a Muslim father), the present growth of Islam, its acceptance in culture, how Christians respond, winsome engagement with the Muslim world, the danger of making sweeping generalizations, keys to understanding...

Today's interview is with Graham Veale, author of New Atheism: A Survival Guide, and he a co-founder and writer at saintsandsceptics.org. He talks about religious education, the resources at the blog, the influence of the atheist movement, atheism amongst students, the arguments in his book, the "flying spaghetti monster," the non-conflict between Christianity and science, the rhetorical strategy...

Today’s interview is with Dr. Jefrey Breshears, Christian historian, apologist, the president of "The Areopagus” and author of An Introduction to Bibliology. He talks about his background and interest in history and apologetics, the problem of anti-intellectualism in the church (and what can be done about it), the systematic study of the bible (bibliology), an overview of An Introduction to Biblio...

Today’s interview is with Tom Gilson, the National Field Director for Ratio Christi, and blogger at ThinkingChristian.net. He talks about Ratio Christi and its growth, Ratio Christi College Prep and Ratio Christ Chapters. He also discusses the print publication of the book True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism, responding to the new atheism, the book A Manual for Creating A...

Today's interview is with Jonathan Morrow. Jonathan is the founder of Think Christianly and is the author of Welcome to College: A Christ-follower's Guide for the Journey, Think Christianly: Looking at the Intersection of Faith and Culture, and Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (with Sean McDowell). Jonathan is currently the Director of Creativ...

Today's interview is with Tony Brown, Pastor of Sunbridge Road Mission. As a former Jehovah’s Witness, Tony conducts seminars/workshops in churches and is an outreach advisor and blog contributor for UK Partnerships for Christ, a ministry reaching out to Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. He talks about his journey in and out of the JWs, the beliefs of JWs, the Watchtower Society, advice for Christi...

Today's interview is with Abdu Murray, co-founder and the President of Embrace the Truth International, which is an apologetics-based ministry dedicated to offering the Truth of the Gospel to Muslims, Jews, cult members, and skeptics. He talks about his background and his conversion from Islam to Christianity, his view of God as a Christian, the issue of identity in Islam, the three most important...