The Christian Atheist

Jenny and I complete our series on Hegel. In this episode we discuss the "Ugly Hegel," those Hegelians who followed the logic of Hegel's positions to the devastation of our Western world. About ten minutes into this episode we abandon the more didactic approach we've been following throughout this series and turn to C. S. Lewis' Perelandra to exemplify the problem. Lewis was a convert to Christian...

Uriah, Job ... and Frodo. Part of being human is passing moral judgments. There are proper and improper ways of doing this. We look at the story of David and Uriah, and of Job. These stories tempt us to judge God, which requires us to take HIS position, His moral authority, His righteousness. We do this same thing in judgment of our fellow human beings. In doing so, we set ourselves up in our arro...

Jenny and I continue to discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel. In this episode we discuss the "Bad Hegel" (Part 2) which is vital to understanding Hegel's hidden and pernicious influence in today's world. This is the critical episode in our simplifying Hegel series. In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their...

This episode represents my first attempt on YouTube to express my joy in returning to the Savior while doing justice to my journey, God's story in my life. It was from this seed that The Christian Atheist was born. I hope it retains some value. If you find value in our message and material, consider supporting us via Paypal at Romanschapter5@comcast.net If you enjoy our content, consider donating...

Jenny and I discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel. In this episode we discuss the "Bad Hegel," which is vital to understanding Hegel's hidden and pernicious influence in today's world. This is the critical episode in our simplifying Hegel series. In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their intellectual positio...

Rationality is a more expansive notion than mere intellect. I make the case that faith in God and Christ is a rational response in our world today, and that value (which is also part of human rationality) is a good basis on which to choose theism over atheism. If you'd like to support us, donate through Paypal at Romanschapter5@comcast.net If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal...

Jenny and I discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel. We complete our discussion of the "Good" Hegel in this episode. In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their intellectual position is weak, being ungrounded, and because what most Enlightenment atheists really want and how they act tends to betray their credal...

Memorial Day, 2022. In this period of great socio-political division, we remember those who "gave their lives that this nation might live." If you'd like to support us, donate through Paypal at Romanschapter5@comcast.net https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   #memorialday #military #unitedstates...

Throughout the month of December, celebrate the birth of our Lord with us with classic Christmas literature on our Simple Gifts podcast, beginning with Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. A very Merry Christmas to all our listeners here at the Christian Atheist. Jenny and I pray that God's richest blessings are yours no matter where YOU stand before the Looking Glass!   If you enjoy our content, c...

On Sunday, October 30th, 2022, John gave this sermon at Mount Bethel Church in McClure, PA on the occasion of his eldest brother, Donald, receiving emeritus status.   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist   https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.word...

Jenny and I discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel. We begin to discuss the "Good Hegel," episode 36 of the Christian Atheist, the second episode of the series. In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their intellectual position is weak, being ungrounded, and because what most Enlightenment atheists really want a...

On Sunday, October 30th, 2022, John gave this sermon at Mount Bethel Church in McClure, PA on the occasion of his eldest brother, Donald, receiving emeritus status.   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist   https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.word...

Jenny and I discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel. We complete our discussion of "Hegel and the Western Implosion," the first episode of the series. In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their intellectual position is weak, being ungrounded, and because what most Enlightenment atheists really want and how they...

Our interview with Justin Brierley on his UNAPOLOGETIC podcast. Part 2   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist   https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   For more great content, check out our Simple Gifts podcast where the written word...

Jenny and I discuss (and try to simplify) our series on Hegel.  In our series on atheism I discovered that credal atheists represent a very limited threat to theism, both because their intellectual position is weak, being ungrounded, and because what most Enlightenment atheists really want and how they act tends to betray their credal stance. This sort of atheist is only about 5% of the US populat...

Our interview with Justin Brierley on his UNAPOLOGETIC podcast.   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist   https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   For more great content, check out our Simple Gifts podcast where the written word is spok...

Jenny and I discuss an idea that came to me on a sleepless night's pondering, an idea that seems to encapsulate a great deal of what it means to live in this world.   Tree Planting Project Article:   https://e360.yale.edu/features/phantom-forests-tree-planting-climate-change?utm_source=pocket-newtab   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianathe...

Our second interview with Matt Matias of MemeLord Monday. This time we discuss the historic Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade, which we covered extensively on the Christian Atheist and No Compromise. The entire decision, including the Dissent (Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Breyer) and additional opinions by Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Roberts was read aloud in order to info...

Jenny and I discuss an idea that came to me on a sleepless night's pondering, an idea that seems to encapsulate a great deal of what it means to live in this world.   Tree Planting Project Article:   https://e360.yale.edu/features/phantom-forests-tree-planting-climate-change?utm_source=pocket-newtab   If you enjoy our content, consider donating through PayPal via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianathe...

Our second interview with Matt Matias of MemeLord Monday. This time we discuss the historic Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade, which we covered extensively on the Christian Atheist and No Compromise. The entire decision, including the Dissent (Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Breyer) and additional opinions by Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Roberts was read aloud in order to info...

Jenny and I conclude our discussion on a phenomenon we've observed on the contemporary scene in which committed members of the political left find an issue that has "crossed the line" for them, and rebel from the proposed orthodoxy, usually seeing only this issue as problematic, or as having a particular origin in recent times that is wrong and must be addressed, but missing the larger sense in wh...

Our second interview with Matt Matias of MemeLord Monday. This time we discuss the historic Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturning Roe vs. Wade, which we covered extensively on the Christian Atheist and No Compromise. The entire decision, including the Dissent (Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Breyer) and additional opinions by Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh and Roberts was read aloud in order to info...

Jenny and I continue to discuss a phenomenon we've observed on the contemporary scene in which committed members of the political left find an issue that has "crossed the line" for them, and rebel from the proposed orthodoxy, usually seeing only this issue as problematic, or as having a particular origin in recent times that is wrong and must be addressed, but missing the larger sense in which the...

John's interview with Michael Wiseman of THE BIBLE SAYS WHAT?!? podcast.   Michael represents an atheist worldview that has not yet thought deeply enough about the issues to find the dependence of human reason on divine reason, and who rejects, as I did, the notion that atheism represents a faith position. I truly enjoyed chatting with him. He was warm and human, and my interactions with him both...

Jenny and I discuss a phenomenon we've observed on the contemporary scene in which committed members of the political left find an issue that has "crossed the line" for them, and rebel from the proposed orthodoxy, usually seeing only this issue as problematic, or as having a particular origin in recent times that is wrong and must be addressed, but missing the larger sense in which these problems...