Education: Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl by N.D. Wilson
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Notes from the Title-A-Whirl is a great teaching and discussion resource from N.D. Wilson. After he authored the book, he created a dvd formatted edition “bookumentary” that includes 3-5 minute conversational and explanatory video of him working through each chapter of the book. For some, it might feel like a mind-twister but others can find a tremendous challenge to think and believe rightly about this life. He tackles all kind of subjects and life issues like Bible, religion, science, math, biology, philosophy, etc. as well as marriage/divorce, death, friendship, etc.
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Education: Has Science Buried God? by John Lennox [VIDEO]
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Eric Metaxas interviews (mainly at minute 6 on the video) John Lennox at the Colson Center in Washingon D.C. in summary form regarding the topic question, “Has Science Buried God?” The interview might just be best for a helpful introduction to Lennox and to discover more of what he has authored and argued, especially in debates with high profile atheist (20th-21st century version) professors and scientists. Dr. Lennox provides a lot of helpful statements and introductory level direction in how to think and find more answers. Many of the statements are also challenging modern day assumptions, decades old under-toe current, and now seemingly tsunami wave of people’s ‘anti-belief’ in God. Below the video are quotes/statements written out from the interview for reference also.
Metaxas allow 3 questions from the audience at the end, which starts about 1 hour 5 minutes that addresses: 1) Mathematical proofs; 2) Abortion; and 3) What would Lennox say before God in heaven upon death?
From Socrates in the City youtube video (1 hour 19 minutes) description:
“Host Eric Metaxas and Oxford professor John Lennox explore the question, "Has science buried God?" -- discussing the fine-tuned universe, evolution, logic, history, and more! "It's like we're an old Vaudeville team" says Metaxas, who eggs the legendary Lennox into retelling his equally legendary roast chicken anecdote. The interview was hosted by the Colson Center and took place in Washington D.C., in May 2019.“
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Dr. Lennox provides statements like:
“There are a myth in our culture: 1) Science is the only way to truth. 2) The position is logically incoherent … That statement (science is the only way to truth) cannot be true since it does not come from science.”
“Science can bury atheism.“
“It was the belief in God that drove science.”
“They got the wrong concept of God.”
“The more he understood of how it worked, the more he admired the genius of the God [of the Bible] who did it that way.”
“There’s a mind behind what’s up there … not mindless, unguided processes.“
“Our faith increases [in God when learning the world and science].“
“Kids can understand but professors cannot. The scientific explanation tells you how it works. The personal explanation works also … the two explanations do not compete but compliments.”
“[The why question] is an important question.”
“Something came from something, not nothing.”
“Science can bury atheism.“
“We have been miseducated by atheists that there’s science there and there’s faith here.”
“Atheism followed to its logical conclusion destroys rationality.”
“The Bible is putting the finger on what is really profound.“
“The universe is word based … not that the universe came from nothing and created itself.”
“And God said … The idea of God speaking is such a powerful one. The Bible has been talking about it for a millennia.”
“Nobody can get rid of the idea of creation. So reject God and end up with a self-creating universal and that’s a contradiction in terms … leads to nonsense.“
“It is a mistake to think that only Christians are a people of faith.”
“Every school in our country is a faith school.”
“They don’t realize that their atheism is a belief system [don’t you believe in your atheistic beliefs].
“We are people who believe in Christ, and provide why we believe what we believe.“
“[Put Christianity and truth in the public space] We need a lot of courage to do that, otherwise we all will be silenced.“
“Evolution only addresses when there is life and not how life came about.”
“Our culture is faced of a raw choice between God and nothing.”
Topics (mentioned or addressed):
Literature
Theology
Languages
Classics
God
Word
Universe
Life
Creation
History
Science
Evolution
Atheism (20th/21st century version)
Galileo
Kepler
Christopher Hitchens
Richard Dawkins
Stephen Hawking
Carl Sagan
Peter Singer
Reductionism
Ontological Reductionists
DNA
Fine-tuning
Chance, necessity, and laws of nature
Abiogenesis
Philosophy
Physics
Mathematics
The Bible
Biblical Revelation
John’s Gospel
Living Word, Jesus
Isaac Newton
C.S. Lewis
Logic
Rationale
Gravity
Energy
Education
Schools
What to say at death and before the Lord Jesus Christ?
Life: Atheist, Skeptic, and Cynic turned Christian - The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
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Strobel provides great research and resources about Jesus and Christianity within this sermon in 2018. By providing and explaining the his background as well the background of Jesus, you are led as a ‘juror’ to make an informed decision. The point? Jesus. Trust him.
Telos
Even so, Lee’s sermon also helps explain “telos.”
At 33:10, Strobel captures that when God became his telos, his life changed. Prior to that point, his telos was godless. A genuine faith is not merely the believing and receiving, but believing and receiving the “who” and the “who” became his telos.
Sidenote
The term “atheist” throughout the Roman empire history during and after Jesus meant one who denied their “theists” (gods). So, Christians were known as atheists from the Roman perspective. Our current time and culture uses the term atheist in various ways, and how Lee is using the term is from his perspective in being “a”gainst all gods, especially the one of Christianity.
Education: The New Atheism and Christianity by Albert Mohler Jr.
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Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) chapel throughout the years contains immense amounts of helpful teaching about God, the Bible, Christianity, church, life, culture, and world issues. DTS specifically features the W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectureship during a week of chapels, normally 4 sessions for the faculty, students, and anyone tuning in online. The W. H. Griffith Thomas Memorial Lectureship tends to be a guest from outside the seminary invited in to address various topics they may have already addressed through their own life, writings, speaking, church, etc.
The Spring 2008 lectureship showcased Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., the president of Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Mohler addressed the ‘New Atheism’ and Christianity by revealing countless authors, history, timelines, issues, culture, and scripture. Dr. Mohler presents an well articulated and accurate viewpoint of ‘New Atheism’ as well as Christianity, addressing what’s wrong and what’s right to do about it.
DTS has the video resource of the lectureship for all 4 days online as well as posted on their Youtube channel below.
