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  • The Good Book Blog

    Why Does God Allow Evil? Author Interview with Dr. Clay Jones

    Sean McDowell — 

    Dr. Clay Jones is one of my colleagues in the 51蹤獲 Apologetics M.A. program. Although he has been teaching and thinking about the problem of evil for decades, he has just released a new book: Why Does God Allow Evil? Here is my endorsement that made the back cover of the book: If you are looking for one book to make sense of the problem of evil, this book is for you. I plan to use this book very soon with a group of high school students. And it will now be the top book that I recommend on this subject (along with If God, Why Evil by Norman Geisler and The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Reading the Gospels as Story: Did Israel Have a Wrong View of the Kingdom? (Part 2)

    Mark Saucy — 

    In the first part of this short series, we looked at how both ancient and modern disciples take offense at Jesus against his warning in Luke 7:23 Blessed is the one who doesnt take offense in Me. Easy scholarly and popular conclusions that Israel hoped for the wrong kind of kingdom made Jesus offensive and Israel culpable at the same time. Our second part here also finds Jesus view of the kingdom offensive to ancients and moderns, but for a different reason ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Do We Make a Case for Religious Freedom?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Given the recent stunning ruling against Barronelle Stutzman, the 72-year old grandma who was sued for running her business according to her deepest moral and religious convictions, it is more critical than ever for Christians to be ready to make a defense for religious freedom. The following essay comes from my recent book A New Kind of Apologist, and is written by James Tonkowich. This article is longer than a typical blog, but please take the time to read it carefully and help spread the word. Christians simply must be able to make a case for religious liberty today.

  • Student Life Blog

    Master Multiple Choice Tests

    Louie Chong — 

    Why you shouldn't always choose "C"

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲s Crowell School of Business to Host Praxis Academy

    Alumna selected for Praxis 2017 Emerging Founders group

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Next week, 51蹤獲s Crowell School of Business will host approximately 200 top-notch students from 50 universities on campus for Praxis...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Must a Biblical Doctrine of the Atonement Comprise Penal Substitution?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dear Dr. Craig, I have been enjoying your videos and podcasts about your study of the atonement. I have to admit though, that as of right now I don't accept penal substitution. Though I grew up with this view, I now hold a combination of the recapitulation and satisfaction theories. To briefly summarize for the readers, the recapitulation theory teaches that Jesus became like us and did what we should have done, so that in him, we might become like him and do what he did. This is perhaps the oldest theory of the atonement and is the basis for many later theories. The satisfaction theory of St. Anselm adds that Jesus's self sacrificial obedience served as restitution for our sins, or as Anselm calls it, satisfaction. In my opinion, these theories together are more Biblical and intellectually satisfying than penal substitution ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Professor Contributes to New Book on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Judith Rood wrote a chapter in the recently released book, A Land Full of God

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    The new book A Land Full of God gives American Christians an opportunity to promote peace and justice in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

  • The Good Book Blog

    La Reforma y las Indulgencias, Pasadas y Actuales / The Reformation and Indulgences, Both Past and Present

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    En este a簽o se celebra alrededor del mundo los 500 a簽os del inicio de lo que se conoce como La Reforma protestante. El 31 de octubre de 1517 el monje agustino Mart穩n Lutero clav籀 en la puerta de la Iglesia del Castillo en Wittenberg en Alemania 95 tesis en las que criticaba abiertamente las ventas de indulgencias de la iglesia cat籀lica romana. Lutero escogi籀 ese d穩a deliberadamente ya que era la v穩spera del D穩a de Todos los Santos y tanto la facultad de la universidad como muchos fieles asist穩an a la iglesia. Lutero inicialmente no ten穩a la intenci籀n de romper con la iglesia romana sino enfatizar la supremac穩a del evangelio de Cristo basada en su simplicidad y a la vez en su gran profundidad ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    Philosopher and Theologian William Lane Craig Named in 51蹤獲s First Endowed Chair

    A permanent faculty position at Talbot School of Theology will be held in honor of Craig

    Joanna Wu — 

    51蹤獲s first endowed chair has been established in recognition of William Lane Craig, a world-renowned philosopher and theologian who...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Adventures at Acton: A Reflection on Human Flourishing

    James Petitfils — 

    This summer, as part of my participation in Talbots Kern Foundation reading group, I had the opportunity to travel to Grand Rapids and attend a 4-day think tank called Acton University. This was my first time participating in a think tank (unless you count my years watching MacGyver problem-solve for the Phoenix Foundation), and it was an experience! The annual event brings together around 1000 scholars, students, businesspeople, and leaders from over 75 countries and seeks to provide an opportunity to deepen ones knowledge and integrate philosophy, theology, business, development with sound, market based, economics (http://university.acton.org/). The daily program consisted of several parallel presentations (in fact, Talbots own Dr. Scott Rae was a presenter), a fabulous dinner designed to foster new relationships and stimulate conversations, and it closed each night with a plenary talk ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Professor Presents Research on Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace

    Leanne Dzubinski presented at the Womens Leadership Conference of the International Leadership Association

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    Professor of intercultural education and studies Leanne Dzubinski has developed a comprehensive list of barriers that women face in executive...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Announcement: New Apologetics Curriculum for Students!

    Sean McDowell — 

    Recently I had the chance to partner with Awana to create a yearlong, systematic, top-quality apologetics curriculum for students. It is the product of my work with students for the past two decades. My friend Tim Fox (Orthodox Fox) at Free Thinking Ministries was kind enough to briefly interview me about the project. And he gave me permission to post the original interview here too. Enjoy!

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Do We Understand and Reach Generation Z?

    Sean McDowell — 

    For the past few months I have been reading every study I can find on Generation Z, (those born between 1995-2010). With the help of a graduate student who did some research for me, I found over 350 pages of research on Gen Z, which took me dozens of hours to carefully digest. But then last week I came across Meet Generation Z, by James Emery White. Had I found this book earlier, it would have saved me a ton of time! It is an easy-to-read, documented, and insightful look at how to understand and reach the newest generation of students ...

  • 51蹤獲 News

    51蹤獲 Named a 2017 Great College to Work For

    The Chronicle of Higher Education recognizes 51蹤獲 on their tenth annual list

    Jenna Loumagne — 

    51蹤獲 is a great college to work for, according to a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The results, released today in The...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Using a Daily Devotional Book

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    Dr. Craig, I have noticed something that troubles me while surveying common devotional books and guides that many Christians rely on in their daily lives. I have noticed that a common template for your average devotional tends to quote a Bible passage but then follows it with a well-meaning anecdote, or inspirational messages that are vaguely relevant to the quoted passage, or sometimes even trite aphorisms re-packaged with Christian overtones ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Humility at Hume Lake

    James Petitfils — 

    I saw something amazing this June. Something rare. Something inspiring. It happened behind-the-scenes at Hume Lake Christian Camps and I simply had to move it from backstage and into to the spotlight. Before I showcase this beautiful sight, let me provide a couple paragraphs of context: As part of Talbots Kern Reading group this year, Ive had the joy of reading (and re-reading) several thought-provoking texts on work, leadership, economics, poverty relief, and the relationship of theology and the church to such matters. On this journey, I happily re-read a chapter from one of my favorite books on organizational leadership, Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges, Lead Like Jesus: Lessons for Everyone from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2005) ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Speaking in Tongues in Church

    Kenneth Berding — 

    A few years ago I received an email from a former student (now a young pastor) asking some questions about speaking in tongues during corporate worship. Let me excerpt his e-mail and then include my reply (with his permission): Dr. Berding, I am emailing you because I have a question about service of worship for the church. Recently I have taken upon myself to work out some position papers on where I stand on a few ecclesiology topics. I have spent time reading from Horton, Grudem, Bloesch, and some of Clowney's works on ecclesiology. However, recently at our corporate worship one of the elders prayed in tongues and this was followed by what appeared to be an interpretation. As I have been reading through these books and wrestling with scripture, I have come to wonder if tongues plays a role in corporate worship or not ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Is Jesus Merely a Myth? An Interview with Author David Marshall

    Sean McDowell — 

    I first heard of David Marshall when I encountered his book responding to the claims of the New Atheists (which is excellent, by the way). Then I heard him do an excellent job defending the existence of Jesus in a radio debate with Richard Carrier on "Unbelievable." After that, I thought, I really need to meet this guy. Hes sharp and making some unique arguments! We touched base shortly after that and he agreed to answer a few of my questions about his work on the historical Jesus. His book is easy to read, and yet it is packed with some fresh insights. Enjoy the interview and think about getting a copy of his outstanding book: Jesus is no Myth ...

  • Student Life Blog

    A New Perspective on Homework

    Louie Chong — 

    Remember why you started

  • The Good Book Blog

    Dialogue on the Kalm Cosmological Argument

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    Very rarely do I engage in online conversations with someone, but when a Facebook follower named Bob voiced an objection to the kalm cosmological argument (KCA), my curiosity was piqued by his cryptic remark. So I asked him to explain himself, and thus began a dialogue on the merits of his objection. I sincerely wanted to help Bob see his missteps and state his objection more carefully. To no avail, it seems! I think Bobs objection is a mares nest of confusions; he thinks I need some lessons in logic! With his permission, Im posting our dialogue so that you can decide for yourselves ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    How Do We Communicate with Winsome Persuasion in our Hostile Culture?

    Sean McDowell — 

    Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer are two of my colleagues at 51蹤獲. Dr. Muehlhoff teaches Communications and Dr. Langer teaches Biblical Studies and Theology. They recently partnered up to tackle a vital issue for todayhow do Christians communicate with winsome persuasion in a culture that seems to be increasingly at odds with Christian beliefs? I had the chance to endorse their book Winsome Persuasion and highly recommend it for both its content and style. In particular, Dr. Muehlhoff has really challenged me to personally consider how to speak truth today with both kindness and graciousness. I love his last book I Beg to Differ, and even used it in a small group with high school students. If you want to be an effective communicator today, check out this brief interview, and then think about getting their excellent new book ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Lesson from the Last Moments of Jesus Life, Luke 22-23

    David Talley — 

    Overall point: The major battle we face in this life is not what is seen, but what is not seenSatan is intensely and intentionally opposed to what God is doing. AND the greatest defense we have is not our offense, but rather our dependence. Jesus is prayerful and successful; the disciples are prayerless and careless ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Who Is the True Jesus? An Interview with David Limbaugh

    Sean McDowell — 

    David Limbaugh is well known for his political commentary. Yet recently he has utilized his legal training to defend historic Christianity with his New York Times best-selling books The Emmaus Code and Jesus on Trial. His most recent book is The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels. David gave me the opportunity to endorse the book and I was pleasantly surprised at how readable it is, but also his depth of research. You can see David discuss the book on Hannity. David was kind enough to briefly answer a few of my questions about his newest book. Enjoy! ...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Are My Theistic Arguments Dependent Upon a Metaphysical System?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig — 

    Hi Dr. Craig, For about the last decade I've studied the question of the existence of God. I was raised in a Christian family and became interested philosophically in the existence of God in my mid-teens. I have read several of you books and many articles, as well as watching numerous lectures and debates. I have considerable respect for you work, mainly because it is meticulous - in contrast to most discussion of the subject that is readily available on the internet. I regard your defence of the kalam argument to be one of the best defences of God's existence I have read. I would describe myself as a 'philosophical theist' ...

  • 51蹤獲 Magazine

    In Print: Summer 2017

    51蹤獲 Magazine Staff — 

    The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How it Ends, and Everything Important That Happens In Between, by Gregory Koukl (M.A. 06), Zondervan,...