Faith Interface

Dr John Lennox on the Definition of Faith

  Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite. It’s a commitment based on evidence… It is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule. That provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.” John Lennox   Veritas Forums are university events [...]

William Lane Craig Apologetics Q&A in Oxford

William Lane Craig is research professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, California. As part of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour in October 2011 he visited Oxford.  As well as delivering a public lecture in the evening, Craig also addressed invited students about apologetics at a lunchtime gathering. This recording of elements [...]

Can We Trust the Bible? – Prof Craig Blomberg

Craig Blomberg is a distinguished professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited 15 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels. He is also one of the 15 translators responsible for the NIV translation of [...]

William Lane Craig, Richard Dawkins & The Empty Chair

Christian Faith Properly Expressed

Faith, at least authentic Christian faith for which I am advocating, is not blind, irrational belief in the face of lack of evidence, or evidence to the contrary. That is a caricature – a straw man set up to be easily lampooned. True Christian faith is more complex, nuanced and considered than this caricature. Christian [...]

On Atheism

Will Durant said [atheism] is “a shadow of a shadow”. Nietzsche said it’s “unbearable”. Huxley said it’s “intolerable”. Camus said it’s “dreadful”. Sartre said it’s “cruel”. Hume said it “leads to delerium”. Atheists say with their lips “There is no God”, but they say with their lives that there is. (Dr Norman Geisler)   Can Atheists [...]

Come On Mr Dawkins – You Know You Want To!

Will Richard Dawkins finally engage in a scholarly one-to-one discussion with William Lane Craig when he visits Oxford? It would appear not, and even some fellow atheists seem to think he’s making a big mistake. This is the story, so far, but what will come next? Prof Craig’s UK Speaking Schedule here. Prof Craig’s UK [...]

Praxman and Ditchkins on Science

Science & Faith (Prof Edwin Judge)

Edwin Judge is regarded as one of the most important social historians of Christianity and one of Australia’s leading intellectuals. After studying at Canterbury University, New Zealand, and Cambridge, England, he spent twelve years at Sydney University. He then accepted the inaugural History Chair in the field of Ancient History at Macquarie University where he [...]

The Inner Witness of the Holy Spirit

Even though evidence and arguments , such as the arguments of natural theology, can be used to support the [rational warrant of] the believer’s faith, they are not properly the basis of that faith. The proper basis of Christian faith for the believer is the inner witness of the Holy Spirit himself. God, for us, [...]