Reading Time: 4 minutes Following his previous two-piece on the afterlife, looking at the claims of Jesus and Paul, Dana Horton guest posts the continuation of that theme in this next one. Thanks, as ever, to Dana: Christianity and the Afterlife — Post Jesus and Paul Many of us were raised in the western Christian culture with the belief […]
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What Does Paul Say about the Afterlife?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is another guest post from Dana Horton, following on from his piece What Does Jesus Say about the Afterlife? What does Paul say about the afterlife? (5 minute read) In an earlier post, we examined what Jesus said, and did not say, about the afterlife. Let’s do a compare and contrast with Paul. Why is […]
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The Bible’s attitude toward the life of the mind
Reading Time: 8 minutes Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. —Ecclesiastes 12:12-13 What is the biblical attitude toward the life of the mind? Is the Christian faith pro-intellect? Or does […]
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Why Paul Didn’t Write More About Jesus – A Christian Rebuttal
Reading Time: 6 minutes Here is the latest Christian counterpoint piece from John Nelson (a Christian) in an ongoing conversation between an atheist (ex-evangelical, I believe) and a Christian theologian in training. The first and second guest posts (find them here and here) from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional atheist appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio […]
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Why Paul Didn’t Write about the Historical Jesus – an Answer
Reading Time: 11 minutes Here is the first atheistic counterpoint piece from Ed Atkinson in an ongoing conversation between an atheist (ex-evangelical, I believe) and a Christian theologian in training. The first and second guest posts (find them here and here) from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional atheist appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio in the […]
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Why Paul Didn’t Write about the Historical Jesus
Reading Time: 9 minutes Here is a second guest post (find the first one here) from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional atheist appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio in the UK, hosted by Justin Brierley. I will host a dialogue, here for Ed, between Ed and a Christian called John Nelson. Join in the debate! […]
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Paul and the Historical Jesus
Reading Time: 7 minutes Here is a guest post from Ed Atkinson of Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub, and occasional appearer on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio in the UK, hosted by Justin Brierley. I will host a dialogue, here for Ed, between Ed and a Christian called John Nelson. Join in the debate! Read a previous piece by Ed here […]
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How the Bible Helped Me Become an Atheist
Reading Time: 6 minutes Christianity immortalized the seeds of its own deconstruction by putting them in the mouth of its very founder. This hit me like a ton of bricks today, and I’m not sure why I didn’t see it sooner. I was thinking again this week about the reasons why I left my faith (or rather why it left […]
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Women Should Remain Silent – Were Paul’s Words an Interpolation?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Apostle Paul has some infamous words regarding the position of women. Here he is in 1 Corinthians 14: 34 The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at […]
Posted inEducation, Politics, Religion
The Bible’s Attitude Toward the Life of the Mind
Reading Time: 11 minutes “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. Here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” —Ecclesiastes Secularists like me became legitimately concerned when we first learned that our new president-elect selected billionaire right-wing megadonor Betsy DeVos to […]