Perhaps one of the most well-known, and I would argue most misunderstood, Old Testament prophecy quoted in the gospels is Isaiah 53, or more properly Isaiah 52:13-53:12. It is quoted numerous times throughout the New Testament: Matthew 8:17 (the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law); Luke 22:37 (in Jesus’ instructions to his disciples); John 12:37-38 (in John’s…
Perhaps one of the most fascinating things I’ve learned about in my years of Biblical Studies is the issue of the New Testament’s use of Old Testament prophecies. Like most people, I grew up with the general assumption that “prophecy” basically meant “prediction,” and that in regard to a number of Old Testament prophecies, that…
The other day, Ken Ham took to Twitter to comment on a recent article in Christianity Today entitled, “Lose You Faith at College? That’s Part of the Process.” You can read the article yourself, but the gist of it is this: A lot of kids who grew up in Christian schools often have a crisis…
Over the past month, two rather prominent Evangelical Christians have publicly announced that they are walking away from Christianity. First there is Josh Harris. Back in 1997, a 21-year-old Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye and became an instant celebrity within Evangelicalism. The book advocated courtship over dating, stressed sexual purity and abstinence before marriage,…
Well, we made it. Here we are: the final post of my extended book analysis of Jerry Coyne’s Faith vs. Fact. In this post, I want to not only wrap up my analysis of Coyne’s book, but I also want to reflect a bit on all my previous book analyses on the New Atheist Movement….
Welcome to Part 12 of my analysis of Jerry Coyne’s book, Faith vs. Fact, where I will discuss Coyne’s final chapter: “Why Does it Matter?” When it comes right down to it, this chapter is a blend of a summary of Coyne’s argument throughout the book as well as Coyne’s own take on the “culture…
Welcome to Part 11 of my analysis of Jerry Coyne’s book, Faith vs. Fact. I simply was not able to finish my comments on Coyne’s fourth chapter, “Faith Strikes Back,” in Part 10, and so here in Part 11 I am going to address the final two items Coyne brings up in his fourth chapter….
Welcome to Part 10 of my analysis of Jerry Coyne’s book, Faith vs. Fact. In this post, I will conclude my comments on Coyne’s fourth chapter, “Faith Strikes Back.” I will specifically analyze Coyne’s comments regarding what he calls the “Scientism Canard,” as well as his comments regarding the notions that “Science Can’t Prove God…
Welcome to Part 9 of my analysis of Jerry Coyne’s book, Faith vs. Fact. In these next two posts, I will take a look at chapter 4: “Faith Strikes Back,” in which Coyne addresses a number of arguments used to challenge his assertion that religion and science are in conflict. In the first part of…
Welcome to Part 8 of my analysis of Jerry Coyne’s book, Faith vs. Fact. We are in the middle of chapter 3: “Why Accommodationism Fails.” Do you want to know what would convince Jerry Coyne of Christianity? Then this is the post for you! Let’s get started. What Would Convince Coyne of Miracles and Christianity?Coyne’s…