024 - Ken Samples - Is Christianity True?
May 31, 2021•1 hr 3 min
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Episode description
In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Ken Samples on topics from his newest book Christianity Cross-Examined. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.
1:33 - Chad’s twitter encounters for the week.
6:43 - Weekly Mailbag
8:14 - Intro to Ken Samples
9:34 - Welcome to Ken Samples
9:52 - Ken’s current work and what he’s seeing in apologetics today.
11:28 - The need and impact of logic and critical thinking.
12:22 - The goal of the Ken’s book
14:16 - Two types of atheists Ken has encountered.
16:46 - What has contributed to the shift in what sorts of questions people are asking about Christianity?
20:19 - The impact of rhetoric in influencing people for or against the Gospel.
22:41 - The power of a cumulative case; the way inductive, deductive and abductive arguments work.
23:51 - Abduction as a form of reasoning.
31:06 - If God really existed, we wouldn’t need arguments…
39:54 - How Christianity welcomes science and reason.
41:31 - The three things you need in order to do science.
48:26 - A discussion on analogies for the trinity.
54:30 - Where to start when talking to others about Jesus. A discussion of apologetic methodology.
www.reasons.org
If you have a question for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com
1:33 - Chad’s twitter encounters for the week.
6:43 - Weekly Mailbag
8:14 - Intro to Ken Samples
9:34 - Welcome to Ken Samples
9:52 - Ken’s current work and what he’s seeing in apologetics today.
11:28 - The need and impact of logic and critical thinking.
12:22 - The goal of the Ken’s book
14:16 - Two types of atheists Ken has encountered.
16:46 - What has contributed to the shift in what sorts of questions people are asking about Christianity?
20:19 - The impact of rhetoric in influencing people for or against the Gospel.
22:41 - The power of a cumulative case; the way inductive, deductive and abductive arguments work.
23:51 - Abduction as a form of reasoning.
31:06 - If God really existed, we wouldn’t need arguments…
39:54 - How Christianity welcomes science and reason.
41:31 - The three things you need in order to do science.
48:26 - A discussion on analogies for the trinity.
54:30 - Where to start when talking to others about Jesus. A discussion of apologetic methodology.
www.reasons.org
If you have a question for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com
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