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Conversations With A Skeptic

Closed Published by jdodson November 26th, 2008 on Creation Project

This is the first conversation between Matt Jensen, self-proclaimed Evangelical Christian and director of college mission of Mars Hill Church, and Michael Amini, former Mormon and current Atheist and the President of the Secular Student Union at the University of Washington. There are four more videos, which I will post successively. These videos are very […]

Keller and Taylor on Secularism and Religion

Closed Published by jdodson February 20th, 2008 on Creation Project

In reference to cultural division in the U.S., Tim Keller makes the claim in his book, The Reason for God, that: “the population is paradoxically growing both more religious and less religious at once.” (xv) He provides primarily anecdotal data to support his assertion. There is no doubt that the spade of recent books on […]

A Couple Big Books I am Enjoying

Closed Published by jdodson February 11th, 2008 on Creation Project

A Secular Age (Charles Taylor) : Taylor is a well-known philosopher with a penchant for secularism and religion. Instead of writing religion off, Taylor points out that secularism allows religion to flourish. This magisterial volume (896 pp) offers a range of interdisciplinary and historical insights on the nexus of religion and secularism. Though written by […]

Philosophical Secularism vs. Political Secularism

Closed Published by jdodson January 11th, 2008 on Creation Project

In an interesting session at the Pew Foundation’s Conference on religion and public life, professor Wilfred McClay addresses the role of secularism in the U.S. He notes that we possess a unique blend of secularism and religion. He clarifies the difference between philosophical secuarlism and political secularism by expoloring the notion that “If you know […]

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