Philosophy & Ethics

A Response to the Objection That Christians Are Pro-Birth, Not Pro-Life

July 21, 2022

An objection to Christianity raised in the context of abortion debates is that pro-lifers don’t care about children after they’ve been born. Is it...

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by Guest Writer Read

Heaven and the Hiddenness of God

February 10, 2022

Why does God seem so hidden if he wants to have a relationship with us? Skeptics and Christians alike ask this question today, as...

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by Guest Writer Read

Coping with Lifelong Illness

December 14, 2021

How does it feel to face a lifelong illness that is not only permanent but also accompanied by continual physical pain and growing disability?...

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by Kenneth Samples Read

A New Moral Argument for Human Personhood

December 9, 2021

Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Charles Darwin’s theory of origins reinforced the dehumanization of black peoples in the West. At this time...

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by Guest Writer Read

Are the COVID-19 Vaccines Made with Fetal Tissue?

October 28, 2021

It has been months since several COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for emergency use by regulatory agencies around the world. The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine...

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by Fazale Rana Read

Augustine’s Sexual Ethic, Part 2

October 28, 2021

As we saw in part one of this blog, religious scholar Elaine Pagels challenges Christian sexual mores by claiming that, due to Augustine, the...

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by Guest Writer Read

Augustine’s Sexual Ethic, Part 1

October 7, 2021

While our culture continues to adopt increasingly secular sexual mores, many of our churches and Christian colleges and universities shirk the responsibility for Christian...

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by Guest Writer Read

Christianity and Human Rights: When Giving Up Our Rights Shows Love to Others

September 9, 2021

Sometimes we need to give up our rights in order to love other people. Jesus surrendered himself as an act of love for us.

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by Guest Writer Read

St. Augustine and the Philosophy of Existentialism

July 20, 2021

One way to engage skeptics of the Christian faith is to discuss the influence Christian thinkers have had on people, regardless of religious affiliation....

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by Kenneth Samples Read

Evidence for Original Monotheism in Ancient China

June 10, 2021

James Legge (1815–1897) was a Scottish missionary to China, an eminent sinologist, and the first Oxford University professor of Chinese studies. During his time...

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by Guest Writer Read

The 3 Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, & Beauty

February 2, 2021

What is real? What is right? What is lovely? Human beings ask these kinds of questions because we long for at least three things:...

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by Kenneth Samples Read

Christians and the Tragedy of Suicide

January 19, 2021

Suicide remains a serious problem in our world today. And some researchers say suicide rates have increased during the pandemic.1 In fact, during the...

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by Kenneth Samples Read