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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
James Still Kerygmatic Sources
Kerygmatic Sources of the Jesus Movement James Still Christianity begins with John the Baptist. The earliest gospel, Mark, begins with the Baptism of Jesus by John (1:1-11), and the other three include a narrative of John’s ministry in their accounts as well (Mt. 3:1-12; Lk. 3:1-20; Jn. 1:1-8, 19-36; 3:23-30). Outside of the gospels we […]
Is ETDAV an Apologetic?
Is ETDAV an Apologetic? Jeffery Jay Lowder James Patrick Holding maintains that, despite my introduction to The Jury Is In,[1] “Jury‘s ultimate thrust is misguided.”[2] Holding argues that the Jury authors have misunderstood McDowell’s stated purpose for his book, Evidence That Demands a Verdict (hereafter ETDAV).[3] Jury authors treat ETDAV as if it were a […]
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2 Introduction
Moderator’s Introduction Cathy Hennen Moderator: Good evening and welcome to the UPC [University Program Committee] Religious Affairs and Horizons Committee debate on creation, special creation, versus evolution. My name is Cathy Hennen and I’m from the Department of Speech Communication and it’s my privilege to be the moderator of tonight’s debate. The topic for the […]
Kyle Kelly Wap
Is the Weak Anthropic Principle Compatible With Divine Design? A Response to Craig (1997) Kyle Kelly The teleological argument, or argument from design, is considered by many to be one of the strongest arguments for the existence of god(s). Many proponents of this argument point to the improbability of a universe existing with properties […]
Mark Vuletic Denton
A Critique of Michael Denton’s Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (1995) Mark I. Vuletic Note: This document is undergoing modification. Also, the author intends to eventually produce a revised and expanded version of this review. [A previous version of this document has been published in Apologia: The Journal of the Wellington Christian Apologetics Society, […]
Mark Vuletic Stace
Stace and the Question of Objectivity in Mysticism (1996) Mark I. Vuletic [This paper was written for a seminar in mysticism taught by Neal Grossman at The University of Illinois at Chicago in Spring, 1996] In Chapter 3 of Mysticism and Philosophy, W.T. Stace considers the question of whether the mystical experience is objective […]
Mathew Sn Cult
Definition of a ‘Cult’ mathew What makes some religions “cults” and others “mainstream”? This is taken from Margot Adler’s book Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America, a guide to contemporary neopaganism. She quotes P.E.I. Bonewitz on what to look for and avoid in any organization that promises wisdom […]
Michael Martin Fernandes Martin Fernandes4
The big bang model and the second law of thermodynamics reveal that space, time, matter, and energy had a beginning. Therefore, the universe had a beginning. Dr. Martin has agreed with me concerning this premise. Still, he entertains the absurd idea that the universe popped into existence without a cause. Cosmologists who accept this idea […]
Michael Martin Jones Parsons Martin Open
The Futility of Non Christian Thought Douglas Jones Biblical Christianity, properly defined in terms of classical Protestantism, offers a radical philosophical critique of non-Christian thought. This Christian critique is radical in the sense that it challenges the very core of non-Christian pretensions and demonstrates that non-Christian thought, whether atheistic, agnostic, or religious, ultimately destroys […]
Michael Martin On Two Reviews
On Two Reviews of Atheism, Morality and Meaning (2003) Michael Martin Two reviews of my book, Atheism, Morality, and Meaning–one by Taner Edis[1] and one by Jeff Lowder[2]–have recently been posted on the Secular Web. Both reviewers, although initially praising the book saying that it is “well worth reading” and that the territory covered […]
Nicholas Everitt Dualism
Substance Dualism and Disembodied Existence (2000) Nicholas Everitt An edited version of this article was originally published in Faith & Philosophy, Vol. 17, No. 3 (2000), pp. 331-347. I Substance dualism, that most unpopular of current theories of mind, continues to find interesting and able defenders.[1] I shall focus on one set of arguments […]
Nontheism Atheism Ethical
Atheistic Perspectives on Specific Ethical Issues Abortion: Is There a Secular Case Against Abortion? The Carrier-Roth Debate (2000) [ Index ] by Richard Carrier and Jennifer Roth A debate between two freethinkers, one pro-choice and one pro-life. Reproductive Freedom (1999) (Off Site) by Christopher A. Stafford and Janet Brazil Another secularist-vs.-secularist debate on abortion. Animal Rights: Secular Ethics […]
Nontheism Atheism Morality And Atheism
Morality and Atheism This index links to 9 questions relevant to the relationship between morality and atheism: Are atheists as moral as theists? Can life have meaning without God? Does atheism entail a certain view on specific moral questions? How should atheists live? On naturalism, are we free and morally responsible for our actions? On […]
Paranormal Magic
Magic and Witchcraft From Simbas to Ninjas: Congo’s Magic Warriors (2003) by Richard Petraitis Despite History’s long record of defeats for those who embrace magic as martial strategy, young African men still line up as recruits in answer to the witch doctor’s siren call for magic wars. Despite the promises of village witch doctors, the […]
Paul Obrien Gentle Atheism6
We must not ignore atheism at this time, especially at this time. It is easy to become overwhelmed by God and questions about his existence when you’re tackling this issue, because there’s so much more literature, history, and living human beings walking around on this Earth with God on their minds rather than Godlessness. Now […]
Peter Kirby Tomb Rebuttal1
Rebuttal to Tomb Burial by Joseph of Arimathea In order to present the arguments for the empty tomb in a fair way and in order to comment on these arguments in full detail, I have chosen to quote and to respond to an essay by Craig in a manner made popular through Usenet and e-mail […]
Quentin Smith Logic
A Formal Logic Proof of Atheism (2000) Quentin Smith I (1.) An extensional analytic sentence is one that, through substitution of synonyms for synonyms, results in a narrowly logical truth, e.g., a truth in standard propositional logic. The theorems of propositional logic are not sentences, but propositions that are expressible by sentences. Proof of […]
Richard Carrier Addendah
Bad Science, Worse Philosophy: the Quackery and Logic-Chopping of David Foster’s The Philosophical Scientists (2000) Addendum H: The Reality of Viral Evolution Richard Carrier Richard Daniel has pointed out that the picture is more complex than this. First of all, “evolution doesn’t go in a straight line from simple to complex; it wanders […]
Richard Carrier Carrier Oconnell Jointstatement
What We Are Debating (2008) Welcome to On Paul’s Theory of Resurrection: The Carrier-O’Connell Debate. Here Richard and Jake co-wrote and approved a joint statement stating as clearly as possible what claims each intends to defend here. JOINT STATEMENT In this debate Richard Carrier will defend the thesis that the Apostle Paul probably embraced […]
Richard Carrier Carrier Wanchick Wanchick2
Wanchick’s First Rebuttal (2006) Basic Argument for Naturalism (BAN) It’s hard to make sense of Carrier’s opening argument. He aptly labels it his basic argument for naturalism (BAN). Unfortunately, its lack of depth apparently stems from his failure to justify its premises. P1 says propositions entailed by reliable methods trump those supported by less […]
Richard Carrier Foster6
Bad Science, Worse Philosophy: the Quackery and Logic-Chopping of David Foster’s The Philosophical Scientists (2000) 6. Why Foster Needs to Take a Basic Physics Course Richard Carrier On page 158 Foster demonstrates a very strange confusion. He begins with the seemingly innocent statement that in chemistry “the most economic and efficient processes are […]
Richard Carrier Improbable Critical
Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False? (2006) [See Introduction] Richard Carrier 17. Did the Earliest Christians Encourage Critical Inquiry? 17.1 Holding’s Bogus Evidence 17.2 Method as Revealed in Paul 17.3 Survey of Passages Relating to Method 17.4 Conclusion 17.1. Holding’s Bogus Evidence Holding claims that “throughout the NT, the apostles encouraged people to check” and […]
Richard Carrier Indef
Review of In Defense of Miracles (1999, 2005) Richard Carrier 1. Summary 2. What’s Good and Bad 3. The Philosophical Problem (a) The Shaky Groundwork of Corduan and Purtill (b) Nash on Naturalism vs. Christian Theism (c) Moreland’s “Christian Science” (d) Beck’s Argument for God 4. The Historical Problem (a) Beckwith on Historiography (b) Geivett’s […]
Richard Carrier Jacoby
Jacoby and Müller on “Thallus” (1999) Richard Carrier [This is a translation from the German, Latin, and Greek of Section 256 of F. Jacoby’s Fragmente der griechischen Historiker (Fragments of the Greek Historians, 1923–) and the corresponding section in Carolus Müller’s Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum (Fragments of the Greek Historians, 1840–)] The following is […]
Richard Carrier Resurrection 2g
This file has been relocated: it is now Section VIII of Probability of Survival vs. Miracle: Assessing the Odds.
Richard Carrier Resurrection 3l
This file has been relocated: it is now Section XII of General Case for Spiritual Resurrection: Evidence Against Resurrection of the Flesh.
Richard Carrier Tai Solarin
Tai Solarin: His Life, Ideas, and Accomplishments (1995) Richard Carrier The most famous and controversial atheist and secular humanist in African history (if not the only one of any real renown) was the Nigerian nationalist Tai Solarin, who sadly passed away at the age of 72 in 1994. I wrote a paper on Tai […]
Richard Petraitis Simbas Ninjas
From Simbas to Ninjas: Congo’s Magic Warriors (2003) Richard Petraitis In 2002, a lightly-armed band of Congolese rebels attacked a capital city airport in a desperate bid to seize a vital military target. They wore magic charms across their bare chests to ward off government bullets. A firefight erupted with the Democratic Republic of […]
Robert Price Apocrypha
Note: This article was originally published in the Fall 1995 issue of The Journal of Higher Criticism (Vol. 2, No. 2) and is reproduced with the permission of Robert M. Price. Because HTML does not currently support the Greek alphabet, we have replaced the Greek letters in the original manuscript with the English transliteration. Any […]
Robert Price Beyond Born Again Notes
Beyond Born Again Notes [Editor’s Note: These notes are taken from the cover pages and the back cover of the printed version of Beyond Born Again.] About The Author: Robert M. Price is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montclair, New Jersey, having previously served as Professor of Religion at Mount Olive College. He […]