Tag Archives: apologetics

Carnivals 01/25/05

Vox Apologia 2
is up at Razorskiss
. The theme is “Digital Salt”. The
14th Catholic Carnival is up at Deo Omnis Gloria
. The submission are labeled
with categories: unity, division, contraception, life, faith, prayer, home, family,
spirituality, euthanasia, love, time, and obedience. The 54th Chrisitan Carnival is at Digitus, Finger, and Co. Neil’s a very busy man and put a lot of work into this, so please check it out. In fact, check them all out. 🙂

Carnivals 01/21/05

The
13th Catholic Carnival is up at A Penitent Blogger
. The post-hoc theme is “Death,
Sacrifice, and Life”.
The 53rd Christian Carnival is up at Sidesspot
. Several of the posts address the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The proprietor, Mark, has the
flu, so the carnival is very late in posting. Be sure to make it worth his while
by visiting. The
first Vox Apologia is up at
Every
Thought Captive
. The theme is based on the question “What does apologetics
mean to today’s Christian church?”

Go check them out!

Faithful Atheist

 I don't often listen to Bible Answerman, but it comes on after The Marty Minto Show, so I sometimes leave it on for a while. Today the host, Hank Hanegraaff, had an interesting guest with him. Actually, he wasn't particularly interesting and I didn't listen to much of the show, but he wrote a book that I thought might stir up some conversation here. The guest, Frank Turek, and Norman Geisler wrote I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. Here's the description:

"All worldviews, including atheism, require faith. I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist argues that Christianity requires the least faith of all because it is the most reasonable. The authors lay out the evidence for truth, God, and the Bible in logical order and in a readable, non-technical, engaging style. A valuable aid to those interested in examining the reasonableness of the Christian faith, Geisler and Turek provide a firm challenge to the previous beliefs of doubters of all sorts."

I should note that I haven't read this book, nor do I know its contents. I don't know if I would like it or agree with the authors' points. That said, I invite my readers, particularly my resident atheist gadflies, to comment. Let the games begin. 😉

Born Again

I recently finished a great book that I heartily recommend to my Evangelical and apologetic Catholic readers.

Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David B. Currie

I’ve started reading another good one.

On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard

Whereas the first speaks more directly and personally to fundamentalists/Evangelicals, the second is more "intellectual" in nature. I find Howard’s sophisticated style of argument more appealing and accessible than Currie’s casual style and I’m anxious to find more time to continue reading. Those Evangelicals interested in exploring Catholicism and Catholics interested in attracting Evangelical friends or family members to the Church would be served well by both books.