Greg and Tom Gilson talk about the accusation that Christians are intolerant, and callers discuss blind faith, sociology, and emotion.
Topics
- Does Hebrews 11 teach blind faith? (00:18)
- What’s the relevance of sociology in apologetics? (00:34)
- What’s the role of emotion in salvation? (00:46)
- How do you respond to a professor who denies Jesus lived? (00:54)
Mentioned on the Show
- <a href="https://str-legacy.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/podcast/weekly/091416.mp3" target="_blank">Listen to Part 1</a> of the interview with Tom Gilson
- <a href="https://www.thinkingchristian.net/about/" target="_blank">Tom Gilson</a>
- <a href="https://www.thinkingchristian.net/" target="_blank">Thinking Christian</a> - Tom Gilson's website
- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Conversations-Christian-Discussing-Homosexuality/dp/0825443962/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473807745&sr=8-1&keywords=tom+gilson" target="_blank">Critical Conversations: A Christian Parents' Guide to Discussing Homosexuality with Teens</a> by Tom Gilson
- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Creating-Atheists-Peter-Boghossian-ebook/dp/B00LKBT0MC/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473812352&sr=1-1&keywords=a+manual+for+creating+atheists#nav-subnav" target="_blank">A Manual for Creating Atheists</a> by Peter Boghossian
- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Boghossian-Atheist-Tactician-Preliminary-ebook/dp/B00HLJL3OU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1473807745&sr=8-3&keywords=tom+gilson#nav-subnav" target="_blank">Peter Boghossian, Atheist Tactician: A Preliminary Response To "A Manual For Creating Atheists"</a> by Tom Gilson
- <a href="/w/os-guinness-impossible-people-how-christians-should-engage-the-culture-august-17-2016-" target="_blank">Greg's interview with Os Guinness</a>
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43mDuIN5-ww" target="_blank">Bart Ehrman</a> on denying the existence of Jesus: "It makes you look foolish."
- <a href="http://www.rethinkapologetics.com/" target="_blank">reTHINK Student Apologetics Conferences</a> - California (Sept. 23-24), Texas (Oct. 21-22), Alabama (Apr. 21-22, 2017)
- <a href="/events" target="_blank">Upcoming events</a> with STR speakers
Related Links
- <a href="/w/how-to-defuse-the-accusation-of-intolerance" target="_blank">How to Defuse the Accusation of Intolerance</a> by Amy Hall (quoting Greg Koukl)
- <a href="/w/faith-is-not-wishing" target="_blank">Faith Is Not Wishing</a> by Greg Koukl