“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” — 2 Cor. 10:5 There are generally thought to be three approaches to Christian apologetics, that is, the defense of the faith.  Definitions will vary, but here are what I think are some good ones. One approach is known as fideism which says that the best defense of the faith is preaching the Gospel, and that “rational evidences” have... Read more

Part I Part II “if history has meaning, this meaning is not historical, but theological; what is called Philosophy of history is nothing else than a Theology of history more or less disguised.” — Robert Flint (1838-1910)* In the last post, we looked in some detail at historicism, which I said has been one of the great enemies – along with philosophical naturalism/mechanicism – of the Christian faith. My take on the current influence of historicism in the Western world... Read more

Part I “[The distorted ideas of modernity] see man as his own god, and history either as man’s work or as a naturalism.” — p. 25, Bible as history, George Buttrick Today I want to talk about historicism, with lots of help from the respected confessional Lutheran apologist and historian Dr. Martin Noland. Over my last Christmas vacation, I tackled his PhD. Dissertation, Harnack’s historicism: the genesis, development, and institutionalization of historicism and its expression in the thought of Adolf... Read more

In this Episode of Pseudepodcast, the amateurs in question found themselves appreciating the enhanced sound-quality that comes from using the proper equipment. Use the instrument panel, Luke! Armed with newfound slick sound, they responded to some feedback that they received in response to the previous week’s special episode, “What Does Your Liturgy Confess?” (a talk by Rev. Dr. Burnell F. Eckardt). The question: is it right to adore the elements in the Eucharist? The answer: it depends! Featured content: “O... Read more

. “Vagueness as to what is meant by Christ’s historicity must necessarily result in vague and indecisive theologies of history.” — J.W. Montgomery, Where is History Going? 1969, p. 185   I plan on getting to my posts dealing with Lutheran apologetics soon.  First though, this series (which will lay some good groundwork for those forthcoming posts). In recent posts, “Daring to Deny Darwin” and “The ‘Upside’ of Being a Gadget”, I talked about one of the great enemies of... Read more