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Link to Dr. Seibert's book:
amazon.com/Redeeming-Violent-Verses-Troublesome-Ministry/dp/0664264689
0:00 Intro
0:36 Prevalence of Violence in the Bible
2:04 Three Categories of Violent Texts
4:32 Violent Verses in Church?
9:35 Seven Strategies for Redeeming Violent Verses
25:33 Deconstructing Violent Views of God
32:40 Objection: You Ignore the Violent Side of Jesus in the NT
36:58 Objection: Your View is Neo-Marcionism
42:43 Where to Go Next
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Link to Dr. Seibert's book:
amazon.com/Redeeming-Violent-Verses-Troublesome-Ministry/dp/0664264689
0:00 Intro
0:36 Prevalence of Violence in the Bible
2:04 Three Categories of Violent Texts
4:32 Violent Verses in Church?
9:35 Seven Strategies for Redeeming Violent Verses
25:33 Deconstructing Violent Views of God
32:40 Objection: You Ignore the Violent Side of Jesus in the NT
36:58 Objection: Your View is Neo-Marcionism
42:43 Where to Go Next
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![Hope in the Face of Evil
This is a recording of the inaugural PRECÍS Lecture in Philosophy and Religion at Princeton University. PRECÍS stands for “philosophy, religion, and existential commitment in society.” It’s the public-facing branch of 3PR (the Princeton Project in Philosophy of Religion) run by Lara Buchak and Andrew Chignell. Brian Ballard gave the lecture. Hes a professor at Loyola Marymount.
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![How to DEFEAT Belief in God
Im joined by Dr. Josh Thurow to discuss his book, God and the Problem of Epistemic Defeaters, published by Cambridge University Press.
Link to the book:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/god-and-the-problem-of-epistemic-defeaters/067D6FCF47D4222BFF7F71E87A87AA53
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction: The Challenge to Belief in God
00:33 Defining the Modern Intellectually Mature Believer
03:56 Understanding Epistemic Defeaters
06:47 Types of Defeaters: Rebutting vs. Undercutting
12:35 Exploring Advanced Defeaters
23:21 Responses to Common Defeaters
28:47 The Case of the Missing Letter
29:22 First-Person Perspective and Evidence
30:21 Religious Experiences and Rational Belief
31:00 Divine Revelation and Evidence
32:34 The Lincoln Analogy
34:43 Genealogical Debunking Arguments
37:10 Rationalization Arguments
41:52 Cumulative Case Competence Defeater
44:01 Evaluating Competence Defeaters
49:10 Responses to the Cumulative Case Defeater
56:34 Conclusion and Book Recommendation
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![Is It Better for Christians to Die Young and Go to Heaven Sooner?
Dr. Taylor Cyr joined me to discuss his paper, A Puzzle About Deaths Badness: Can Death Be Bad for the Paradise-Bound? published in the International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion. The link to the paper is below.
https://philarchive.org/rec/CYRAPA-2
0:00 – Intro
00:44 Exploring the Puzzle
02:27 Common Assumptions and Intuitive Beliefs
03:56 Temporal Life vs. Eternal Paradise
05:04 Unsatisfactory Answers to the Puzzle
09:22 Pro Tanto Bad and Emotional Responses
13:22 Proposed Solutions to the Puzzle
22:00 Exploring the Paradox of Death and Grief
23:17 Theological Implications of Prolonged Life
25:43 Purgatory: A Deeper Dive
30:30 Protestant Perspectives on Purgatory
34:28 Metaphysical Views on Death and Resurrection
38:25 Levels of Paradise: A New Perspective
43:17 Final Thoughts
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![The LARGEST Mass Religious Experience in History
I’m joined by Dr. Travis Dumsday to discuss his fascinating recent book, The Marian Apparitions at Zeitoun: An Evidential Inquiry.
Link to the book:
https://www.amazon.com/Marian-Apparitions-Evidential-Inquiry/dp/0881417610
00:00 Introduction to Mass Religious Experiences
00:17 The Marian Apparitions at Zeto, Egypt
01:06 Exploring the Evidential Value of Religious Experiences
01:45 Private vs. Group Religious Experiences
03:46 Challenges in Explaining Group Experiences
05:30 The Unique Case of the Zeto Apparitions
27:07 Historical Context and Impact of the Zeto Events
32:47 Media Attention and Decline of Events
33:46 Coptic Orthodox Devotional Significance
34:47 Eyewitness Reports and Academic Literature
36:22 Naturalistic Explanations: Psychological Mechanisms
41:13 Tectonic Strain Theory and Critiques
57:50 Conclusion: Supernatural Phenomenon Argument
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![4 Reasons You Should Want God To Exist
Want to go deeper on this topic? Check out my full interview with Dr. Klaas Kraay linked below.
https://youtu.be/GJYvU5M0SOs?si=DGopZNQYjERDZ1M_
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