Is apologetics a dead end? Sean McDowell & Myron B Penner

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🗓️ 29 December 2017

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Myron B Penner wrote 'The End of Apologetics: Christian witness in a postmodern context'. He argues that rational defence of the Christian faith can become a form of idolatry and that modern believers need to rethink their relationship with apologetics. Myron engages with Sean McDowell who with his father Josh has written an updated version of the classic apologetics book 'Evidence That Demands a Verdict'. They discuss the benefits and limits of apologetics and why Myron wrote a book critiquing the whole area. For Sean McDowell: http://seanmcdowell.org/ For Evidence That Demands a Verdict: http://seanmcdowell.org/item/evidence-that-demands-a-verdict For Myron B Penner: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-end-of-apologetics/285610 Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk Get Unbelievable? the Conference 2017 DVD/CD & Digital Download: http://www.premier.org.uk/shop For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 Podcast of Unbelievable? Via RSS or Via iTunes

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1:31.0	to today's topic. We often debate apologetics, arguments for God's existence and the truth of
1:37.2	Christianity on this program today. We're taking a bit of a bird's eye view on that whole subject.
1:42.4	Let me introduce today's program. Well, on today's show, we're debating the methodology and
1:49.2	value of apologetics. We're asking, is apologetics actually a dead end and Sean McDowell and
1:54.6	Myron B. Penner join me for today's program. We're looking at the the rational defense of the
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