Continuing discussion.

EPS Blog

This is the blog area for the Evangelical Philosophical Society and its journal, Philosophia Christi.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty

In 2017, the University of Notre Dame Press released Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty by D. C. Schindler, in the Catholic Ideas for a Secular World series. Schindler is associate professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute. He is the author of a number of books, including The Catholicity of Reason.

From the publisher's description of Freedom from Reality:
It is commonly observed that behind many of the political and cultural issues that we face today lies an impoverished conception of freedom, which, according to D. C. Schindler, we have inherited from the classical liberal tradition without a sufficient awareness of its implications. Freedom from Reality presents a critique of the deceptive and ultimately self-subverting character of the modern notion of freedom, retrieving an alternative view through a new interpretation of the ancient tradition. While many have critiqued the inadequacy of identifying freedom with arbitrary choice, this book seeks to penetrate to the metaphysical roots of the modern conception by going back, through an etymological study, to the original sense of freedom.
Schindler begins by uncovering a contradiction in John Locke’s seminal account of human freedom. Rather than dismissing it as a mere “academic” problem, Schindler takes this contradiction as a key to understanding the strange paradoxes that abound in the contemporary values and institutions founded on the modern notion of liberty: the very mechanisms that intend to protect modern freedom render it empty and ineffectual. In this respect, modern liberty is “diabolical”—a word that means, at its roots, that which “drives apart” and so subverts. This is contrasted with the “symbolical” (a “joining-together”), which, he suggests, most basically characterizes the premodern sense of reality. This book will appeal to students and scholars of political philosophy (especially political theorists), philosophers in the continental or historical traditions, and cultural critics with a philosophical bent.
A discussion about Freedom From Reality with author D. C. Schindler (John Paul II Institute), Peter Simpson (CUNY), Michael Moreland (Villanova Law), and Adam Seagrave (U. Missouri). Introduced by Patrick Deneen, Acting Director of the ND Center for Ethics and Culture.

Labels: , , , , ,

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations

In 2017, IVP Academic published Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations by Gregory E. Ganssle.  Ganssle is professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He is the author of several books, including A Reasonable God: Engaging the New Face of Atheism [read EPS interview] and Thinking About God, and he is the editor of God and Time. 

From the publisher's description of Our Deepest Desires:
As human beings, we are created with desires. We all long for meaningful relationships, lives that reflect goodness, engagements with beauty, and the freedom to pursue our lives with integrity. But where can our restless hearts find fulfillment for these universal longings? Philosopher and apologist Greg Ganssle argues that our widely shared human aspirations are best understood and explained in the light of the Christian story. With grace and insight, Ganssle explains how the good news of Jesus Christ makes sense of―and fulfills―our deepest desires. It is only in the particular claims of the Christian faith, he argues, that our universal human aspirations can find fulfillment and our restless hearts will be at peace.
Enjoy some of the past EPS blog posts by Ganssle, which convey some of his thinking used in Our Deepest Desires:

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, November 25, 2017

The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil

In 2017, Cambridge University Press published The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil, edited by Chad Meister and Paul Moser, in the Cambridge Companions to Religion series. Chad Meister is Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Bethel College, Indiana, where he received the Professor of the Year award for teaching excellence. Paul K. Moser is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago and the past Editor of the American Philosophical Quarterly.

From the publisher's description of The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil: 
For many centuries philosophers have been discussing the problem of evil - one of the greatest problems of intellectual history. There are many facets to the problem, and for students and scholars unfamiliar with the vast literature on the subject, grasping the main issues can be a daunting task. This Companion provides a stimulating introduction to the problem of evil. More than an introduction to the subject, it is a state-of-the-art contribution to the field which provides critical analyses of and creative insights on this longstanding problem. Fresh themes in the book include evil and the meaning of life, beauty and evil, evil and cosmic evolution, and anti-theodicy. Evil is discussed from the perspectives of the major monotheistic religions, agnosticism, and atheism. Written by leading scholars in clear and accessible prose, this book is an ideal companion for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and scholars across the disciplines.

Labels: , , , , , , ,

Friday, November 24, 2017

The Skills of Reasoning and the Virtues of Inquiry

In 2017, Baker Academic published Introducing Logic and Critical Thinking: The Skills of Reasoning and the Virtues of Inquiry by T. Ryan Byerly. T. Ryan Byerly is lecturer in philosophy of religion at the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, England.

From the publisher's description of Introducing Logic and Critical Thinking: 
This robust, clear, and well-researched textbook for classes in logic introduces students to both formal logic and to the virtues of intellectual inquiry. Part 1 challenges students to develop the analytical skills of deductive and inductive reasoning, showing them how to identify and evaluate arguments. Part 2 helps students develop the intellectual virtues of the wise inquirer. The book includes helpful pedagogical features such as practice exercises and a concluding summary with definitions of key concepts for each chapter. Resources for professors and students are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Labels: , , , , ,

Monday, November 20, 2017

William Lane Craig on "God and Abstract Objects": The Coherence of Theism and Aseity

In 2017, Springer published God and Abstract Objects: The Coherence of Theism: Aseity by William Lane Craig. Craig is Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and Houston Baptist University.

From the publisher's description of God and Abstract Objects:
This book is an exploration and defense of the coherence of classical theism’s doctrine of divine aseity in the face of the challenge posed by Platonism with respect to abstract objects. A synoptic work in analytic philosophy of religion, the book engages discussions in philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metaontology. It addresses absolute creationism, non-Platonic realism, fictionalism, neutralism, and alternative logics and semantics, among other topics. The book offers a helpful taxonomy of the wide range of options available to the classical theist for dealing with the challenge of Platonism. It probes in detail the diverse views on the reality of abstract objects and their compatibility with classical theism. It contains a most thorough discussion, rooted in careful exegesis, of the biblical and patristic basis of the doctrine of divine aseity. Finally, it challenges the influential Quinean metaontological theses concerning the way in which we make ontological commitments.
Philosophia Christi published articles on this topic, especially from the Winter 2011 issue, which can be purchased here.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Andrew Loke on "A Novel Cosmological Argument"

In 2017, Palgrave Macmillan published God and Ultimate Origins: A Novel Cosmological Argument in the Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion series by Andrew Ter Ern Loke. Loke is Research Assistant Professor in Faith and Global Engagement at the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of The Origins of Divine Christology (2017), A Kryptic Model of the Incarnation (2014), and various articles in leading international journals in philosophy, science and religion, and theology.

From the publisher's description of God and Ultimate Origins:
This book develops a novel argument which combines the Kalam with the Thomistic Cosmological Argument. It approaches an ongoing dispute concerning whether there is a First Cause of time from a radically new point of view, namely by demonstrating that there is such a First Cause without requiring the controversial arguments against concrete infinities and against traversing an actual infinite (although the book presents original defenses of these arguments as well). This book also develops a novel philosophical argument for the Causal Principle, namely that ‘everything that begins to exist has a cause’, and offers a detailed discussion on whether a First Cause of time can be avoided by a causal loop. It also addresses epistemological issues related to the Cosmological Argument which have been relatively neglected by recent publications, and demonstrates (contra Hawking et al) the continual relevance and significance of philosophy for answering ultimate questions.

Labels: , , , , ,

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Walking Through Twilight: A Wife's Illness--A Philosopher's Lament

In 2017, IVP Books will release Walking Through Twilight: A Wife's Illness--A Philosopher's Lament by Douglas Groothuis. Groothuis is professor of philosophy at Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado, where he heads the Apologetics and Ethics masters degree program.

From the publisher's description of Walking Through Twilight:
How do you continue to find God as dementia pulls your loved one into the darkness? Nothing is simple for a person suffering from dementia, and for those they love. When ordinary tasks of communication, such as using a phone, become complex, then difficult, and then impossible, isolation becomes inevitable. Helping becomes excruciating. In these pages philosopher Douglas Groothuis offers a window into his experience of caring for his wife as a rare form of dementia ravages her once-brilliant mind and eliminates her once-stellar verbal acuity. Mixing personal narrative with spiritual insight, he captures moments of lament as well as philosophical and theological reflection. Brief interludes provide poignant pictures of life inside the Groothuis household, and we meet a parade of caregivers, including a very skilled companion dog. Losses for both Doug and Becky come daily, and his questions for God multiply as he navigates the descending darkness. Here is a frank exploration of how one continues to find God in the twilight.

Labels: , , , , , , ,

Monday, November 13, 2017

EPS 2017: C. Stephen Evans on Sola Scriptura and being catholic Christians

We are so honored to have as our EPS plenary speaker this year the eminent philosopher and Kierkegaard specialist, C. Stephen Evans (Baylor University). 

Dr. Evans’ address is sure to inspire faithful Christian philosophers, motivated by a strong sense of vocation. His intriguing topic is inviting to philosophers and theologians alike: “Why Reformation Christians Should be catholic Christians: Sola Scriptura and the Rule of Faith for Christian Philosophers.”

His session will be on Thursday, November 16th, 2:00-2:50 pm [Convention Center Ballroom A-E], where he will seek to unpack the following:
A key passage from the Nicene Creed: “We believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” The Nicene Creed is used by Eastern Orthodox churches, and the Roman Catholic Church, but it is also used by many Protestant churches in worship. My question today is what does it mean for Protestants, the children of the Reformation, to be catholic Christians?
I am not going to argue that Protestants should be catholic Christians. I start with the assumption that they should. This assumption is not arbitrary, since all the great Reformers saw themselves, not as separating themselves from the catholic Church, but as reforming that Church.
This talk has two parts: Part 1. What does it mean to be catholic? Part 2. Can a Protestant be catholic in this sense?
  An outline of Evans' remarks can be downloaded here.

Labels: , ,

Sunday, November 12, 2017

EPS 2017: "Debating Christian Physicalism"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17!

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:10 PM
Room: Omni – Waterplace I

"Debating Christian Physicalism"
Moderator: Angus Menuge (Concordia University Wisconsin)
Panelists:
See the forthcoming Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism and then Christian Physicalism? Philosophical Theological Criticisms

Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism editors, Angus Menuge, JP Moreland, and Jonathan Loose
Support the EPS to expand its reach, support its members, and be a credible presence of Christ-shaped philosophical interests in the academy and into the wider culture! Right now, there couldn’t be a better time to multiply your support of the EPS in light of a $25,000 matching grant from an anonymous donor. Help us reach and exceed our $50,000 goal by December 31st.

Labels: , , , , , , , , ,

Saturday, November 11, 2017

EPS 2017: "Protestant Theological Ethics at the Quincentenary"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17! 
 
Date: Wednesday, November 15
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:10 PM
Room: Convention Center – 550 B

"Protestant Theological Ethics at the Quincentenary"

Moderator: Matthew Arbo (Oklahoma Baptist University)

2:00 PM – 2:40 PM: Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College), "Toward an Evangelical Ethics Responsive to Scripture: Putting Up an Antenna instead of Waiting for Crises on our Doorsteps"

2:50 PM – 3:30 PM: Jacob Shatzer (Union University), "Protean Ethics? Protestantism, Theological Ethics, and the Problem of Change"

3:40 PM – 4:20 PM: David Henreckson (Dordt College), "Reforming Authority: An Early Modern Protestant Account of Social Relations"

4:30 PM – 5:10 PM: Tyler Wittman (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), "‘The Only Wisdom We Can Hope to Acquire’: Christology, Moral Nature, and the Shape of Humility"

Labels: , , ,

EPS 2017: "An Interdisciplinary Critique of Theistic Evolution"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17!

Date: Wednesday, November 15
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:10 PM
Room: Omni – Narragansett B&C

"An Interdisciplinary Critique of Theistic Evolution"

Moderator: Wayne Grudem (Phoenix Seminary)
  • 9:00 AM – 9:55 AM: "A Scientific Critique of Theistic Evolution"
    • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Stephen C. Meyer* (Discovery Institute) "The Growing Scientific Problems with Contemporary Evolutionary Theory." 
  • 9:55 AM – 10:50 AM: "A Philosophical Critique of Theistic Evolution"
    • 9:55 AM – 10:15 AM: J.P. Moreland (Talbot School of Theology) "Philosophical Problems with Evolution" 
    • 10:15 AM – 10:25 AM: Christopher Shaw* (Queens University, Belfast) "Bias in Science" 
    • 10:25 AM – 10:35 AM: Paul Nelson* (Biola University) "Problems with Methodological Naturalism*  
  • 10:35 AM – 10:50 AM: Q&A from audience in dialogue with panel of presenters 
  • 11:05 AM – 12:10 PM: "A Biblical and Theological Critique of Theistic Evolution" 
    • 11:05 AM – 11:25 AM: Wayne Grudem (Phoenix Seminary), "Theistic Evolution Denies 12 Creation Events and Undermines Crucial Doctrines" 
    • 11:25 AM – 11:30 AM: John Currid* (Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte), "Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the Old Testament"
    • 11:30 AM – 11:35 AM: Guy Waters (Reformed Theological Seminary), "Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with the Teachings of the New Testament" 
    • 11:35 AM – 11:40 AM: Gregg Allison (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), "Theistic Evolution Is Incompatible with Historical Doctrinal Standards" 
    • 11:40 AM – 11:45 AM: Fred Zaspel (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), "B. B. Warfeld Did Not Endorse Theistic Evolution"
  • 11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Q&A from audience in dialogue with panel of presenters. 
* Invited guests to ETS-EPS.

See also the multi-authored volume, Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique (Crossway, 2017).

Labels: , , , ,

Friday, November 10, 2017

EPS 2017: Book Discussion on "Why People Matter"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17. 

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Room: Omni – Providence II

"Unpacking the Book Why People Matter"

Moderator: Brad Mellon (Tyndale-Europe)

8:30 AM – 9:10 AM: John F. Kilner (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), "A Biblical Account of Why People Matter"

9:20 AM – 10:00 AM: Scott B. Rae (Talbot School of Theology), "Can Naturalism Explain Why People Matter?"

10:10 AM – 10:50 AM: Patrick T. Smith (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), "Can Transhumanism Explain Why People Matter?"

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Why People Matter: An Open Discussion John F. Kilner (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Scott B. Rae (Talbot School of Theology) Patrick T. Smith (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. 

Labels: , , , , ,

Thursday, November 9, 2017

EPS 2017: "Public Theology: Public Legacies of the Reformation: Freedom and Fragmentation"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17! 

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Room: Omni – Kent

"Public Theology: Public Legacies of the Reformation: Freedom and Fragmentation"

Moderator: Greg Forster (Trinity International University)

Panel Discussion: Peter J. Leithart (Theopolis Institute) R. R. Reno* (First Things) Jennifer Powell McNutt (Wheaton College).

* Invited guest to ETS-EPS.

Labels: , , , , , ,

EPS 2017: "Analytic Theology and Prayer"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17!

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:10 PM
 Room: Omni – Bristol

"Analytic Theology: Prayer"

Moderator: Tom McCall (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)
  • Jason McMartin (Biola University), "Prayer and the Meaning of Life" 
  • Ross D. Inman (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary), "Theology in the Second Person: Christian Dogmatics as a Mode of Prayer" 
  • Amber Griffoen* (University of Konstanz), "Non-Doxastic Prayer: Exercises in Faith or Mischievous Madness?" 
  • Jordan Wessling (Fuller Theological Seminary), "Interceding for the Lost: On the Effectiveness of Petitioning God for Human Salvation Panel Discussion."
* Invited guest to ETS-EPS.

Labels: , , , , , , ,

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

EPS 2017: "Theological Aesthetics Albrecht Dürer & Discussion on Iconology"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17! 

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 8:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Room: Convention Center – 550 B

"Theological Aesthetics Albrecht Dürer & Discussion on Iconology"

Moderator: Paul R. Shockley (College of Biblical Studies / Austin State University)

8:30 AM – 9:10 AM: Steve Halla* (Union University), "An Artist's Reflections on the Writings of Albrecht Dürer"

9:20 AM – 10:00 AM: Paul R. Shockley (College of Biblical Studies / Austin State University), "A Philosopher's Reflections on the Theological Aesthetics of Albrecht Dürer"

10:10 AM – 10:50 AM: Mark Coppenger (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), "Iconology Meets Phenomenology Meets Karpology"

11:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Panel Discussion Mark Coppenger (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) David McNutt (InterVarsity Press) Eugene H. Merrill (Criswell College/Dallas Theological Seminary) Matthew D. Rosebrock (Risen Savior Lutheran Church / Concordia University St. Paul) Taylor Worley (Trinity International University).

* Invited guests to ETS-EPS.

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Monday, November 6, 2017

EPS 2017: "Models of God: The God of Jonathan Edwards"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17! 

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:10 PM
Room: Omni – Kent

"Models of God: The God of Jonathan Edwards"

Moderator: Dennis W. Jowers (Faith International University)

3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: Michael J. McClymond* (Saint Louis University), "Analogy: A Neglected Theme in Jonathan Edwards and Its Pertinence to Contemporary Theological Debates"

3:50 PM – 4:30 PM: Steven M. Studebaker (McMaster Divinity College), "Edwards’ Progressive Pneumatology and Trinitarian Theology"

4:40 PM – 5:20 PM: Andrew R. Hay* (Denver Seminary), "'This Infinite Fountain of Light’: Edwards on the Light of the Trinity"

5:30 PM – 6:10 PM: Marc Cortez (Wheaton College), "Embodied Sight: Jonathan Edwards and Thomas Aquinas on the Beatific Vision."

* Invited guests to ETS-EPS.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

On the Oikonomia Network: An Interview with Greg Forster

We recently interviewed Greg Forster about the Oikonomia Network [ON] and their Karam Forum. Greg serves as the Director of the ON at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University. In addition to his writings on work, vocation and economics, his expertise also includes issues of political philosophy, especially as an expert on John Locke. The ON is a sponsor of an EPS session on "Human Flourishing" at the AAR/SBL meeting in Boston, on November 17th. 

Why was the Oikonomia Network started?
Christian higher education has a vital role to play in forming people to live as disciples of Jesus in everything they do. In the chaotic cultural environment of advanced modernity, the natural drift is away from whole-life discipleship toward mere consumption of religious goods and services. Most of what we do all day is work, so if we want to sustain whole-life discipleship, the key missing piece is the Christian idea of vocation - that we do our work for Christ.
What does the Oikonomia Network do?
We serve Christian higher education, with a particular focus on theological educators. We are a network of schools and faculty who are working to reconnect higher education to whole-life discipleship, fruitful work and economic wisdom. We do things like organize events such as Karam Forum, publish a newsletter and resources. Face-to-face networking is a big part of what we do, so we can build a community dedicated to this mission.
Why should EPS members care about thinking philosophically and Christianly about Work, Vocation and Economics?
Work is what we do with most of our lives, and if we don't think Christianly about what our work is and why we do it, we'll be conformed to the world. One of the most important functions of philosophy is to free people from cultural captivity by helping them think independently. At the individual level, a Christian philosophy of work is needed for the doctrine of vocation to have real effect on people's lives. At the social level, our economic systems have a huge formative effect on us, and a Christian philosophy of economics (and, more broadly, human flourishing) is needed to separate wisdom from folly. 
What is the Karam Forum?
Karam Forum is a two-day gathering of faculty from across the country and (thanks to our partners in Australia) even from around the world. The focus is networking, collaborating and equipping among educators who want to raise up the next generation to live all of life for King Jesus. We're led by leading Bible and theology scholars like Darrell Bock, Vincent Bacote and Brent Waters, and by other wise Christian voices like Andy Crouch, Mako Fujimura, Amy Sherman, David Iglesias, Brian Fikkert, and Stephen Grabill. It's at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel (January 4-5, 2018).
Why might EPS members want to participate in the 2018 Karam Forum?
While we cover a lot at Karam Forum, one of our key focal points this year will be "what is flourishing?" That's a very deep question with implications for everything from how each of us does our daily tasks to how we organize political, economic and social structures at the highest levels. Helping Christians resist and reform worldly, materialistic ideas of what it means to flourish is not something any of us can do in isolation. We need all the intellectual firepower the church can muster on this critical question of what it means to flourish - so come be part of the conversation!

Labels: , , , , , , ,

Sunday, November 5, 2017

EPS 2017: "Trinitarian Theology: Engaging Social Trinitarianism"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17!

Date: Thursday, November 16
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:10 PM
Room: Omni – Bristol

"Trinitarian Theology: Engaging Social Trinitarianism"

Moderator: Fred Sanders (Biola University)

3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: Tom McCall (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), "What's in a Name? Uses, Misuses, and Abuses of “Social Trinitarianism” in Contemporary Theology"

3:50 PM – 4:30 PM: Luke Stamps (Anderson University), "The Trinity's One Divine Will and Social Trinitarianism"

4:40 PM – 5:20 PM: Dolf te Velde (Theological University Kampen / ETF Leuven), "God of Himself: The Debate on Autotheos from Calvin to the Leiden Synopsis"

5:30 PM – 6:10 PM: Panel Discussion State of Social Trinitarianism: Tom McCall (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Luke Stamps (Anderson College) Dolf te Velde (Theological University Kampen / ETF Leuven).

Labels: , , , , ,

EPS 2017: "Economic Justice in the First-Generation Reformers"

Enjoy this Panel Discussion at the Annual ETS-EPS Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 15-17! 

Date: Thursday, November 16

Time: 3:00 PM – 6:10 PM

Room: Omni – Providence IV

"Economic Justice in the First-Generation Reformers"

Moderator: Greg Forster (Trinity International University).

3:00 PM – 3:40 PM: Greg Forster (Trinity International University), "'Burn it to Ashes!' Gospel Justice for the Poor in Luther’s 95 Theses"

3:50 PM – 4:30 PM: Matthew Arbo (Oklahoma Baptist University), "Justice in Exchange: Luther’s Sermon on Trade and Usury"

4:40 PM – 5:20 PM: W. Bradford Littlejohn (The Davenant Trust) "'Giving Sustenance to the Sons of God': Martin Bucer’s Program for Economic Justice"

5:30 PM – 6:10 PM: Panel Discussion Greg Forster (Trinity International University) Matthew Arbo (Oklahoma Baptist University) W. Bradford Littlejohn (The Davenant Trust).

Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Why People Matter: A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance

In 2017, Baker Academic published Why People Matter: A Christian Engagement with Rival Views of Human Significance, edited by John F. Kilner. Kilner is the Franklin and Dorothy Forman Chair of Christian Ethics and Theology, professor of bioethics and contemporary culture, and director of bioethics programs at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. He is a senior fellow for The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, has authored or edited over twenty books, and has appeared on major media outlets such as NBC, FOX News, CBS, CNN, NPR, and the New York Times.

From the publisher's description of Why People Matter:
Amid current arguments related to human life and dignity, Christians must be clear about how their faith speaks to such concerns and what other outlooks have to say. This book brings together noted ethicists--Russell DiSilvestro, David P. Gushee, Amy Laura Hall, John F. Kilner, Gilbert C. Meilaender, Scott B. Rae, and Patrick T. Smith--to make a Christian case for human dignity. It offers a robust critique of five influential alternative positions, including the emerging outlook of transhumanism, showing how a Christian view supports the crucial idea that people matter in a way other views cannot.

Labels: , , , , , , , , , ,

Subscribe to the EPS BlogSubscribe to the EPS Blog

  • CurrentPosts

Additional Links