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Contending With Christianity's Critics: Answering New Atheists & Other Objectors

Paul Copan

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Contending With Christianity's Critics: Answering New Atheists & Other Objectors — Paul Copan, with William Lane Craig.

Author: Paul Copan

  • 116 chapters
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    Table of Contents

    1CONTENTS
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    2PREFACE
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    3Dawkins'S Delusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min    4_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    5The Copernican Principle
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    6The Problem: Apparent Design
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    7The Strong Anthropic Principle (SAP)
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    8The Gambler's Fallacy Versus Russian Roulette
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    9Six Problems Facing the Multiverse
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 31 min    10_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 14 min    11Naturalism and the New Atheism
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    12Defining the Debate: The Great Divide
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    13The Marks of the Mental
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    14Minimal Materialism
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    15The Epistemological Commitments of Philosophical Naturalists
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    16The Irreducibility of Propositional Content
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 16 min    17Propositional Attitudes and the Supervenience Strategy
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min    18God of the Gaps
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    19Conclusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min    20_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    21Math, Physics, and Babies
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    22Human Hardwiring and Morality
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    23Human Hardwiring and Religion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    24Is Religion an Artifact of the Brain?
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min    25_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    26The Moral Poverty Of Evolutionary Naturalism
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min    27A Darwinian Genealogy of Morals
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    28Evolutionary Naturalism and Moral Knowledge
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    29Darwinism and Normativity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min    30A Naturalist Rejoinder
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min    31A Theistic Alternative
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    32Conclusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min    33_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    34Dawkins'S Best Argument Against God'S Existence 1
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    35Preliminary Observations
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    36Dawkins's Argument
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    37A Response to Dawkins's Argument
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 17 min    38Sizing Up My Response to Dawkins's Argument
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    39_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    40Criteria For The Gospels' Authenticity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    41Positive Criteria for Authenticity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 25 min    42Negative Criteria for Authenticity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    43Conclusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    44_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min    45Daniel 7
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    46The Son of Man
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    47The Son of God
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 13 min    48Concluding Remarks
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    49The Resurrection Of Jesus Time Line
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    50AD 60–100: The Composition of the Gospels
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    51AD 50–62: Dating the “Authentic” Pauline Epistles
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    52AD 34–36: Paul's First Trip to Jerusalem
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    53AD 45–50: Paul's Later Trip to Jerusalem
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    54AD 30–35: Back to the Date of the Actual Events
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    55Conclusion: Bringing It All Together
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    56_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    57How Scholars Fabricate Jesus
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    58The Gospel of Thomas
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 18 min    59The Akhmîm Gospel Fragment (the Gospel of Peter?)
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    60Papyrus Egerton 2
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    61The Secret Gospel of Mark
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    62Concluding Remarks
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    63_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 24 min    64Introduction: The Radical Fringe Has Gone Mainstream
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    65Misleading Statistics
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    66The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 33 min    67Conclusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    68_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 18 min    69The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    70Peter's Declaration of Jesus' Identity as a Test-case
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    71The Christ of History
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 22 min    72Jesus' Self-Understanding
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    73_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    74The Coherence Of Theism
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    75A Coherent Method for Recognizing Coherent Concepts
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    76Necessary Existence
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    77Incorporeality
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min    78Essential Goodness
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    79Omnipotence
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    80Omniscience
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    81Eternity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    82The Flexibility of Theism and the Importance of Experience
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    83_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    84Paul Copan
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    85Three Dangers to Avoid
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    86The Divine Family
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    87Toward a Clearer Understanding of the Trinity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 16 min    88The Philosophical and Practical Relevance of the Trinity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    89_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    90Did God Become Ajew? Adefense Of The Incarnation
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    91The Scriptures on Jesus' Humanity and Divinity
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    92The Incarnation: Three Important Distinctions
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min    93If Jesus Was God, How Could He Be Tempted?
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    94Final Considerations
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    95_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    96Introduction
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 7 min    97The Nature of Penal Substitution
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    98The Moral Plausibility of Penal Substitution
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 15 min    99The Actuality of Penal Substitution
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 15 min    100Conclusion
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 2 min    101_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 10 min    102Hell: Getting What'S Good My Own Way
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min    103Hell and the Good
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min    104Hell and Free Will
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    105Hell and the Purpose of Life
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    106Hell, the Self, and Happiness
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    107Choices and Life Plans
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 16 min    108Life Plans and Ultimate Destinations
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min    109_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    110Introduction
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min    111Open Theism and Divine Omniscience
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min    112What Do the Scriptures Teach?
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 14 min    113What About the Tradition?
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    114Four (Bad) Philosophical Arguments for Open Theism
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 20 min    115_____________________
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min    116CONTRIBUTORS
    pp. 1–1 · ≈ 4 min

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