The writings in this section set the foundation for the thinking Christian. Most of the articles here support the existence of the theistic God, although some also attempt to establish the truth of Christianity in particular.
This is a pdf file of a paper I wrote for my Philosophy of Religion class on the teleological argument. Although length restrictions did not allow me to develop and defend some points as well as I would like, this paper does offer a broad overview of the case for the design of the universe.
In this article, I examine several major world religions to see if they are capable of rational defense or not. I conclude that Christianity, which is based upon historical events (and, particularly, the resurrection of Christ), can be defended and critiqued, unlike many other world religions.
It is important for Christians to have a general conception of who God is and what He is like. This article answers the atheistic charge that God is never defined or is contradictory.
In this essay I examine Pascal’s Wager, a famous argument for God’s existence that suggests one should believe in Christianity because they will be rewarded if they believe it and it is true but be punished if they don’t believe it and it is true.
Many people, especially in our modern, self-gratification culture, are content to give little or no attention or thought to the issue of God’s existence and nature. This article offers several reasons to buck this trend and make knowledge of God a priority in one’s life.
In this brief article, I explain why I have named this site “The Skeptical Christian.”
In this essay, I discuss the importance of apologetics and my reasons for spending so much time on it.
Many theists claim that they have had personal experiences of various kinds which prove to them that God exists. In this article, I answer several atheistic counters to the claim that personal experiences are a rational way to formulate beliefs.
In this article, I contend that theism provides a foundation for a meaning to life while atheism prohibits such. Since it is completely irrational to adopt a worldview with no possibility for meaning, theism should be accepted. In my view, this argument provides a strong pragmatic, if not intellectual, reason to adopt theism.
The Cosmological Argument has traditionally been considered one of the strongest proofs of God’s existence, and it has been resurrected recently by theistic philosophers. The argument has had a plethora of detractors, and in this comprehensive essay I answer the multitude of objections that have been raised against the Cosmological Argument.
Christians oftentimes unwittingly embrace or defend poor arguments for the Christian faith. It is important that Christians discard such poor arguments. In this essay, I analyze a few arguments which, in my opinion, fail to conform to an acceptable standard of quality.