I thought I’d provide this post as an overview of my entire “Ways of the Worldviews” Series. I’ve broken it up in the the various “ages” with their corresponding posts. Enjoy and feel free to browse! The Greco-Roman Age (Posts 1-12) (Part 1): Ancient Greece–Frolicking with the gods on the shores of the Aegean Sea…
In his book, The Victory of Reason, Rodney Stark said the following in regards to Christianity and Western Civilization: “Christianity created Western Civilization. …Without a theology committed to reason, progress, and moral equality, today the entire world would be about where non-European societies were in, say, 1800: A world with many astrologers and alchemists but…
Forty years ago, Francis Schaeffer came out with How Should We Then Live? in which he provided an overview of western culture from the time of ancient Rome, up to his present day. I used his book for my 12th grade Worldview class at the small Christian school I worked at for eight years. Overtime,…
Over the past two years, I have written quite a lot about the creation/evolution debate, young earth creationism in general, and Answers in Genesis in particular. Some of my posts have been straightforward, simply analyzing what men like Ken Ham actually say; some of my post have been laced with humor (I mean, how can…
In his book, Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?, James K.A. Smith discusses three major postmodern thinkers, and (in my opinion) not only successfully articulates how postmodernism is a reaction against the Enlightenment/Modern worldview that had dominated Western culture, but also how postmodernism actually creates space for Christianity to speak to our current society. In my previous…
If you have grown up within Evangelicalism over the past few decades, the term “postmodernism” is probably somewhat of a boogeyman—the catch-all term that symbolizes moral relativism, subjectivism, and an all-out threat to the Christian faith and absolute truth. Now, it is true: in many ways, our current culture seems to be awash in moral…
Back in 2010, Ken Ham criticized Bryan College for not taking a strong enough stand on a literal, YEC interpretation of Genesis 1-11. Three years ago, on the heels of the Nye/Ham debate, Ken Ham penned a blog post on March 4, 2014, entitled, “What is Happening at Bryan College?” in which he commented on…
In light of the previous two posts, in which I tried to sketch out a brief overview of both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past hundred years, and what has transpired throughout the Middle East ever since the establishment of the State of Israel, I would like to now offer some of my thoughts regarding…
Most Americans know something about America’s involvement in the Middle East. Most Americans know vaguely, or have at least heard about, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Iraq War, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Iraq. Older Americans will remember the first Persian Gulf War, the Iran hostage crisis, the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Shah of Iran,…
One of the hot-button issues in America today that normally divides among political party lines is that of the United States military involvement throughout the world, particularly the Middle East. From the current crisis in Syria, the threat of ISIS, and the growing influence of Iran throughout the region, back to the Iraq war, to…