Apologetics Archives - Capturing Christianity

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CC018: The Prior Probability of the Resurrection with Dr. Calum Miller (Part 1)

Over the next two podcast episodes, Dr. Calum Miller and I discuss the Prior Probability of the Resurrection. “What the heck is that?” you might be asking yourself. Skeptical arguments…

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9 Reasons Why Joseph of Arimathea Was a Real Historical Figure

Joseph of Arimathea plays a big role in defending Jesus’ resurrection. He stood near the center of Bart Ehrman’s reconsideration of the facts surrounding the resurrection. After all, if Joseph…

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CC013: Is Pascal’s Wager Sound? with Dr. Michael Rota (Part 2)

In episode 13 of the podcast, Dr. Michael Rota and I continue our conversation on Pascal’s Wager. Is it sound? In his updated version, the evidence for Christianity plays a…

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CC012: Is Pascal’s Wager Sound? with Dr. Michael Rota (Part 1)

Episode 12 kicks off a short, 2-part series on Pascal’s Wager. I remember hearing the wager years ago thinking to myself it sounded pretty reasonable. If Christianity is true, there’s…

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Why Christian Apologists Must Remember Death

Death permeates the Bible. The consequence of Adam and Eve eating from the tree is that they will surely die. When God speaks to Adam, he says to him, “you…

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How Well Do You Know the Bible? Bible Quiz

In line with my earlier post about the importance of theology for apologetics, it naturally follows that Christians engaged in apologetics should have a firm grasp of the bible. This…

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Affective Apologetics: Getting to the Heart of the Matter

The goal of this post is to introduce and illustrate a different way of doing apologetics. Often we think of apologetics in terms of intellectual arguments, syllogisms, defenses of premises,…

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No Theology, No Apologetics

Always be prepared to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. This paraphrase of 1 Peter 3:15 is commonly…

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Ben Watkins: Why I Am an Atheist

I recently asked my friend Ben Watkins, a contributor to the Real Atheology Podcast, to write an article explaining why he is an atheist. Why did I ask him to…