#1: How University Students Can Love God with Their Minds – Dr. JP Moreland

Understanding the importance of loving God with the mind as well as the heart is foundational for flourishing during the university years. My guest in this inaugural show is Dr. J.P. Moreland. We discuss themes in his book Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul. Dr. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He has spoken to students and professors on over 175 campuses, and has authored, edited, or contributed to over 90 books and over 85 academic journal articles. In 2019 he was named one of the top 50 living philosophers. Few are as qualified to discuss this issue than Dr. Moreland. In this podcast we discuss: Why he wrote this book for the Christian community  The importance of students knowing why they believe what they believe  The correct definition of “faith” Why faith and reason are not opposites but complement one another  The difference between a “faith tradition “ and a “knowledge tradition”  Some challenges Christian students will face on campus, and how to respond How parents can help prepare their children to think Christianly during college, and how early to start  How students can respond if a campus ministry is discouraging study and the life of the mind  How to evaluate one’s major from a Christian perspective  The relationship of knowledge to wisdom, and the demise of teaching wisdom at college  How to discern a professors’ knowledge from a professor’s opinion  Responding to scientism  Responding to relativism  Resources to help students find answers to their questions  Resources mentioned during our conversation: Loving God with your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Mind J.P. Moreland’s website Scientism and Secularism by J.P. Moreland Reasonable Faith, the website of William Lane Craig William Lane Craig’s apologetics books for you children Summit Ministries Brett Kunkle books and podcasts and website Shawn McDowell’s books and podcast and website Stand To Reason Ratio Christi Christian Professional Societies (per academic discipline) Discovery Institute