This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell.This is Part 2 of the Deep Dive: “Culture”0:26 - Intro and where have we been?1:20 - Rings of Power talk6:00 - The New Robocop7:14 - Rocky8:52 - Back to the book: the Rebel’s Manifesto… Deep Dive11:43 - Chapter 6: Smart phones and social media25:00 - Chapter 7: Entertainment29:20 - Chapter 8: Politics 36:15 - Chapter 9: Drugs and AddictionHelpful links:A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:https://a315.co/RebelSean’s McDowell’s Website:www.seanmcdowell.orgWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell.This is Part 1 of the Deep Dive: “The Challenge"0:25 - Intro and current reading• The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress - https://a315.co/3QKPdHm• Introducing Christianity to Mormons - https://a315.co/3Lnu4ll5:30 - Intro to the Rebel’s Manifesto Deep Dive8:15 - Chapter 1: Standing for What is Right14:30 - Chapter 2: Becoming a Good Person20:37 - Chapter 3: Loving My Neighbor 28:01 - Chapter 4: Thinking Christianly33:08 - Chapter 5: Judging OthersHelpful links:A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:https://a315.co/RebelSean’s McDowell’s Website:www.seanmcdowell.orgWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Sean McDowell on themes in his book A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World. Helpful links:Sean’s Website:www.seanmcdowell.orgA Rebel’s Manifesto Book:https://a315.co/RebelThink Biblically Podcast:https://a315.co/ThinkBiblicallyBook Review: Fate of the Apostles by Sean McDowellhttps://a315.co/3BvK69KBook Review: Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists https://a315.co/3Dbqfh5What if Everyone Lived the Sexual Ethic of Jesus? by Sean McDowellhttps://a315.co/3L377DTWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Frank Turek of Crossexamined.org. They discuss themes in his most recent book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God. https://a315.co/HollywoodHeroesBook0:43 - About Frank Turek 1:31 - Featured Resource: Worldview Bulletinhttps://a315.co/WorldViewBulletin2:55 - About Hollywood Heroes5:43 - Welcoming Frank Turek6:00 - What’s it like writing a book with your son?7:36 - Should Christians be afraid of watching certain movies?10:31 - What is true heroism?12:23 - “But all you need to do is share the Gospel…”16:07 - What was a shock to Frank about the Harry Potter stories?21:18 - Ironman vs. Captain America… why?24:55 - Money, sex, and power.29:07 - Star Wars or Superhero movies: Frank’s authoritative take31:40 - The audiobook version of Hollywood Heroes32:38 - Revenge of the Sith and falling into sin…36:12 - New advice for apologists41:15 - What can discourage Frank Turek?43:50 - How can Christians keep their hearts from becoming hardened?50:05 - Where to find all the cool goodies:Check out Hollywood Heroes here:https://a315.co/HollywoodHeroesBookFind Frank’s website here:www.crossexamined.orgFind Frank’s books here:https://crossexamined.org/booksWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Joel Settecase to discuss parenting and apologetics, how we might teach young people to defend the faith using his 3-step method, discussing worldviews and more. Check out the Worldview Legacy Podcast here:https://link.chtbl.com/WLonA315Check out Joel Settecase’s The Think Institute here:https://thethink.institute/Check out Joel’s book:Catakids!: The New Covenant Catechism for Little OnesHere at amazon: https://a315.co/3AVAgxBWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about making a case for the resurrection of Jesus with a “maximal data” approach.0:43 - Where have we been? On Holidays!!1:03 - Chad’s important info on two Walters… https://a315.co/3PLbTXo4:10 - Intro to Lydia McGrew7:00 - Welcome Lydia, about her background9:08 - Methods of defending the resurrection10:09 - Where to find Paley’s arguments10:26 - What is the Minimal Facts Argument for the resurrection?13:24 - Why has the MFA become so popular?15:12 - Are there any strengths of using the MFA approach?18:17 - Shouldn’t we use data that are agreed upon by a consensus?23:24 - Can you just use “well-evidenced” facts25:36 - When does a case become maximal vs. minimal?29:07 - Do scholars really affirm what the MFA claims?32:11 - Can the minimal facts even get you to the resurrection?37:22 - Are there other problems? Overselling it?39:48 - We ask Lydia to demonstrate another approach: maximal data40:49 - The elevator pitch of the maximal data approach for resurrection43:47 - Does this approach kick us back to defending Gospel reliability?44:58 - Making a case for Gospel reliability46:15 - When skeptics point to scholars48:38 - More defense of Gospel reliability (where we spend the time)49:52 - Why not argue for BOTH reliability and resurrection?52:14 - A common false saying to watch out for52:35 - Gospels and doctrine55:20 - Scholars doubting John’s reliability55:50 - 15-minute version of the Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection1:09:17 - Suggested resources for learning to defend the resurrection and the Gospels:Maximal Data Approach - Areopagus forum presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOmf3XMWSULydia McGrew’s books on New Testamenthttps://www.amazon.com/Lydia-McGrew/e/B073V1ZP1Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1661023565&sr=8-1Lydia McGrew’s Youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LydiaMcGrewChannelPodcast version of Youtube content:https://anchor.fm/lydiamcgrewLydia’s Minimal Facts playlist on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0sWTtdaXPg8oMRqmYnhU6MLydia’s seres from last fall on the Minimal Facts Argument:http://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection.htmlhttp://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection_29.htmlhttp://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-minimal-facts-for-resurrection-part.htmlWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a number of insightful quotes about Jesus and offer their thoughts and reflections.We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss how apologetics can contribute to and enrich one’s worship of God.0:28 - Chad did something exciting2:09 - Current reading: • Evidences for Christianity by William Paley• Strategy: A History by Lawrence Freedman• A Rebel’s Manifesto by Sean McDowell5:43 - What do I mean by worship and apologetics?8:10 - Worship and loving God with your mind13:06 - It is the glory of God to conceal a matter…14:43 - Natural theology pointing to God19:01 - How arguments point us to God, and how they should move us22:33 - How the truth affects emotions25:26 - Loving wisdom, seeking wisdom and understanding29:43 - Three or four ways we can go wrong, and the remediesWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Jonathan McLatchie. www.jonathanmclatchie.com. Jonathan discusses and critiques presuppositional apologetics, while advocating for an evidential approach to apologetics.1:33 - Resources for Discussing Your Pro-Life Convictions:https://a315.co/3yDTgzl2:35 - Intro to the topic and Jonathan McLatchie5:08 - An outline of various apologetic methodologies14:43 - Has Jonathan always been an evidentialist?15:28 - A helpful debate on apologetic methodology: https://a315.co/3ygEKw016:17 - Cumulative case apologetics / Five views on apologeticshttps://a315.co/3NEIRrw17:16 - Defining presuppositionalism19:07 - How does it differ from inference to the best explanation?20:42 - How does presuppositionalism look different in practice?22:39 - Were people “doing it incorrectly” before Van Til?25:47 - Does presuppositionalism require the triune God of Scripture?26:21 - Ontology and espistemology28:07 - Would this be the method of first-century fisherman?30:18 - Is the method demonstrated in Scripture?32:28 - Arguing in a circle35:07 - What methodology do we see in Acts 17?37:15 - What value can we take away from the presuppositional approach?37:53 - Talking about neutrality40:16 - Jonathan’s case for evidentialism43:58 - In summary…46:06 - www.talkaboutdoubts.comCheck out Jonathan’s resources:www.jonathanmclatchie.comwww.talkaboutdoubts.comWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Neil Shenvi about his new book Why Believe?: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity. We love this book and it was a great conversation unpacking his approach and some of the arguments from the book.0:43 - Impressions of the book3:36 - Neil’s crazy bio that we didn’t understand5:19 - Welcoming Neil7:07 - Neil’s background9:58 - How Neil became a Christian14:00 - Isn’t apologetics just an exercise in confirmation bias?20:18 - Discussing the structure of the book24:30 - Unpacking the trilemma argument27:25 - Addressing the best atheistic arguments 30:08 - The argument for Christianity from the Gospel37:43 - Objections to the argument?41:51 - Addressing hiddenness objections51:16 - The truth-seeking argument https://a315.co/TruthArgument57:43 - Neil’s present work and focusNeil Shenvi’s bio:https://a315.co/NeilShenviAbout the book:https://a315.co/AboutWhyBelieveGet is on Amazon here:https://a315.co/WhyBelieveBookAudiobook here:https://a315.co/WhyBelieveAudiobookWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com