

Adherent Apologetics
Zac Sechler
Welcome to Adherent Apologetics, where I talk with leading thinkers about Christianity.
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Sep 14, 2021 • 27min
196. Why I Am a Christian
This video goes through my own journey and why I am a Christian. I hope you enjoy it! I cover how I think about arguments, my story, the most powerful theistic and atheistic arguments, and more.
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Sep 11, 2021 • 1h 13min
195. Two Christians Answer Matt Dillahunty About the Contingency Argument (w/ Josh Yen)
Josh Yen joins me to respond to a video by Matt Dillahunty on the contingency argument. We take a look at Matt's thoughts and then respond.
Original Video: https://youtu.be/l6esL6yz52Q
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Sep 10, 2021 • 49min
194. Iain Duguid: A Scholar Explains the Book of Numbers
Rev. Dr. Iain Duguid (PhD, Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. In this interview, I talk with Dr. Duguid about the book of Numbers. We talk about origins, meaning, important questions, and more!
Dr. Duguid's Website: https://faculty.wts.edu/faculty/duguid/
Big Questions in EVERY Book of the Bible: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj8S949x_pmR9brHqG0K9CyK5ovdI_X9V
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Sep 8, 2021 • 44min
193. Randal Rauser: Why isn‘t God Clearer? Dealing with Biblical Ambiguity
Why isn't God clearer in the Bible? Dr. Randal Rauser joins me to talk about the last chapter of his book, Jesus Loves the Canaanites, and the issue of Biblical Ambiguity.
Randal's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Loves-Canaanites-Biblical-Intuition/dp/1775046249/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=jesus+loves+the+canaanites&qid=1630369081&sr=8-1
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Sep 5, 2021 • 31min
192. Does Theism Have Internal Problems? A Response to Emerson Green (w/ Plantinga‘s Bulldog)
Plantinga's Bulldog joins me to look at part v of Emerson Green's video 'Why I am an atheist.' We look at Emerson's claim that Theism suffers from various internal problems.
Emerson's Video 'Why I am an Atheist': https://youtu.be/bPDkaWpuTgE
Responses to Skeptics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj8S949x_pmRcc8uxrO4diaE_13h47EwH
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Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 13min
191.Tyler Vela: Can Calvinism Answer the Problem of Evil?
It's commonly said that Calvinism makes the problem of evil even worse for Christians. In this interview, I talk with Tyler Vela about Calvinistic answers to the problem of evil, common defenses such as free-will, and more!
Tyler's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/virtuety
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Aug 28, 2021 • 37min
189. Two Christians Respond to Graham Oppy's Logical Argument from Evil (w/ Josh Yen)
Josh Yen (Apologetics for All) joins me to take a look at Graham Oppy's logical argument from evil. We provide our thoughts and objections.
Apologetics for All: http://bit.ly/2L2SXbi
Original Video: https://youtu.be/szPAw_R6RGA
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Aug 26, 2021 • 55min
188. Eric Hernandez: Can Substance Dualism Be Defended?
Christian apologist Eric Hernandez joins me to chat about substance dualism! Eric presents and defends the view.
Eric's Website: http://www.erichernandezministries.com/ 0:00 I
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Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 10min
187. Is Naturalism Simpler than Theism? A Response to Emerson Green (w/ Tim Howard & Kyle Alander)
Atheist Emerson Green recently released a video titled "Why I am an Atheist." In this video, Kyle Alander ( @Christian Idealism ) and Tim Howard ( @Invoking Theism ) join me to discuss his fourth point where he claims, "Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation."
Original Video: https://youtu.be/bPDkaWpuTgE
Christian Idealism: http://bit.ly/35FeM7Y
Invoking Theism: http://bit.ly/2LZWwzr
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Aug 14, 2021 • 54min
186. Lydia McGrew: Is the Gospel of John History?
Dr. Lydia McGrew is a widely published analytic philosopher and author. She received her PhD in English from Vanderbilt University in 1995. She has published extensively in the theory of knowledge, specializing in formal epistemology and in its application to the evaluation of testimony and to the philosophy of religion.
In this conversation, we talk about your recent book, The Eye of the Beholder and the reliability of John's Gospel.
Dr. McGrew's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwh...
Testify video on unnecessary details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzRws...
Testify video on unexplained allusions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5mF9...
Purchase link for Hidden in Plain View: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Plain-V...
Purchase link for The Mirror or the Mask: The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices: McGrew, Lydia: 9781947929074: Amazon.com: Books
Purchase link for The Eye of the Beholder: The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage: McGrew, Lydia: 9781947929159:Amazon.com: Books
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