Apologetics 315 Podcast

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 3 of the Deep Dive: “Relationships”
0:41 - More Rings of Power spoilers
5:22 - Books in the Mail
7:19 - Chapter 10: Loneliness
14:36 - Chapter 11: Bullying
21:10 - Chapter 12: Suicide
31:53 - Chapter 13: Assisted Suicide
38:50 - Chapter 14: Racial Tension

Helpful links:

A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:
https://a315.co/Rebel

Sean’s McDowell’s Website:
www.seanmcdowell.org

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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 talk
6:00 - The New Robocop
7:14 - Rocky
8:52 - Back to the book: the Rebel’s Manifesto… Deep Dive
11:43 - Chapter 6: Smart phones and social media
25:00 - Chapter 7: Entertainment
29:20 - Chapter 8: Politics
36:15 - Chapter 9: Drugs and Addiction

Helpful links:

A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:
https://a315.co/Rebel

Sean’s McDowell’s Website:
www.seanmcdowell.org

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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/3Lnu4ll
5:30 - Intro to the Rebel’s Manifesto Deep Dive
8:15 - Chapter 1: Standing for What is Right
14:30 - Chapter 2: Becoming a Good Person
20:37 - Chapter 3: Loving My Neighbor
28:01 - Chapter 4: Thinking Christianly
33:08 - Chapter 5: Judging Others

Helpful links:

A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:
https://a315.co/Rebel

Sean’s McDowell’s Website:
www.seanmcdowell.org

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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.org

A Rebel’s Manifesto Book:
https://a315.co/Rebel

Think Biblically Podcast:
https://a315.co/ThinkBiblically

Book Review: Fate of the Apostles by Sean McDowell
https://a315.co/3BvK69K

Book Review: Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists
https://a315.co/3Dbqfh5

What if Everyone Lived the Sexual Ethic of Jesus? by Sean McDowell
https://a315.co/3L377DT


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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/HollywoodHeroesBook

0:43 - About Frank Turek
1:31 - Featured Resource: Worldview Bulletin
https://a315.co/WorldViewBulletin
2:55 - About Hollywood Heroes
5:43 - Welcoming Frank Turek
6:00 - 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 take
31:40 - The audiobook version of Hollywood Heroes
32:38 - Revenge of the Sith and falling into sin…
36:12 - New advice for apologists
41:15 - 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/HollywoodHeroesBook

Find Frank’s website here:
www.crossexamined.org

Find Frank’s books here:
https://crossexamined.org/books

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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/WLonA315

Check out Joel Settecase’s The Think Institute here:
https://thethink.institute/

Check out Joel’s book:
Catakids!: The New Covenant Catechism for Little Ones
Here at amazon: https://a315.co/3AVAgxB

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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/3PLbTXo
4:10 - Intro to Lydia McGrew
7:00 - Welcome Lydia, about her background
9:08 - Methods of defending the resurrection
10:09 - Where to find Paley’s arguments
10:26 - 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” facts
25:36 - 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 data
40:49 - The elevator pitch of the maximal data approach for resurrection
43:47 - Does this approach kick us back to defending Gospel reliability?
44:58 - Making a case for Gospel reliability
46:15 - When skeptics point to scholars
48:38 - 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 for
52:35 - Gospels and doctrine
55:20 - Scholars doubting John’s reliability
55:50 - 15-minute version of the Maximal Data Case for the Resurrection
1:09:17 - Suggested resources for learning to defend the resurrection and the Gospels:

Maximal Data Approach - Areopagus forum presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOmf3XMWSU

Lydia McGrew’s books on New Testament
https://www.amazon.com/Lydia-McGrew/e/B073V1ZP1Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1661023565&sr=8-1

Lydia McGrew’s Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/LydiaMcGrewChannel

Podcast version of Youtube content:
https://anchor.fm/lydiamcgrew

Lydia’s Minimal Facts playlist on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe1tMOs8ARn0sWTtdaXPg8oMRqmYnhU6M

Lydia’s seres from last fall on the Minimal Facts Argument:
http://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection.html
http://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/11/on-minimal-facts-case-for-resurrection_29.html
http://lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-minimal-facts-for-resurrection-part.html

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In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a number of insightful quotes about Jesus and offer their thoughts and reflections.

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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 exciting
2:09 - Current reading:
• Evidences for Christianity by William Paley
• Strategy: A History by Lawrence Freedman
• A Rebel’s Manifesto by Sean McDowell
5:43 - What do I mean by worship and apologetics?
8:10 - Worship and loving God with your mind
13:06 - It is the glory of God to conceal a matter…
14:43 - Natural theology pointing to God
19:01 - How arguments point us to God, and how they should move us
22:33 - How the truth affects emotions
25:26 - Loving wisdom, seeking wisdom and understanding
29:43 - Three or four ways we can go wrong, and the remedies

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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/3yDTgzl
2:35 - Intro to the topic and Jonathan McLatchie
5:08 - An outline of various apologetic methodologies
14:43 - Has Jonathan always been an evidentialist?
15:28 - A helpful debate on apologetic methodology:
https://a315.co/3ygEKw0
16:17 - Cumulative case apologetics / Five views on apologetics
https://a315.co/3NEIRrw
17:16 - Defining presuppositionalism
19:07 - 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 espistemology
28:07 - Would this be the method of first-century fisherman?
30:18 - Is the method demonstrated in Scripture?
32:28 - Arguing in a circle
35:07 - What methodology do we see in Acts 17?
37:15 - What value can we take away from the presuppositional approach?
37:53 - Talking about neutrality
40:16 - Jonathan’s case for evidentialism
43:58 - In summary…
46:06 - www.talkaboutdoubts.com

Check out Jonathan’s resources:
www.jonathanmclatchie.com
www.talkaboutdoubts.com

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