In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Cameron and Nathan unpack the recent conversation between renowned Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist John Lennox and rising skeptic Alex O’Connor (a.k.a. Cosmic Skeptic). While they don’t provide a full play-by-play of the dialogue, they reflect on the tone, posture, and emerging style of apologetics marked by humility, curiosity, and mutual respect. What does it mean for Christians to engage skeptics in a post-new-atheist world—where questions are deeper, and certainty is quieter? Cameron and Nathan explore the significance of Lennox’s decades of faithful intellectual witness, his philosophical and scientific insight, and why this conversation may signal a more fruitful era for theological discourse. For Christians seeking deep, thoughtful engagement with faith, reason, and today’s cultural questions, this episode offers a refreshing perspective.

Topics discussed:Collapse of combative apologetics

Public intellectuals and faith

Epistemic humility in religious discourse

Persuasion vs performance in debates

Rhetoric in religious conversations

The future of Christian persuasion

Christianity and postmodern dialogue

Philosophy of religion

Lessons from Oxford debates on faith

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