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In light of the recent Boston Marathon bombing, many have wondered if the perpetrators had been duped into believing a radicalized form of Islam and simply behaved according to its teaching. While popular media would have us believe that Islam is a religion of peace, there is a growing number who are convinced its core tenets encourage violence. In this show we will try to clarify and answer some questions: What is Islam?; Are there pros and cons to consider in this religion?; and what are good apologetic methods to apply when reaching Muslims for Christ. Joining Harry Edwards as host for this conversation are Jacob Daniel, Steve Tsai and Sam Welbaum.

James K.A. Smith is one of the leading voices in Christian philosophy. His work on the thought of such postmodern thinkers as Derrida, Lyotard and Foucault has not only helped clarify positions that are often misunderstood, but also has been key in displaying the benefit that postmodern thought can bring to Christian apologetics. Apologetics.com was honored to host Dr. Smith as the plenary speaker at the Imagining the Good Life Conference put on in partnership with California Baptist University and Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to the conference, staff apologist Sam Welbaum was able to sit down with Dr. Smith to talk about the conference, human flourishing, postmodernism and the dangers of having a Modernistic faith.

People’s fascination with zombies is both ancient and instructive. We intuitively understand the idea of the walking dead finding them entertaining, scary and puzzling. Zombies appear in TV shows, movies, video games, books and even the news. People even imitate zombies in popular activities such as: Zombie Prom, Zombie Protesting, Zombie Marathons and Zombie Walks. Considering the popularity of zombies, it should not surprise us that TV shows such as The Walking Dead have secured such a large following. Perhaps one of the reasons zombie interest has moved into mainstream culture is its relationship to current science. People are desperate to understand what they are and Zombies, a person lacking consciousness, are one way for us to get a vantage point from which to view ourselves. David Chalmer, a specialist in philosophy of mind, says, “Consciousness posses the most baffling of problems in the science of mind. There is nothing that we know more intimately then conscious experience but there is nothing that is harder to explain.” Join host Andy Steiger and the Apologetics.com team as they discuss: Taming Zombies and Other Evidence for the Soul.

Francis Schaeffer will be saying the same thing as C. S. Lewis but in a different language. Jim Wallis will be calling for a Socialist Christian Reconstruction, while Rousas John Rushdoony called for a different kind. Westminster Theological Seminary will veer toward Pietism while the Baptists go mainline protestant and the Evangelicals aren't sure what the question is... With Christopher Neiswonger and Doug TenNapel.

What is the good life? Why do humans want to flourish and how can we as apologists make use of the desire for humans to flourish in our apologetic? What does this desire tell us about ourselves, etc? Apologetics.com is teaming with Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and California Baptist University to host an academic conference to address these types of questions. In this podcast, Sam Welbaum sits down with Dr Todd Bates of CBU to talk about the upcoming conference and introduce the ideas of human flourishing, etc. Todd is fairly soft spoken, so you may need to have your volume up a bit more than normal. The Imagining the Good Life Conference will be hosted at CBU 4/5-4/6. For more information visit www.apologetics.com

Recent discoveries of the cell have prompted atheist philosopher Antony Flew to depart from his atheism and embrace a form of deism. Why? What was wrong with using naturalistic explanations to explain the cell? What does the cell reveal that render naturalistic explanations untenable? In the last 50 years, we have discovered a cell whose information capacity, machinery, and operations rival the best technology of our day. Atheist Richard Dawkins has said “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” This is a fascinating statement. Could it actually be the case that the cell appears designed because it is designed? Join Jeremy, Steve, Harry, and Sam as we consider whether the naturalistic hypotheses - Chance and Physical Necessity - best explain the cell’s intricacies and complexity.