Reasoned Hope

In this episode, I review the last section of the book Faith Deconstruction 101. In this last section, the author of the book explains "what comes after" the process of deconstruction. 

In this episode, I discuss the next section in the book Faith Deconstruction 101. The next section focuses on the question of "What Comes After?" the phase of deconstruction. 

In this episode, I examine the first parts of a book called Faith Deconstruction 101. This book was written by a proponent of the deconstruction movement with the goal of teaching Christians "how to deconstruct your faith without losing it." What does this book teach and should Christians follow what it says?

A growing number of public Christian figures have stated they are "deconstructing" their faith. Such statements have left many Christians confused. What does this mean and why do some feel the need to engage in it? In this episode, I provide an overview of this movement, examining good aspects of it as well as problematic elements. 

It is common to hear the claim that belief in God and the practice of science are opposed to one another. To do good science and to therefore, be a good scientist, you must jettison belief in God as a primitive superstitious idea. Or so the claim goes. Is this a sound way to think about the relationship between belief in God and modern science? In this episode I explain why I think it is not and that, contrary to this idea, it was belief in God which inspired modern science. 

What significance does the coming of Jesus into human history over 2,000 years ago have for us today? In this episode, I take a look at the beginning of the gospel of John (John 1:1-18) and explore what it says about God, about ourselves, and about our world. 

Some scholars say that you cannot make a case from history for the resurrection of Jesus since it is a miraculous event. According to them, miracles are by definition events which cannot be supported from historical evidence. It is an interesting argument, but is it right? In this episode, I will consider this objection as given by Bart Ehrman. 

Not every New Testament scholar believes that the resurrection of Jesus was an actual historical event. What are the alternative explanations which scholars have offered to try to explain the historical facts surrounding Jesus' life and death? In this episode, I discuss common attempts to explain away the resurrection and show why I think they all fail to make their case. 

In this episode, I argue that the belief in Jesus' resurrection and the spread of Christianity in the context of the first century provide powerful evidence for the truth of the resurrection.  

In this episode, I examine some historical evidence for the post-mortem appearances of Jesus to His disciples. I seek to provide an answer to the question: "Are there good reasons to believe that Jesus appeared alive to His disciples three days after His death and burial?"