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Join Devin & Melissa Pellew, Chapter Directors with Ratio Christi at Winthrop University as we interview Professor Ken Samples from Reasons To Believe Ministries. Professor Staples joins us to discuss his new book, Classic Christian Thinkers.

Join Devin and Melissa as they discuss practical tips for engaging Jehovah's Witnesses at the door.

We will be interviewing Chris Allison on his journey to atheism and if there are good reasons to believe that God exists! We will open up the phone lines and be taking your questions at 619-768-7314.

During this Sanctity of Life Week and with abortion being a major headline story due to the recent abortion legislation in New York, we will be tackling abortion head on in this episode. We'll have Clinton Wilcox on the air with us to take your questions on pro-life issues, abortion in general, euthanasia, etc. Clinton is a staff apologist for Life Training Institute and resides in Fresno, CA. He is a regular contributor to the Secular Pro-Life blog and has had articles featured on LifeNews.com and the National Right to Life Committee blog. He is also a speaker and mentor through Justice for All and has spoken to hundreds of pro-life and pro-choice people, on several college campuses across four states and through various on-line mediums. He has given presentations on podcasts and in front of churches and philosophy clubs. Call in at (619)768-7314 to submit your questions on the air!

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew, Co-Chapter Directors of Ratio Christi at Winthrop University and Community Apologists, as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week we will be discussing the the topic of progressive Christianity with a special guest, apologist and blogger Alisa Childers. As a lifelong church-goer, follower of Jesus, and former contemporary Christian music recording artists with the award-winning group, ZoeGirl, Alisa experienced a period of profound doubt about her faith in her early thirties. It lead to a journey from unreasoned doubt into vibrant, intellectually informed faith and she is using her training and studies to help equip the body of Christ through her website. Today's topic on progressive Christianity will explore a very dangerous infiltration into the Church that is affecting believers- young and old alike. What is progressive Christianity? How do I identify if myself or my church has been shaped by progressive Christianity? You don't want to miss this informative and eye-opening discussion!

Join Devin and Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to Christian apologetics, theology and worldview issues. During this episode, we are joined by special guest, Melissa Cain Travis, an Assistant Professor of Christian Apologetics at Houston Baptist University, who serves on the Contributing Writers team at Christian Research Journal. She earned a Master of Arts in Science and Religion from Biola University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Campbell University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in humanities, her research focusing on the history and philosophy of science and the historical interaction of science and theology. Melissa worked in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research for five years after obtaining her undergraduate degree, and has spent more than a decade studying the science, theology, and philosophy pertaining to the origins debate.

Melissa will discuss her newest book, Science and The Mind of The Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God, which will release on July 3rd. In the book, Melissa explores the question of cosmic origins and our place in the grand scheme of things that has been debated for millennia. Why do we exist? Why does anything exist at all? Are We an Accident...or Not?

Today's popular narrative, based on advancements in science, is that it all happened by natural, random processes. Melissa Cain Travis points to powerful evidence that the opposite is true—that cosmology, astronomy, biochemistry, and other disciplines strongly support what she calls "The Maker Thesis," which explains the origin, rationality, and intricacy of nature and the human mind's capacity to comprehend it.

Join us for this candid discussion and inside look into this new resource that is a must have!

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew as they discuss topics related to biblical theology, Christian apologetics and worldview issues. This week, our special guest will be Dianna Williams, a native of Toronto, Canada and a graduate of Southern Evangelical Seminary, who holds a Master's in both Apologetics and Philosophy.

Dianna will be discussing one of the ramifications for theology of the Feminist Movement, Feminist Criticism of the Bible, from content in the chapter she wrote in Basics of Biblical Criticism: Helpful or Harmful? that was published in 2016. Feminist criticism of the Bible is predicated on the idea that the biblical text is a tool of oppression both created by men and used by men to cement the second class citizenship of women. While some feminist critics champion the view that Christianity should be done away with altogether, there are many who believe a new interpretation of the Bible is warranted- one that implements women’s experience as the criterion by which to determine the usefulness and authenticity of the biblical text.It may come as a surprise to some that the assumptions of feminist critics of the Bible aren’t just assumptions found in the culture or academy. They’re in the church too. These ideas aren’t just circulating in religious studies classes or gender studies classes; they’re also being contemplated by women who take their faith seriously—but aren’t quite confident in how to go about explaining that God isn’t a misogynist or the Scriptures weren’t invented by the patriarchy. Are there informed and rational answers to these ideas? Absolutely! Let's discuss!

Join Devin & Melissa Pellew, Co-Chapter Directors and missionaries of Ratio Christi at Winthrop University, as we discuss topics related to apologetics, theology and Christian worldview. On this episode, we will be tackling the controversial topic, Critical Theory. In particular, we discuss the application and implications of Critical Theory in light of the biblical worldview. What is critical theory? When dealing with social issues and injustices, race, gender issues, socio-economics, etc, is CT compatible or antithetical to the Christian worldview? Is it useful at all to the Christian? What is the connection between critical theory and social justice? How can we recognize when critical theory is in practice? On the air to discuss this topic with us is Dr. Neil Shenvi of Shenvi Apologetics. Neil is a theoretical chemist and homeschooling dad having received degrees from or having done post-doctoral work and research at universities such as Princeton, UC-Berkeley, Yale and Duke. Join us for this engaging discussion and feel free to direct any follow-up questions and comments to us at [email protected]!

In this episode of Theology Matters, Devin & Melissa Pellew of Ratio Christi Apologetics Alliance interview apologist, theologian, best-selling author and professor, Nancy Pearcey. We will discuss Pearcey's newly released book, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality. In her book, Pearcey fearlessly and with compassion, makes the case that secularism denigrates the body and destroys the basis for human rights. Throughout, Pearcey sets forth a holistic and humane alternative available to all -- one that offers authentic, reality-oriented solutions that embrace the dignity of the human body and provide a sustainable basis for unalienable human rights.

Formerly an agnostic, Pearcey has been heralded as “America’s preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual” (The Economist) and in addition to Love Thy Body has authored Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, which won a 2005 ECPA Gold Medallion Award, and How Now Shall We Live? (coauthored by Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson), which won a 2000 ECPA Gold Medallion Award, in addition to other works.

Pearcey has been a visiting scholar at Biola University’s Torrey Honors Institute, professor of worldview studies at Cairn University, and Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute. Currently she is professor of apologetics and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, a fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture, and editor at large of The Pearcey Report.

Claire Culwell met her biological mother in March of 2009. Her birthmother told her that her life was a miracle.

Claire's biological mom became pregnant at the age of 13. Her mother took her to an abortion clinic where she had a surgical abortion. A few weeks later she realized she was still pregnant so she found an out-of-state late-term abortion clinic to do a second abortion. At the clinic they informed her she had been pregnant with twins...ONE WAS ABORTED; ONE SURVIVED. They said it was too late to do a second abortion. Claire was born 2 weeks later.

Claire was born 2 1/2 months early. She weighed 3 lbs. 2 oz. and was placed on life support. Her hips had been dislocated and her feet were turned inward - all because of the abortion. She was adopted shortly after birth by an amazing family who she wouldn't trade for the world!

Claire now tells her story and speaks up for the unborn so that they can receive the same gift of LIFE she has! She shares her story of survival at many churches and pro-life events and was recently featured in an interview with Focus on the Family. Claire's life is a miracle and true testimony that God has plans for each and every person. The only explanation for Claire's survival is God's mercy and love.