With 95% of the world under quarantine because of the Wuflu, I have decided to make a recommended reading list and have an interesting criteria. There are some great books that I’ve read that I’d recommend to anyone. The Fourth Cup by Scott Hahn is one of those books. However, I haven’t picked that one up since I’ve read it. I haven’t used it for a reference. The list of books that I’ve prepared for the Wuflu quarantine are books that I constantly reference. I’ve used them many times since I’ve first read it. It’s a very economical list in that way. Also, a few of these writings are from the Church Fathers and can be found online for free; an even better deal.
Category Archives: Apologetics
Seven Questions for Educated Muslims
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I’ve made up a list of seven questions for educated and well read Muslims. They’re based on my research over the last several years. I think these are strong points that relate to Islamic historical and theological claims.
Muslims, does this verse teach the Papacy?
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Sometimes I wish that I lived in London so I could go to Speakers’ Corner and field test my arguments against Muslims. I know what I’m about to tell you has worked against Jehovah’s Witness’ who used to camp outside my apartment building when I lived downtown.
I Read Some 14th Century Byzantine Literature
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I recently ordered and read Dialogue Between an Orthodox and a Barlaamite by Gregory Palamas. For those who don’t know, Gregory Palamas is saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and probably their greatest theologian since the 1054 AD schism.
Refuting Paul Williams on the Law
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFBc0zIw6Ec&t=2s
Muslim apologist Paul Williams has come out with a video where he tries to put Jesus Christ at odds with the apostle Paul in terms of the Mosaic law. In typical Paul Williams fashion he quotes his “Christian” liberal scholars. The scholars that he quotes are Catholic. I encourage everyone to watch my interview with Timothy Flanders to see what a true theologian is. The ones that Williams quoted don’t fit this bill.
Quarantine Apologetics
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Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.
– Job 1:21
Interview With Timothy Flanders
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Happy St. Patrick’s day! I know things aren’t too cheerful out there with the coronavirus but now is a good time to grow in the faith. Many people are isolating themselves and many that aren’t should. We shouldn’t go to unnecessary gatherings. This gives us a chance for prayer, holy reading, and a little Catholic YouTube. I recently interviewed Timothy Flanders who runs the website meaningofcatholic.com.
Forget the Crusade Nonsense and Grow Up
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I really hate talking about issues like this because I expect better reasoning from Muslims and even from secularists. Muslims know that their religion spread by the sword and offensive conquests so they try and do one of two things. The first one is to say that it was defensive and the second one is moral equivalence. How are their expansions equivalent? Well, we have the crusades. If a Muslim ever brings this up again, here is how to answer him. I recently had to do this to some Muslim on Twitter who tried to justify Islamic conquests and say that Christians did similar things.
Jonathan Brown on Ezra as the Son of God
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A couple weeks ago, Islamic apologist Paul Williams posted an article from American Islamic convert Jonathan Brown. It deals with the extremely awkward claim in Surah 9:30 that Uzayr(usually translated as Ezra) is the Son of God. A lot of converts like to listen to lectures by Jonathan Brown since he’s a really good speaker, and is completely Western in look and dress. He’s also pretty clever in a lot of his explanations. However, in his article he’s really grasping at straws.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem and Sola Scriptura
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Many Protestant scholars such as James White and William Webster have tried to prove the doctrine of Sola Scriptura from the Church Fathers. I’m unimpressed with a lot of the quotes that they provide. The quotes stress the authority of Scripture. I certainly believe in the authority of Scripture, just not in the same way that they do. There are only a couple quotes from the Church Fathers that I believe can be used to support this doctrine. One of them(and the best one in my opinion) comes from the great fourth century father St. Cyril of Jerusalem.