There is an Evangelical civil war going on in the realm of apologetics. On one side is James White who fewer and fewer apologists seem to want to affiliate with. The other side is the David Wood, Vocab Malone, Jon Mcrae and Sam Shamoun camp. This split happened a couple of years ago when James White did an interfaith event with Muslim theologian Yasir Qadhi. While I thought that this interfaith event was a mistake, I do believe that White’s opponents were too harsh on him.
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The Best Church Fathers for Apologetics
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The place to start
I’ve read quite a bit about the early Church. The works of the early Church Fathers have always been a delight to read. I’ve been thinking recently that if I would give a list of my favorite books to read of the Fathers, it would be an interesting list. However, recently I’ve been thinking that in terms of apologetics, there is a completely different list.
Rod Dreher, Aelred of Rievaulx, and Catholic Monasticism
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The ruins of Rievaulx Abbey
Last year, Rod Dreher shook the world when he came out with The Benedict Option. Most Catholic and Orthodox people that I know hate the thesis of this book. I actually quite liked the book and while I have a problem with a few minor details, the overall thesis is a good blueprint for the Western world going forward.
The Refugee Crisis: A Catholic Response to Justin Trudeau
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The Famous Tweet
Justin Trudeau has thrown the doors wide open to pretty much any refugees or asylum seeker who can reach the Canadian border. Why do these people come to Canada? Because they’re faced with war, desolation and destruction back in their home countries. The refugee crisis of 2015 saw many refugees come to Canada.
Michael Coren on Politics and Jesus
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Only Five Years Apart!
On May 24, Michael Coren came out with an article called Conservatives Don’t Own Jesus. The reason that I’m not addressing this sooner is because Coren long ago blocked me on Twitter so I haven’t been able to follow his work as thoroughly. He’s a pretty big voice in Canada so he cannot be ignored. It seems like only yesterday he was writing Catholic apologetic books but now he’s promoting full blown socialism.
Two Kinds of Protestantism versus Judaism
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King Henry VIII – Founder of the Anglican Religion
As I mentioned in a previous post, the religion of Judaism was born after the second Temple was destroyed. Judaism was formed by Jochanan ben Zakkai for the Jews who didn’t want to follow the Messiah. One thing about Judaism is that it is a tribal religion. A few converts come in here or there, but overall, it’s a tribal religion. Usually when someone converts the born Jews say: “Welcome to the tribe!”
An Interesting Note About Latin Christianity in North Africa in the 11th Century
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St. Augustine of Hippo
We tend to think about Latin Christianity coming to an end in North Africa when the Arabs invaded in the 7th Century. However, that’s an overly simplistic way of putting it. For example, Donald Trump took the office of President in January 2017 but did anything really change in America? Not really. People just went about their lives.
What Was the Religion of Jesus Christ? The Answer Will Surprise You!
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A modern Passover Seder without the lamb – See Exodus 12
What was the religion of Jesus Christ? Most Christians will give one or two answers. Those answers are Judaism or Second Temple Judaism. The Muslim will say that Jesus practiced Islam. I believe that all three of these answers are incorrect. I won’t be dealing with the argument that Jesus was a Muslim but I will dispute the fact that Jesus practiced Judaism or Second Temple Judaism.
Rachel Weisz and Kristen Scharold
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On November 24, 2016 I published a post called “The Extraordinary Adventures of Kristen Scharold” which was a response to an article that Kristen Scharold had written in the New York Times about how she had been a devout Evangelical all of her life and is now in a homosexual relationship with another woman. Both of these women claim to be Christian. The post received no comments. It didn’t stand out in terms of the amount of views it got either. That is, until recently.
Ibn Khaldun on Christianity
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The Muqaddimah
One of my hobbies is reading what classical Islamic scholars said about Christianity. Recently I’ve been reading Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah which is a famous work that one could probably pick up a local bookstore; if not it can easily be ordered online. What I read is quite shocking. A while back, I wrote a few posts on how the Quran gets the Trinity wrong. Although that error is a big deal, it’s bush league compared to what Khaldun writes about Christianity, Judaism and the Bible.