A Short Analytical Summary and Critique of the Book Cold Case Christianity, by J. Warner Wallace Cold Case Christianity was written by cold case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace. His purpose was to train and motivate Christians to defend the Gospels by applying the rules of evidence used in investigating cold case homicides. His further…
The Columbo Tactic, as described in chapters 3-5 of the above titled book, is a conversational method of engaging non-Christians in apologetic dialogue. It is titled after the 70s television sleuth and homicide detective, Lt. Frank Columbo. The tactic makes use of the television character’s signature style of investigation: asking questions, while appearing quite incapable…
The full content of Moreland’s book is much too large to cover within the scope of this article. Therefore, I will limit my examination to just the section regarding his discussion of the current “three-way struggle” between the major worldviews of scientific naturalism, postmodernism, and ethical monotheism. Moreland argues that scientific naturalism and postmodernism are…
I want to take issue with Timothy Ward, in his book, Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God (p. 91), regarding translations of the Bible in the section “The Holy Spirit and the Transmission of Scripture.” Ward writes that: “Dynamic equivalence translations of the Bible, such as the New International family…
Bentham proposes a hedonistic view of morality. His only concerns are the pleasure or pain present in a particular moral choice. Pleasure indicates a positive morality, and pain a negative one. Morality, then, is reduced to its utility to provide pleasure or pain, and any moral value, whether positive or negative that a particular choice…
I enjoyed this book very much. John Mark Reynolds has made a cogent argument that Christianity arose on the world scene at a most appropriate time in history. In fact, he argues that the timing of the advent of Christ was perfect given the development of Greek thought in the centuries leading up to the…
As a father of 2 teenagers, a daughter age 19 and a son age 14, this book was both encouraging and frightening. Perhaps the most striking discovery of the survey work done for the book is the depth of penetration into the American society of moral relativism. Of the emerging adults interviewed, nearly all expressed…
Lewis attacks the false philosophy of the British high school English textbook, The Control of Language: A Critical Approach to Reading and Writing, by Alex King and Martin Ketley. Lewis refers to King and Ketley as “Gaius and Titius,” and to their book as “The Green Book.” Lewis is chiefly concerned that King and Ketley…
Defining Decadence Decadence is a “falling away” from an idea or substantive notion. The grip of society is loosened on an idea or principle until it no longer holds the power to influence. The root word is decay, but it goes beyond merely decay, to decline in society and civilization. Decadence in art, for example,…
Thomas, Gary L. Sacred Parenting. Zondervan: Grand Rapids, 2004. 231 pp. $13.99 Introduction Gary L. Thomas has written numerous books and articles for Christian publications on the subject of family life and Christian living, is a frequent guest on the Focus on the Family and Family Life radio broadcasts, and teaches at Western Seminary in…