Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Peter S. Williams Podcasting Channel
My new podcasting channel courtesy of Damaris Trust is now up and running @
http://www.damaris.org/cm/podcasts/category/peterswilliams
This already includes several apologetic talks and radio debates not previously available, so have a click and a listen!
http://www.damaris.org/cm/podcasts/category/peterswilliams
This already includes several apologetic talks and radio debates not previously available, so have a click and a listen!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Evangelical Philosophical Society Web Author: Peter S. Williams
As announced recently at the EPS Web Blog, I am now an EPS Web Author with a lovely profile page on the EPS Website. EPS have re-produced three of my papers to illustrate the sort of work I do:
I hope to be blogging on the EPS on as regular a basis as I can think of interesting things to say!
Thank you EPS
I hope to be blogging on the EPS on as regular a basis as I can think of interesting things to say!
Thank you EPS
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
God Is Not Dead Yet
William Lane Craig's cover article for Christianity Today, 'God Is Not Dead Yet', is now avaiable free of charge from the Christianity Today website.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Peer-Reviewed paper on ID referenced in new book
I've just read Understanding Intelligent Design (Harvest House, 2008), an easily digestible introduction to intelligent design theory co-written by William A. Dembski and Sean McDowell.
Following footnote number 3 at the top of page104 I discover that my journal article on specified complexity is therein referenced (p. 217)! cf. Peter S. Williams, ‘The Design Inference from Specified Complexity Defended by Scholars Outside the Intelligent Design Movement – A Critical Review’, Philosophia Christi, Vol 9, Number 2
Trumpet blown. Post over.
Following footnote number 3 at the top of page104 I discover that my journal article on specified complexity is therein referenced (p. 217)! cf. Peter S. Williams, ‘The Design Inference from Specified Complexity Defended by Scholars Outside the Intelligent Design Movement – A Critical Review’, Philosophia Christi, Vol 9, Number 2
Trumpet blown. Post over.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Craig vs. Cooke
Dr. Bill Cooke, whose knowledge of Christian theology seems to grind to a halt in about 1960, 'gives the store away' in this recent debate with Christian philosopher, theologian and apologist Dr William Lane Craig in New Zeland.
Cooke fails to present any arguments for atheism (which he defines atypically), or against Craig's arguments for God, bar some appeals to authority, vague gestures at the problem of evil, and noting the facts that people are small and religious folk sometimes do nasty things! Cooke also clearly agrees with the first premise of Craig's formulation of the moral argument, that in the absence of God objective moral values do not exist.
The audience does a far better job of putting relevant questions and proposed rebuttals to Craig's case than does Cooke!
Cooke fails to present any arguments for atheism (which he defines atypically), or against Craig's arguments for God, bar some appeals to authority, vague gestures at the problem of evil, and noting the facts that people are small and religious folk sometimes do nasty things! Cooke also clearly agrees with the first premise of Craig's formulation of the moral argument, that in the absence of God objective moral values do not exist.
The audience does a far better job of putting relevant questions and proposed rebuttals to Craig's case than does Cooke!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Hungarian video on Evolution and Intelligent Design
István Tasi, a member of the Hungarian ID movement, is featured in a new video by director Viktor Gardos. Opposing István is Dr. Zoltan Galantai, a Hungarian historian of science. English subtitles are provided.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I Recommend Books
New Blog Feature Added: under 'culture links' you will find an amazon.co.uk 'widget' that let's me recommend books - if you buy stuff via this widget, I get a cut of the profits, so start thinking about who you know who has a birthday coming up! I've listed the recommendations in alphabetical order.
