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  • How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology

    Mark W. Foreman & James K. Dew Jr., How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, January 2014. 175 pp. Paperback, $20.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! A couple of weeks back, I introduced you to Mark Foreman, who introduced me to philosophy. I told you about then…

  • From Descartes to Nietzsche in 4 Easy Steps

    Step 1: Start With Yourself Prior to Descartes, philosophy typically started with metaphysics. It was, in a way, metaphysics seeking epistemology. Truth was considered objective in itself, while a person’s reason was understood to be subjective. In Christian terms, this worked out to faith seeking understanding. What Descartes decided to do was turn this on…

  • Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians

    Mark W. Foreman, Prelude to Philosophy: An Introduction for Christians. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, November 2013. 208 pp. Paperback, $20.00. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to IVP Academic for the review copy! When I started at Liberty University, had already completed two years of Bible college, earning essentially an associates of Bible (if there was such a…

  • Philosophy Friday: Let’s Talk About Logic

    I’ve been going back and reading through my long abandoned philosophy series. Some of it aged well. Some did not. I was definitely doing a lot of thinking at loud, as opposed now, when I mostly think to myself. In thinking about thinking, I thought it might a good time to think out loud about…

  • iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives

    Craig Detweiler, iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, November, 2013. 256 pp. Paperback, $17.99. Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Brazos Press for the review copy! Craig Detweiler is professor of communication and director of the Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture at Pepperdine University. He also writes a lot,…

  • Philosophy Friday: Let’s Talk About Worldviews

    Back in the day, I started a very ambitious blog series on philosophy. It was a bit too much. I didn’t particularly care about post length and so was just kind of thinking out loud. If you’re interested (and even if you’re not), here’s the posts: Philosophy 101 Philosophy 101: Clarifying Terms Philosophy 101: Transcendental…

  • Christian Philosophy: A Systematic and Narrative Introduction

    Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen, Christian Philosophy: A Systematic and Narrative Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, October, 2013. 304 pp. Paperback, $22.99. Buy it: Amazon Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! Lately, I’ve been really into philosophy. This is actually a return to an early love that I had kind of abandoned, rather than…

  • 50 Questions To Spend The Rest of Your Life Answering

    I recently finished reading Peter Kreeft’s The Philosophy of Tolkien. It is an excellent book if you like Tolkien and are interested in his ideas. Even if you are not, it is still excellent. As the framework for his book, Kreeft highlights 11 areas of philosophy and 50 questions that Lord of The Rings deals…

  • The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context

    Myron B. Penner, The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Context. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, June, 2013. 192 pp. Paperback, $19.99 Buy it: Amazon Read an excerpt Visit the publisher’s page Thanks to Baker Academic for the review copy! Myron Penner is an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Edmonton, Alberta.[ref]Canada[/ref] He has previously taught at Prairie College and Graduate School as well as editing Christianity…

  • Evangelical Theology: Prolegomena

    The day has finally come to start working our way through Michael Bird’s Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. It’s a couple months since I introduced you to it, and since then I’ve been getting ahead in my reading so I could do about a section a month until we finish up. You can refer…