What is Apologetics?

What is Apologetics?

The word apologetics can be a little confusing, it doesn’t mean to say sorry although you should if you’ve done something wrong. It comes from a Greek word used several times in the New Testament (NT) such as 1 Peter 3:15  as well as Philippians 1:7,16 and means to...
Ontological Argument

Ontological Argument

The ontological argument is widely thought to have been first clearly articulated by St. Anselm of Canterbury, who defined God as the greatest conceivable being. Anselm’s reasoning was that, if a being existed only in the mind but not in reality, then a greater being...
The Purpose of Life

The Purpose of Life

Paul Rutherford looks at the purpose of life from his Christian perspective as well as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Hollywood. On a warm day recently I visited my alma mater. And between the hallowed halls of old, a chance encounter reconnected me with an old friend....
Philosophers Want Back into Science

Philosophers Want Back into Science

They used to be called “natural philosophers” before William Whewell coined the term “scientist” in 1833. During the Victorian boom, it appeared that scientists could work on their own, applying their scientific method to all kinds of natural phenomena, and make great...