Introduction The “Transcendental Argument for God” (TAG) is typically understood as resting upon the “Impossibility of the Contrary.” We may be in a better position apologetically if we think about the Impossibility of the Contrary (IoC) in terms of three aspects of the IoC. These three aspects of the IoC are definition, dogma, and demonstration. [...]

I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more sorry for a skeptic of Christianity since the Bahnsen vs. Stein debate. Listen to the exchange between presuppositional apologist Sye TenBruggencate and skeptic atheist Justin Scheiber (soon to be interviewed on the Provocative Microphone) right here. And more importantly, read the transcript of the unedited debate – which [...]

Presuppositional Apologetics (antithesis – one superb argument) Cumulative Case Apologetics (piecemeal fashion – several arguments)

Another issue I see is that presuppositional apologetics (at least that I’ve read) tend to view Scripture as the only basis upon which we can know truth. If you mean, “we can only know things if they are found in Scripture,” then that’s not true, and no Christian presuppositional apologist has ever taught that. What [...]

A number of months ago I posted “When Man’s Ways Trump God’s Ways: A Case Study in Apologetic Method.” I received an email from “caveman” with a number of criticisms directed at this article, and I want to briefly respond. Jamin, I was deciding whether or not I should respond to your blog post about [...]

In preparing for the upcoming debate(s) on apologetic method, I’ve finally been confronted with the major variant in presuppositional apologetics proposed by John Frame. I finished reading several of his works in the past few weeks, and have now entered note-taking of Apologetics to the Glory of God (1994). Here is just a snippet of [...]

Robert Price identifies himself as a “Christian atheist.” He’s a big name in the Jesus Seminar, and will be debating James White on the historical Jesus in early May. But this evening’s concern is a small essay that Price wrote on apologetics. Given Price’s skeptical perspective, I was surprised at how much he actually got [...]