Religious conversion / deconversion is often thought to be a gradual process akin to a freeway on-ramp. Another model, however, has proven successful and more accurate in the scientific and sociological fields that I think can be fruitfully applied to the religious conversion experience. When this model is understood, it has the benefit of explaining…
Missing Commandments? The Ten Commandments are often learned and even memorized by young children during catechism classes or Sunday school. However, when you compare the Catholic and Protestant versions, you see that they are not the same lists! This has led some Protestants to falsely claim that the Catholic Church deleted the second commandment (“You…
From 2000 to 2013 I was heavily involved in Southern Evangelical Seminary – first as a student, then as President Norman Geisler’s grad assistant, then as Director of Distance Education, and finally as a Professor. Over the course of my last 5 years with SES, however, I began to see glaring problems with Evangelicalism and…
The first edition of Catholic Answers Magazine is featuring my article!
Some years back I spoke at an Evangelical Christian Apologetics conference about how Christians should discern what music they listen to, and this is a recording of that talk. Having been out of strictly Evangelical circles for some time now, I am not sure if the “Christian music” vs. “Secular music” debate is still raging,…
What is the Church’s view of the Genesis creation story? St. Joseph’s Director of Faith Formation, Dr. Douglas Beaumont, explains the Catholic Church’s dogmas concerning the creation of human beings in light of modern science.
Dr. Douglas Beaumont joins Gary and William to talk about his article “Formless Matter in Wisdom 11:17.” Does Wisdom 11:17 contradict creation ex nihilo?
I am friends with Mike, Nick, and Allie and can verify this is 100% legit. I know now is a rough time for everyone, but if you have some fundage looking for a home or if you don’t need more stuff in your house this Christmas, maybe consider giving to a good cause rather than…
“I beseech you, my child, to look at the heaven and the earth and see everything that is in them, and recognize that God did not make them out of things that existed.” (2 Maccabees 7:28) Genesis Unbound In a fascinating modern book on the biblical creation story (Genesis Unbound), Evangelical Bible scholar John Sailhamer…
“All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer” (Acts 1:14). The apostles and early Christians believed and worshiped in unity—in doctrine and practice following Jesus’ wish that “they may be one” (John 17:21). But today, Christianity is splintered by the Reformation and its 500-year legacy of division, with Protestant groups divided among themselves and…
“Where is that in the Bible?” is a challenge Protestants commonly issue to Catholics when disputes over doctrine arise. Two common response strategies include trying to find a biblical reference to support the belief in question or to return the challenge by asking, “Where in the Bible does it say something must be in the…
My latest on Hands On Apologetics where Gary Michuta and I discuss how to explain the Catholic view of Scripture and Tradition to Protestants using principles with which they generally agree.
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