Before we begin discussing evidence for Christianity, we first need to make sure we’re using the same language. Here I go over how I use the words “knowledge,” “faith,” and “belief,” as well as why our understanding of these terms can affect what we think of the Christian message.
HERE is my first video on the rebooted version of The Message Behind the Movie discussing story structure and how it communicates a movie’s message. You can purchase The Message Behind the Movie: Engaging Film Without Disengaging Faith (Reboot) anywhere, but you can help this channel at no additional cost to you by using this…
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…
Introduction Conversations between Catholics and Protestants often produce more heat than light. The struggle is real, and is not made easier by inappropriate tactics and strategies that can turn friendly dialogue into an occasion for division. Seeing religious conversion in terms of a “paradigm shift” can be of great value to those seeking to give…
Douglas Beaumont 