Writing
Graduate research,
made readable.
Essays and papers from my MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola. These are the arguments underneath the talks, written for readers rather than for a bibliography.
- 01Right & Wrong
Can Naturalism Support Ethics Both Experientially and Logically?
Modern society increasingly treats physical science as the only path to real knowledge, which leaves ethics as a matter of taste. This paper tests whether naturalistic evolution can ground ethics, and argues it cannot.
- 02Science
Does the Genesis Creation Account Present a Scientific Conflict for Christianity?
The supposed war between Genesis and science usually turns on Young Earth versus Old Earth readings. This paper argues that neither reading forces a conflict with Christian faith.
- 03Jesus
In Defense of the Resurrection
Before you can weigh the evidence for the resurrection, you have to deal with the prior objection that miracles simply can't happen. This paper takes on both questions.
- 04Hard Questions
Why God Allows Evil
The problem of evil is the hardest objection to Christian faith, and the most personal one. This paper works through the intellectual response without minimising the pain.
- 05History
An Overview of the Pentateuch
A survey of the first five books of the Bible: their structure, the authorship questions, and the theological arc the rest of Scripture is built on.
- 06Science
Intelligent Design and the Limits of “Only a Theory”
A close reading of the intelligent design debate through its primary sources: Dembski, Behe, Miller, Forrest, and others, rather than the caricatures on either side.
- 07Foundations
Defending the Faith: Method and Practice
Essays on the core methods of Christian apologetics: how the classical, evidential, and presuppositional approaches actually work, and when to reach for which.