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October 2015

October 20, 2015

33 Empiricist Christian Thinkers Before 1000 A. D.

Armillary sphere, constructed by Antonio Santucci, c. 1582. Wikipedia: "The armillary sphere was introduced to Western...

October 20, 2015

Galileo, St. Robert Bellarmine, & Scientific Method

Portrait of Galileo Galilei (1636), by Justus Sustermans (1597-1681). [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

October 19, 2015

Limited Atonement Refuted? (John 12:32 & St. John Chrysostom)

John Calvin's Institutes of Christian Religion: manuscript from Geneva: Robert Estienne, definitive fourth edition 1559. [public...

October 19, 2015

Divorced and Remarried (Etc.) & Holy Communion

Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well (1640 or 1641), by Guercino (1591-1666). It...

October 19, 2015

The Inquisition, Abortion, & ISIS Terrorists (Connections?)

Portrait of Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license] Lo and behold, in...

October 18, 2015

Christianity: Absolutely Crucial to the Origin of Science

Original title: Christianity's Central Role in the Conception and Development of Modern Science Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996):...

October 18, 2015

The Galileo Fiasco’s Relation to Catholic Infallibility

Original Title: Dialogue with an Atheist on the Galileo Fiasco and its Relation to Catholic Infallibility...

October 16, 2015

Galileo Affair: The Myths and the Facts Scrutinized

Nicolaus Copernicus (1773-1543): forensic facial reconstruction, based on his skull. [Flickr / public domain] (5-11-06)...

October 15, 2015

Non-Empirical “Basic” Warrant for Theism & Christianity

Alvin Plantinga (b. 1932): widely regarded as the greatest living Christian philosopher, in 2009. [Wikimedia...

October 15, 2015

My Odyssey from Evangelical Protestantism to Catholicism

Yours truly at age 29 in October 1987, three years before I was persuaded of...

October 15, 2015

My Radio & Webcast Interviews (Free Audio Files)

See also: My Videos Page (Catholic Bible Highlights) I've been on the radio or on webcasts...

October 14, 2015

Rationales for My Self-Coined Term, “Radical Catholic Reactionaries”

[Pixabay / public domain] (8-6-13) [as of 3 August 2013, I started using the self-coined...

October 14, 2015

Am I a Catholic Traditionalist? (Well, YOU Decide!)

(8-7-13) [Kevin M. Tierney, often a critic of mine, who calls himself one, had written: "Dave...

October 14, 2015

My Apologetics Books (#2): “The Catholic Verses” (2004)

[see the information page for this book, for full details and all purchase options] (published by...

October 14, 2015

Dialogue on the Rich Young Ruler and Good Works

Christ and the Rich Young Ruler (1889), by Heinrich Hofmann (1824-1911) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] John and...

October 13, 2015

50 New Testament Proofs for Peter’s Primacy & the Papacy

[written in 1994 and published on pp. 233-238 of my book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism]...

October 13, 2015

Final Judgment & WORKS (Not Faith Alone): 50 Passages

Original title: Final Judgment in Scripture is ALWAYS Associated with Works and NEVER with Faith Alone...

October 12, 2015

Who Killed Antoine Lavoisier: the “Father of Chemistry”?

Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze (1788) by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) [public domain...

October 12, 2015

Catholics & Justification by Faith Alone: Any Common Ground?

Is There a Sense in Which Catholics Can Accept "Faith Alone" and/or Imputed Justification (with Proper Biblical Qualifications)?...

October 12, 2015

150 Reasons Why I Became (and Remain) a Catholic

The choir of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England. Photograph by David Iliff, 29 July 2014. [Wikimedia...

October 12, 2015

Jesus vs. the “Faith Alone” Doctrine (Rich Young Ruler)

[Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] Matthew 19:16-24 (RSV) And behold, one came up to him,...

October 10, 2015

My Claims Regarding Piltdown Man & the Scopes Trial Twisted

Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) in 1919: sadly mistaken Nebraska Man and Piltdown Man enthusiast [public...

October 10, 2015

Atheist Premise-Driven Misunderstandings of Theistic Arguments

The Piltdown Man hoax (a jaw of an orangutan attached to a human skull). It...

October 10, 2015

Christian Devotion to Jesus Explained to Atheists & Agnostics

Jesus Christ: portrait by Ariel Agemian, based on the image on the Shroud of Turin....

October 10, 2015

Manuscript Evidence: New Testament vs. Plato, Etc.

The verso of Rylands Library Papyrus P52 from the Gospel of John; its most probable date is...

October 09, 2015

Simultaneously Dumb & Smart Christians, Atheists, & Scientists

Reply to atheist Neil Carter's article,"Why Do Intelligent, Well-Educated People Still Believe Nonsense?" (10-9-15) Galileo Galilei (1564-1642); portrait (c. 1605-1607) by Domenico...

October 09, 2015

God, Empiricism, & Atheist Demands for “Evidence”

How can an empirical spirit be directly empirically tested? It makes no sense. [public domain...

October 09, 2015

John Loftus’ Deconversion and Feuds with Atheists

Mt. St. Helens volcanic eruption (1980) [public domain / Pixabay] * * * * *...

October 09, 2015

New Testament on God-Rejecters vs. Open-Minded Agnostics

Mars Hill in Athens, or the Areopagus, as seen from the Acropolis (where St. Paul...

October 08, 2015

Mary Mother of God: Is it Idolatry or a Biblical Notion?

Madonna and Child (c. 1743), by Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...