Tag: Christian worldview

The Role of Philosophy in Theology

*This piece is part of an ongoing effort to think through theological questions in real time. It is not meant to be a polished or exhaustive argument, but a careful exploration of how Scripture, reason, and coherence interact on this issue.*

What role, if any, does philosophy have when it comes to studying God’s Word and doing theology?

This is an important question. Many Christians argue that philosophy has no place in theology at all and that doing philosophy is inherently problematic. I do not think that is true.

There is certainly a sense in which philosophy can be dangerous. But the issue is not whether philosophy is used. The issue is how it is used.

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Why the Moral Argument Deserves a Comeback

Apologetics has no shortage of tools: cosmological arguments, historical evidence for the resurrection, and even design arguments rooted in physics. Yet one particular argument continues to fly under the radar in many academic circles: the moral argument.

For years, I’ve been puzzled by how little attention this argument receives, especially when it continues to be one of the most intuitively compelling arguments for ordinary people. In fact, I once buried my own treatment of the moral argument as a chapter in a broader work (Contending for the Truth), only to realize later that it deserved more visibility. That’s why I’ve now released The Moral Argument as a standalone book. It’s time to give this argument a second look.

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When Doctrine Gets Personal: Why I Wrote Contending for the Truth

Most Christians know what they believe, but far fewer know why they believe it. And fewer still have taken the time to compare the popular teachings in Christian culture with what the Bible actually says. That tension—between tradition and Scripture, assumption and truth—is where Contending for the Truth lives.

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