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Papers & Articles by the Faculty

"Is Jesus the only way?", "Did Jesus rise from the dead?" "How could an all powerful, all-knowing and all good God allow 9/11 to happen?" To find out the answers, check out the articles!

Answering the Problem of Evil

In my own mind one of the most difficult questions raised by the 9/11 tragedy is the so-called, “problem of evil.? In the wake of such a horrendous event, many people were left to ponder this perplexing dilemma: “How could a God who is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good allow something like this happen??

Can We Really Trust the Bible?

While an entire book could be written on this point alone, suffice it to say that we cannot know anything reliable about the Christian faith without adhering in significant degree to the accuracy of its revelatory document, the Bible.

Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Clearly, without Christ’s resurrection, all that we hope for and believe in as Christians becomes foolishness, a tragic pipe dream. But is there any good evidence for such an extraordinary and uniquely singular event in the history of mankind?

Development of Pentecostalism

As a phenomenon, it is so significant that the author of The Secular City, Harvey Cox, was forced to reverse his well-known position on secularization and spoke of Pentecostalism as a manifestation of the "unanticipated reappearance of primal spirituality in our time."

Does God Exist? Part I

This is a question that every non-believer and atheist has a right to ask a professing Christian. I believe we need to give a better answer than the standard, “Because the Bible says so" or, “Because He has changed my life."

Does God Exist? Part II

Here, we have the proof of the definition: if there actually is something, that is to say, that if the physical universe does exist (although some, using their existence as a basis, deny that they or anything really exists!), then I think we are rationally forced to find an explanation for it.

The Evolution versus Creation Debate

By “evolution," I mean atheistic or non-supernatural evolution which, at its root, denies the possibility of God being involved in the process in any way. When I speak of “creation," I am referring to the need for a Creator, a divine being.

Hell: That Hideous Doctrine (short version)

First of all, personal experience initially suggests that the majority of people on planet earth are fairly moral people, at least as we see them from the outside. The jerks and truly evil people in the world appear to be exceptions to the rule rather than the norm.

Hell: That Hideous Doctrine (full version)

Hey! That Hurts! — Facing the Limits of Reality

Many of the messages in society today are trying to convince you that, “You can be whatever you want to be!" People are told, “you can do whatever you want if you just set your mind to it!" The possibilities are endless!

Is Faith Blind?

I remember vividly being asked as a sophomore in college how I could possibly still believe in Christianity, especially as a biology major. How did I know it was true in light of all the supposed evidence to the contrary?

Is Jesus the Only Way to God?

On page 47 of his excellent book, Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis notes that one of the reasons he believes Christianity is true is that, “It is a religion you could not have guessed. If it offered us just the kind of universe we had always expected, I should feel we were making it up. But, in fact, it is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up."

The Longing to Be Whole

It seems clearer to me now than ever before that every stage is filled with the challenges and trials that are the inherent part of the fabric of life in a fallen world. But for many, including myself, it is so easy to look upon the past with a set of rose-colored glasses,...

Tolerance in a Postmodern World — Finding an Adequate Foundation

But what can be done with truly and radically different worldviews (and their widely divergent applications) in the real world in which we live and move and have our being? What are we to do with those who value anarchy and chaos over order, tyranny and domination over freedom, bigotry and racism over equality? And who defines what is bigoted, tyrannical and anarchist?

Truth in a Postmodern World — Answering the Charges of Arrogance, Imperialism and Intolerance

If we have the cure for all cancer, it would be ridiculous and wrong to keep it a secret. And we have a cure that is far more critical than just a cure to cancer. We have the cure for spiritual cancer which will cost people their eternal, not just physical life.