Thursday night, 1-27-2011 Shepherd's Fellowship will have its second "Worldview Night" by viewing a debate at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. And no, Dusman will not be participating in this one. I'm too busy with ministry right now.Theme: Ratio Christi of UNCG and the UNCG Atheists Agnostics and Skeptics will be offering a panel discussion exploring the different concepts for grounding morality. Does the Christian or Atheistic worldview better account for morality, and which offers a better understanding of how morality works in our world? What are the problems and benefits of the different worldviews? These just some of the areas to be explored.
Location: The event will be held in the Elliot University Center (EUC) in the EUC auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The auditorium is on the middle floor of the EUC to the left of the information desk, if you are facing the information desk. Here is a map of the location and parking for those traveling onto campus for it.
http://maps.google.com/map
Format: This is being called a panel discussion but will be structured like a debate, with each panelist giving an opening statement then each side having time to question and lead discussion with the other. After that there will be time available for each side to give a closing statement. Finally at the end there will be time for audience questions and answers.
Representing Ratio Christi will be:
Adam Tucker: Is the UNCG campus director of Ratio Christi and a student at Southern Evangelical Seminary.
Bill Pratt: Christian apologist who blogs at toughquestionsanswered.org
Representing the UNCG Atheists Agnostics and Skeptics will be:
Joshua Deaton: Got his first degree in political science from UNCG and is currently working on a second degree in biology. He studied to be in the ministry and his studies lead him to be an atheist.
Robert Eldredge: Current President of the UNCG Atheists, Agnostics and Skeptics Robert got undergraduate degrees in Philosophy and Political Science from Guilford College and is currently working on a Masters of Public Affairs degree from UNCG.
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TUAD,
ReplyDeleteYou asked, "Pastor Dusman, what do you make of an Evangelical Theology Professor scoffing at the idea of Biblical Christianity as a rational worldview?"
With all due respect my dear brother, I think he would correct you and say that he's asking this: "What set of doctrines constitutes Biblical Christianity such that a denial of said doctrines destroys the minimally necessary platform for grounding for rational thought?"
That's a fair question, and I think Steve already answered it sufficiently here: http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2011/01/token-radical-chic-charity.html
Of course, the basic answer is that there are a number of derived doctrines taught in the received canon the denial of which would undermine rationality. Steve did a good job at outlining those in said article linked above.
Though I don't enjoy saying this, my view is that Randal takes umbrage at that statement and many others like it because he's a lost man. I have no reason whatsoever to believe that he's saved. If he is saved, why the angst against conservative doctrine and siding with infidels to promote his views (i.e., Noam Chomsky)?
I was talking to a fellow T-blogger last night on the phone and he noted that Randal is much worse doctrinally speaking than Peter Enns. That's *not* a good assessment.
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