http://otiumsanctum.com Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Life & the Bible Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/29/what-is-evidence-a-christian-viewpoint/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/29/what-is-evidence-a-christian-viewpoint/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:12:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/29/what-is-evidence-a-christian-viewpoint/ There is much debate in various circles – blogged or otherwise – in regards to the whether there is sufficient evidence to support a “notion of God”. Many atheists debunk Christian arguments in favour of a God… why do they do this? It seems to me that we will rarely, if ever, agree on these [...] Related posts:

1. Intro – the quest for evidence?
2. The Evidence for Faith

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/29/what-is-evidence-a-christian-viewpoint/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/24/intro-the-quest-for-evidence/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/24/intro-the-quest-for-evidence/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:24:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/24/intro-the-quest-for-evidence/ I wrote a while back a couple of posts on the issue of “faith”. These stemmed from the desire to express some thoughts from a Christian perspective to counter the growing debate in regards to the often atheistic approach that faith is “irrational”. It has been some time since these short articles were written and [...] Related posts:

1. What is evidence? A Christian viewpoint
2. The Evidence for Faith
3. What is faith? (Cont'd)

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/04/24/intro-the-quest-for-evidence/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/15/gods-economy-no-fear-2/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/15/gods-economy-no-fear-2/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:07:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/07/gods-economy-no-fear-2/ “What is a Christian response to a deepening economic crisis like this? What should people of faith be thinking, saying, and doing? What is the responsibility of the churches to their own parishioners, to their communities, to the nation and the world? And where is God in all this? What does the Bible say about [...] Related posts:

1. In God's Economy…
2. God's Economy – Generosity (Part 3) It's in your jeans…I mean Genes!
3. In God's Economy – Generosity (part 1)

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/12/15/gods-economy-no-fear-2/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/28/the-evidence-for-faith-2/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/28/the-evidence-for-faith-2/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:52:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/25/the-evidence-for-faith-2/ Bertrand Russell was reportedly once asked what he would say to God if he were to find himself confronted by the Almighty about why he had not believed in God’s existence. He said that he would tell God “Not enough evidence, God, not enough evidence!” [Source: Victor Reppert, "Hume on Miracles, Frequencies, and Prior Probabilities"] I [...] Related posts:

1. Intro – the quest for evidence?
2. What is evidence? A Christian viewpoint
3. >What is Faith?

]]> http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/28/the-evidence-for-faith-2/feed/ 0 http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/24/what-is-faith-contd-2/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/24/what-is-faith-contd-2/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:59:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2008/11/24/what-is-faith-contd-2/ According to the Oxford American dictionary, Faith is described as “complete trust or confidence in someone or something” OR“strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.”  I admit, I am puzzled by this continuing insinuation that faith in God consists of a purely irrational decision, that [...] Related posts:

1. >What is Faith?
2. The Evidence for Faith
3. >Is Faith irrational?

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