Finding Truth an Interview with Nancy Pearcey

06/29/16 • 38 min

Is the idea, “Don’t think just believe Biblical?” How do you test another worldview? How does Christianity give us a perspective on every area of life? What do you do with doubts? What do you do if you are a Christian simply because your family is? How essential is it that we learn the secular worldviews of those around us? Does every worldview outside of Christianity have an idol? What should parents do when trying to raise their children in a Christian worldview? Should students just adopt a Christian worldview simply because it is from the Bible?

Those are the important questions we are going to be talking about today in this podcast with Nancy Pearcey,author of Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, which was a 2005 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner, and How Now Shall We Live? (coauthored by Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson), which was a 2000 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner. Her latest book is Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes. Formerly an agnostic, Pearcey studied under Francis Schaeffer at L'Abri in Switzerland. She earned an MA from Covenant Theological Seminary and pursued further graduate work in History of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Heralded as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual" (The Economist), Pearcey is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. She is a fellow of the Discovery Institute and editor-at-large of The Pearcey Report.

As founding editor of the radio program BreakPoint, she also coauthored a monthly column with Chuck Colson in Christianity Today. Pearcey has contributed to several books and published more than a hundred articles. She has spoken in the US Capitol and the White House; at universities such as Princeton, Stanford, and Dartmouth; to actors in Hollywood and artists in New York City; on NPR and C-SPAN. Her earlier books include The Soul of Science and Saving Leonardo.

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Why Christians Should be Intolerant – an Interview with Sean McDowell

Should Christians be tolerant? Is it ever okay to be intolerant? How has the definition of tolerance changed over the years? Does being tolerant mean you have to agree with everyone’s beliefs? How does love fit in with truth and tolerance? And How do we find the balance between loving and being gracious to people, without compromising truth? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast Jonathan Morrow interviews author, communicator, and professor of Christian Apologetics Sean McDowell.

About Today’s Guest:

Sean McDowell, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Apologetics at Biola University. He graduated summa cum laude from Talbot Theological Seminary with a double master's degree in philosophy and theology. He earned his PH.D. in Apologetics and Worldview Studies from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author, co-author, or editor of over fifteen books including Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World, Understanding Intelligent Design, the Apologetics Study Bible for Students, Same-Sex Marriage: A Thoughtful Approach to God's Design for Marriage, The Beauty of Intolerance and Is God Just a Human Invention?.

Sean was named Educator of the Year for San Juan Capistrano in 2007-08. His apologetics training has received exemplary status from the Association of Christian Schools International. He is a regular guest on various radio and TV shows. In April 2000, Sean married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie. They have three children, Scottie, Shauna, and Shane and live in San Juan Capistrano, California. Visit him online here (http://www.seanmcdowell.org)

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How the Illusion of “Free Speech” is Killing Higher Education

Is it OK to disagree with other people’s deeply held beliefs anymore? Is education really possible if everyone always agrees? As Christians, how can we resist the tyranny of tolerance in today’s culture? In this episode of the Impact 360 Institute podcast Jonathan Morrow, Impact 360 faculty, author, and communicator digs deeper into these and other issues of tolerance in higher education and in our broader culture.

Jonathan Morrow (D.Min) is a sought after speaker and teacher who has a gift for explaining challenging topics in ways the rest of us can understand. He is the author of several books including Questioning the Bible and Welcome to College and also contributed articles to the Apologetics Study Bible for Students.

He is the Director of Cultural Engagement for Impact 360 Institute where he teaches in the college Gap Year program and high school summer Immersion experience. He has earned master’s degrees in Philosophy of Religion and Theology as well as a Doctorate in Worldview and Culture from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

As the founder of ThinkChristianly.org Jonathan speaks nationally on worldview, apologetics, and culture and is passionate about seeing a new generation of Christ-followers understand what they believe, why they believe it, and why it matters in life. His books have been featured on shows like Family Life Today, Stand to Reason, Breakpoint, Chris Fabry Live, and In the Market with Janet Parshall. He and his wife have been married for 15 years and have three children. Follow him on twitter: @Jonathan_Morrow