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This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers perhaps the most prominent objection to biblical Christianity: how can the assertion that there is an all-powerful all-loving God be true given the evil and suffering in the world? Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers the key question for biblical Christianity: what positive evidence can back the amazing claim the Bible makes for itself, namely that it isn't just human speculation but actual trustworthy communication from God? Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers the basic question: how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science? After reviewing the Bible's claims regarding what we should expect as to the relationship between science and the Bible, we cover cosmology and biology, to see whether there is in fact reasonable harmonization as well a confirmatory evidence. Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode is the second part covering the question of the relationship between Christianity and other religions, with a comparison/contrast between Christianity and both Hinduism and Islam. Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers the question of the relationship between Christianity and other religions, beginning with the biblical view, and addressing several objections to that view, a topic that will be continued in the subsequent episode with a comparison/contrast to Hinduism and Islam. Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers the way in which we are defining Christianity for this series, and also the question of whether there is such a thing as truth in the spiritual/metaphysical realm, and if so, how we would know it from falsehood. Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

This series of seven videos explores the ideas of Christianity, and key objections to those ideas. The goal is to make no assumptions at the start, to enter into the objections as deeply as possible, and to share my own journey and findings along the way. These come from my own investigation of Christianity as an atheist who came to faith in Christ, including questions like how can you take the Bible seriously in light of science, what about the other religions, is there even such a thing as spiritual truth, and the problem of evil. This episode covers worldviews: what are the basic options people have come up with down through history, where does Christianity fall within those options, what effect do they have on us, and how do we tend to acquire them? Part of the series Investigating Christianity by Doug Rudy

Well-intentioned people of both "sides" can agree on the goal of reducing poverty and oppression, and as long as we're willing to listen to different views on HOW to do so, there's a way forward, it seems to me. I am especially interested in dialog with those who favor socialism.