An exceedingly common evolutionary argument runs like this: “You can’t trust your religious feelings; they were just mechanisms developed by evolution that helped your ancestors survive.”
Tim Keller gives a great answer: It proves too much. If that’s the case, then your logic itself—and your belief in evolution—is only a mechanism (or the fruit of one) that helped your ancestors survive. You can’t say it’s the truth, just a useful tool for spreading your gene pool.
The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Rine Favale My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well written, provocatively helpful—provocative because she was schooled in evangelicalism (which makes her like me) and in feminist theory (which makes her not like me)—and is...
A friend asked me for my thinking—and my reading recommendations—on Christian political philosophy. I was pretty frank and open. I don't hold myself up as a master of the topic. I welcome input from others here. What should I read? What should my friend read? My...
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro My rating: 5 of 5 stars Robert Caro is fascinated by power. He has given his life to exploring how it is gained and kept. And in Robert Moses, the subject of this epic book, power looks like the...
I delivered the following sermon at Tri-County Bible Church in Madison, Ohio, pastored by my longtime, respected friend Joe Tyrpak. Watch or read. Or both. Or neither. It's ok.It’s a distinct honor to serve you today. I have known your pastor since I was 16 or 17...
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Great answer! We greatly enjoyed hearing Mr. Keller preach at the West Side Campus of Redeemer when we were in New York City a couple of weeks ago to visit Juilliard.