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The Analytic Christian

By Jordan Hampton

My name is Jordan Hampton, and I'm a Christian. This podcast will help you explore Christian philosophy and theology.

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TAC.14- God's Relationship to Moral Normativity, & Moral Knowledge

The Analytic ChristianJan 25, 2022

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TAC.31- Critiquing Dr. Craig’s Argument from the Applicability of Mathematics
Oct 24, 202328:41
TAC.30- Evaluating William Lane Craig’s Ontological Argument

TAC.30- Evaluating William Lane Craig’s Ontological Argument

I’m joined by Dr. Daniel Rubio, a professor of philosophy at Toronto Metropolitan University. He offers some criticisms of the ontological argument defended by William Lane Craig.
Oct 10, 202334:32
TAC.29- Evaluating William Lane Craig’s Fine-Tuning Argument

TAC.29- Evaluating William Lane Craig’s Fine-Tuning Argument

I’m joined by Dr. Luke Barnes. He comments on an animated video produced by Reasonable Faith that explains and defends the Fine-Tuning Argument.
Oct 03, 202359:25
TAC.28- From Nomological Harmony to God
Sep 19, 202346:45
TAC.27- The Argument from MIRACLES

TAC.27- The Argument from MIRACLES

I'm joined by Dr. Daniel Bonevac (professor of philosophy at the University of Texas Austin) to discuss his paper, "The Argument from Miracles." 

The paper is linked below.  baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/80295.pdf  

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Nov 16, 202201:10:36
TAC.26- Where is the Body of Christ?

TAC.26- Where is the Body of Christ?

Cruz Davis is a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In a forthcoming paper he presents the "Problem of the Ascension of Jesus" and then evaluates various solutions. Here are some of the questions we'll be discussing. If Jesus was *physically* raised from the dead, where is his body now?  If you say it's in heaven, does that mean heaven has a spatial location? If yes, does that mean it's theoretically possible to reach heaven if we just had enough advanced technology? If no, then how can Jesus have a physical resurrection body?  

For more from Cruz Davis, check out his philpapers page linked below. https://philpeople.org/profiles/cruz-davis-1/publications?app=530&order=added 

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Nov 09, 202201:09:42
TAC.25- The Problem of NO BEST WORLD

TAC.25- The Problem of NO BEST WORLD

If there is no best possible world, then for any world God picked to actualize, God could have picked a better one. But if God could have picked a better one, then it seems that God could have performed a better action. And if God could have performed a better action, then God could have been better. But how can God be better if God is essentially unsurpassable (a.k.a. "the greatest conceivable being"). This is a serious challenge to theism, and in this video Dr. Kraay offers five responses to this argument.   

To read more about this topic, check out Dr. Kraay's paper linked below. https://people.ryerson.ca/kraay/Documents/2010Companion.pdf 

To see Dr. Kraay's defense of the view that there is a best possible world, and it is a multiverse, check out my interview linked below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyXDlyI0Swg&t=276s 

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Nov 02, 202201:01:04
TAC.24- A Defense of SIMPLE FOREKNOWLEDGE

TAC.24- A Defense of SIMPLE FOREKNOWLEDGE

There are several views of divine providence. Among these options is the view that God providentially controls the world using simple foreknowledge. In this interview, Dr. Hunt defends simple foreknowledge against two objections- what he calls the metaphysical problem and the doxastic problem.   

If you'd like to go more in depth on this topic, check out Dr. Hunt's paper linked below. https://place.asburyseminary.edu/faithandphilosophy/vol10/iss3/8/  

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Oct 26, 202201:13:52
TAC.23- Does Neuroscience Disprove Free Will?

TAC.23- Does Neuroscience Disprove Free Will?

Dr. Matthew Flummer is a professor of philosophy at Porterville College, and co-host of the Free Will Show. 

To go deeper into this topic, check out  the two links below.  

Podcast: Season 3 of the Free Will Show https://youtu.be/tmFC10L2mJA 

Book: Free- Why Science Hasn't Disproved Free Will by Alfred Mele https://www.amazon.com/Free-Science-Hasnt-Disproved-Will/dp/0199371628/ref=asc_df_0199371628/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=334440177734&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5372019013947462128&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014313&hvtargid=pla-493362807085&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=69762313169&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=334440177734&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5372019013947462128&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014313&hvtargid=pla-493362807085 

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Oct 19, 202230:59
TAC.22- A Strong Argument FOR Molinism

TAC.22- A Strong Argument FOR Molinism

Dr. Justin Mooney is a professor of philosophy at Denison University. He offers a simple argument for molinism, then we discuss possible objections to each premise.  

To hear my other interview with Justin about molinism, check out the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUHjRvyDitQ&t=170s 

To hear an overview of views on free will check out the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXMYRr8Cx4U&t=1s 

To hear an argument against molinism, check out my interview with Dr. Philip Swenson linked below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0fxXY3hjE&t=29s 

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Oct 12, 202201:08:14
TAC.21- A Strong Argument AGAINST Molinism

TAC.21- A Strong Argument AGAINST Molinism

Dr. Philip Swenson is a professor of philosophy at the College of William & Mary. His dissertation defended the view that moral responsibility is incompatible with causal determinism.   

For more on Dr. Swenson check out the link below. 

https://sites.google.com/site/philipjswenson/home 

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Oct 05, 202259:07
TAC.20- A Cutting-Edge Cosmological Argument

TAC.20- A Cutting-Edge Cosmological Argument

I'm joined by Dr. Kenny Pearce, a professor of philosophy at James Madison University in Virginia. In this interview he defends a cosmological argument he's developed. For more on this argument, check out Dr. Pearce's debate book with Dr. Graham Oppy titled, "Is There A God?"


Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/There-Little-Debates-about-Questions/dp/0367243946


Link to Dr. Pearce's website: http://www.kennypearce.net/


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Sep 27, 202248:43
TAC.19- Defeating the Evil God Challenge

TAC.19- Defeating the Evil God Challenge

Dr. Max Baker-Hytch argues that the evil God challenge can succeed only if the "symmetry thesis" holds, but this symmetry thesis breaks down in three distinct ways.  To explore Dr. Baker-Hytch's argument in depth, check out his paper linked below. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/papq.12304 

To hear a defense of the evil God challenge, check out my interview with Dr. Asha Lancaster-Thomas (TAC.17).  

For more of Max's work, check out his website below. https://www.theocca.org/author/max-baker-hytch/ 

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Aug 29, 202254:40
TAC.18- What is the Evil-God Challenge?

TAC.18- What is the Evil-God Challenge?

Dr. Asha Lancaster-Thomas has written a two part paper providing an  overview of the Evil-God Challenge. The papers are linked below.  

(Part 1)  https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/phc3.12502

(Part 2)  https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phc3.12543 

In this interview, Dr. Lancaster-Thomas summarizes three versions of the argument, and defends one version against various objections. In next week's  interview (TAC.19),  Dr. Max Baker Hytch will critique the argument.  

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Aug 22, 202250:22
TAC.17- What is the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism?

TAC.17- What is the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism?

In this interview, Dr. Andrew Moon summarizes Alvin Plantinga's Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EAAN), then responds to some objections. 

For a short animated summary of the argument, check out the video linked below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qap_FyQxILM 

To go more in depth, check out Dr. Moon's recent paper, "Global Debunking Arguments" linked below. https://philpapers.org/rec/MOOGDA 

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Jul 30, 202201:15:19
TAC.16- Does Scripture Teach There Is No Non-Resistant Non-Belief?

TAC.16- Does Scripture Teach There Is No Non-Resistant Non-Belief?

In Romans 1:18-20 (NASB), Paul writes,  "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse." Does this text mean every single non-believer is resistant in their non-belief? In this video, Dr. Rauser provides several reasons to think the answer is no.  

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Jul 09, 202218:36
TAC.15- God and Moral Motivation

TAC.15- God and Moral Motivation

For more on Dr. Anne Jeffrey, go to 

https://www.annejeffrey.com/


Link to Dr. Jeffrey's book, God and Morality

https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/god-and-morality/DDCD901317223C56BDEDB8E57D0366DE


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Jun 23, 202253:48
TAC.14- God's Relationship to Moral Normativity, & Moral Knowledge

TAC.14- God's Relationship to Moral Normativity, & Moral Knowledge

In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Anne Jeffrey, a professor of philosophy at Baylor University. In 2019, her book, God & Morality was published with Cambridge University Press. There are three sections of the book. The first section surveys the philosophical literature on God's role in grounding moral normativity. The second section of the book surveys the philosophical literature on God's role in explaining moral knowledge. Our interview will be a summary of these two sections, and Dr. Jeffrey will explain how "thin theism" does not explain moral normativity and moral knowledge as well as "thick theism."  

Here's the link to the Dr. Jeffrey's book- 

https://www.amazon.com/God-Morality-Elements-Philosophy-Religion/dp/1108469442/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=god+and+morality&qid=1613158960&sr=8-3  

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Jan 25, 202201:14:14
TAC.13- Four Arguments for Moral Realism (Dr. Eric Sampson)

TAC.13- Four Arguments for Moral Realism (Dr. Eric Sampson)

Here's the google doc Dr. Sampson mentions in the interview.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MBPYK_UHOoQhEKjR1URok4tO_tXgqCY5wy5pyFzSZDk/edit


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Oct 18, 202101:19:26
TAC.12- From Consciousness to Theism (Dr. Tomas Bogardus)

TAC.12- From Consciousness to Theism (Dr. Tomas Bogardus)

In this interview, Dr. Tomas Bogardus will offer an argument from dualism to theism. Check out last week's episode to hear a defense of dualism.

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Oct 11, 202138:03
TAC.11- The Mind Body Problem & Dualism (Dr. Tomas Bogardus)

TAC.11- The Mind Body Problem & Dualism (Dr. Tomas Bogardus)

In this interview, Dr. Tomas Bogardus will first summarize some of the views on the mind-body problem, then offer three arguments for dualism. This includes an argument from knowledge, an argument from personal identity, and an argument from "undefeated dualism."  

For a robust defense of the argument from undefeated dualism, check out Dr. Bogardus' paper, "Undefeated Dualism" at his website linked below. https://sites.google.com/site/tbogardus/

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Oct 04, 202102:07:58
TAC.10- Theodicy of Love (Dr. John Peckham)

TAC.10- Theodicy of Love (Dr. John Peckham)

Dr. John Peckham is professor of Theology and Christian Philosophy at the Seminary of Andrews University. In 2018, Peckham published his book Theodicy of Love where he offers a biblically based model for understanding why an omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent God allows suffering and evil. I found this book to be both profound and practical in its insight. In the words of Paul Copan, "it fills an important gap in the literature addressing the problem of evil." 

The link to the book can be found below.  

https://www.amazon.com/Theodicy-Love-John-C-Peckham/dp/1540960269/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=theodicy+of+love&qid=1575057319&s=books&sr=1-1

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Sep 20, 202101:23:53
TAC.9- Postmortem Opportunity (Dr. James Beilby)

TAC.9- Postmortem Opportunity (Dr. James Beilby)

In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. James Beilby, a professor of systematic and philosophical theology at Bethel University. He will be lay out the "soteriological problem of evil" (a.k.a. the problem of the unevangelized/pseudoevangelized), traditional responses to it, and his preferred response to it. He will defend his view both scripturally and theologically.

Here is a link to his book on the topic. https://www.amazon.com/Postmortem-Opportunity-Theological-Assessment-Salvation/dp/0830853766/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=postmortem+opportunity&qid=1629077092&sr=8-3

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Sep 13, 202101:14:18
TAC.8- Biblical Violence & Moral Intuition (Dr. Randal Rauser)

TAC.8- Biblical Violence & Moral Intuition (Dr. Randal Rauser)

How should Christians interpret passages of scripture that violate our most basic moral intuitions? Passages like Deuteronomy 7, 20, and Joshua 1-12 that portray God as commanding and aiding the Israelites to brutally annihilate the Canaanites, young and old, men and women. Dr. Randal Rauser recently authored what I consider to be the best book on this topic, "Jesus Loves Canaanites". In this interview we summarize the major points of the book, focusing specifically on Rauser's critique of Dr. Paul Copan's and Dr. Matthew Flannagan's arguments, and Rauser's defense of what he calls "Providential Errancy."  

I highly encourage you to read Rauser's book for yourself. It's linked below. https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Loves-Canaanites-Biblical-Intuition/dp/1775046249/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31GDXKPF1Y6T7&dchild=1&keywords=jesus+loves+canaanites&qid=1627354701&sprefix=jesus+loves+can%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1  

For more on Dr. Randal Rauser, check out his blog and YouTube channel linked below. https://randalrauser.com/  

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Sep 06, 202101:18:32
TAC.7- Social Trinitarianism (Dr. William Lane Craig)

TAC.7- Social Trinitarianism (Dr. William Lane Craig)

For more on Dr. Craig's view of the Trinity, check out his book linked below.

https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Foundations-Christian-Worldview-Moreland/dp/0830851879

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Aug 30, 202101:01:52
TAC.6- Neo-Apollinarianism & the Incarnation (Dr. William Lane Craig)

TAC.6- Neo-Apollinarianism & the Incarnation (Dr. William Lane Craig)

To read more on Dr. Craig's view of the incarnation check out the book linked below.

https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Foundations-Christian-Worldview-Moreland-ebook/dp/B075QPCCL1/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1MKYKBDPLM60B&dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+foundations+for+a+christian+worldview&qid=1628388216&s=books&sprefix=philosophical+foundations%2Caps%2C211&sr=1-3

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Aug 23, 202158:16
TAC.5- Intro to Reformed Epistemology (Dr. Andrew Moon)
Aug 16, 202101:45:10
TAC.4- The Problem of Heaven (Dr. Kevin Timpe)
Aug 09, 202151:09
TAC.3- Is God Temporal or Timeless?

TAC.3- Is God Temporal or Timeless?

For more on Dr. Mullins check out his website and podcast, "The Reluctant Theologian."

https://www.rtmullins.com/


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May 06, 202101:25:25
TAC.2- The Puzzle of God's Foreknowledge & Human Freedom
Apr 05, 202101:48:32
TAC.1- Skeptical Theism w/Dr. Justin McBrayer

TAC.1- Skeptical Theism w/Dr. Justin McBrayer

In this interview, I am joined by Dr. Justin McBrayer, a professor of philosophy at Fort Lewis College. Dr. McBrayer summarizes some of the main points in his paper titled "Skeptical Theism" published in Philosophy Compass in 2010. The link to the paper is below. 

 https://f597a3f3-d31c-4daa-a64b-3d709ead7b3c.filesusr.com/ugd/08c259_a6e13240d22947cbb8c1927a7b00558c.pdf

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Mar 01, 202101:14:34