Podcast appearances and mentions of chad meister

Jason Miller and Chad Meister - This spring, one of our workshop offerings, The Heart of Christianity, will explore the roots, stories, and practices of Christian faith, and we wanted to introduce its teacher and preview its content. Participants will gain a greater understanding of 2,000 years of Christian history, with an expansive view of various traditions within the larger Christian world. Themes include core Christian beliefs, the early Church, monastic spirituality, the Reformation, the relationship between science and Christian faith, and personal and communal spiritual practices. It's also a good companion experience for those preparing for baptism on Easter, but it's not a requirement to be baptized.  Enjoy this conversation between our lead pastor, Jason Miller, and workshop teacher Chad Meister. Chad is a scholar of world religions, a prolific author, an affiliate of the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion at Notre Dame, and a founding board member of SBCC.  Registration is now open through March 5th!

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (05/26/23), Hank answers the following questions:What are your thoughts on Christian science fiction and fantasy literature?I believe I have obeyed all that God has asked of me. Why am I suffering so much?What is your view of Calvinism and the doctrine of predestination?Is Jesus' teaching on eunuchs in Matthew 19:3-12 discussing homosexuality?Why doesn't the Bible explicitly condemn slavery?Resources mentioned on today's Bible Answer Man broadcast:Gene Edward Veith, “Good Fantasy & Bad Fantasy”https://www.equip.org/articles/good-fantasy-and-bad-fantasy-2-article/“The Divine Sovereignty / Human Responsibility Debate” Parts 1 and 2, by James R. White and George Bryson:http://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-1.pdfhttp://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-2.pdf“Point/Counterpoint: How Should Christians Approach the Problem of Evil?” by E. Calvin Beisner and Chad Meister: http://www.equip.org/articles/how-should-christians-approach-the-problem-of-evilHank Hanegraaff, Has God Spoken? Memorable Proofs of the Bible's Divine Inspirationhttps://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-has-god-spoken/

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (03/28/23), Hank answers the following questions:Should a Christian attend the homosexual marriage of one of his children?In Genesis 2:18, when God said it was not good for man to be alone, does this mean that someone who is unmarried will always be lonely?Considering the Reformed doctrine of predestination, if someone who has not been predestined unto salvation hears the general call of the gospel, are they even capable of responding?What is your opinion of The Way International?Is it wrong for me to have a desire to serve God out of fear of judgment rather than out of love for Him?In talking to someone of the Jewish faith, I told them only Jesus could atone for sin. Was that correct?Check out the following Christian Research Journal articles:"Should Christians Attend Same-Sex Weddings? PRO – CON" by Michael F. Ross and Joe Dallas:https://www.equip.org/articles/christians-attend-sex-weddings-pro-con/“The Divine Sovereignty/Human Responsibility Debate" Part One and Part Two by James R. White and George Bryson:http://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-1.pdfhttp://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-2.pdf“How Should Christians Approach the Problem of Evil?” by E. Calvin Beisner and Chad Meister: http://www.equip.org/articles/how-should-christians-approach-the-problem-of-evil

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (02/06/23), Hank answers the following questions:I have struggled throughout my life and have backslidden many times. How can I have assurance of salvation?Are these programs on TV about mediums and angels real? Are they getting their knowledge from the power of Satan?How do I answer atheists who say Christianity has borrowed everything from ancient religions?How do you harmonize John 3:16 and Romans chapter 9?The articles from the Christian Research Journal mentioned by Hank concerning the issue of Calvinism vs. Non-Calvinism are the following (available free at equip.org):"The Divine Sovereignty / Human Responsibility Debate” Parts 1 and 2 by James R. White and George Bryson:http://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-1.pdfhttp://www.equip.org/PDF/DD802-2.pdf"Point/Counterpoint: How Should Christians Approach the Problem of Evil?" by E. Calvin Beisner and Chad Meister:http://www.equip.org/articles/how-should-christians-approach-the-problem-of-evil

“The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” – Genesis 8:21 “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.” - William Shakespeare We share with other animals the experiences of violence; of pain, fear and loss, but human beings are the only species that reflects on those experiences and names their sources evil. From earliest times to yesterday’s news, humankind has always been concerned – some might even say obsessed – with evil. Nevertheless, so far we have failed to understand evil fully. Scholars and philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and thinkers of all persuasions continue to struggle with the existence of evil. This book presents the contemporary stage in that struggle. The History of Evil from the Mid-Twentieth Century to Today: 1950-2018 (Routledge, 2018), edited by Jerome Gellman, Charles Taliaferro and Chad Meister, treats topics arising after the atrocities of World War II, while also exploring issues that have emerged over the last few decades. It exhibits the flourishing of analytic philosophy of religion since the war, as well as the diversity of approaches to the topic of God and evil in this era. Renee Garfinkel is a psychologist, writer, and Middle East commentator for the nationally syndicated TV program, The Armstrong Williams Show.. Write her at r.garfinkel@yahoo.com or tweet @embracingwisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” – Genesis 8:21 “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.” - William Shakespeare We share with other animals the experiences of violence; of pain, fear and loss, but human beings are the only species that reflects on those experiences and names their sources evil. From earliest times to yesterday’s news, humankind has always been concerned – some might even say obsessed – with evil. Nevertheless, so far we have failed to understand evil fully. Scholars and philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and thinkers of all persuasions continue to struggle with the existence of evil. This book presents the contemporary stage in that struggle. The History of Evil from the Mid-Twentieth Century to Today: 1950-2018 (Routledge, 2018), edited by Jerome Gellman, Charles Taliaferro and Chad Meister, treats topics arising after the atrocities of World War II, while also exploring issues that have emerged over the last few decades. It exhibits the flourishing of analytic philosophy of religion since the war, as well as the diversity of approaches to the topic of God and evil in this era. Renee Garfinkel is a psychologist, writer, and Middle East commentator for the nationally syndicated TV program, The Armstrong Williams Show.. Write her at r.garfinkel@yahoo.com or tweet @embracingwisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” – Genesis 8:21 “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.” - William Shakespeare We share with other animals the experiences of violence; of pain, fear and loss, but human beings are the only species that reflects on those experiences and names their sources evil. From earliest times to yesterday’s news, humankind has always been concerned – some might even say obsessed – with evil. Nevertheless, so far we have failed to understand evil fully. Scholars and philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and thinkers of all persuasions continue to struggle with the existence of evil. This book presents the contemporary stage in that struggle. The History of Evil from the Mid-Twentieth Century to Today: 1950-2018 (Routledge, 2018), edited by Jerome Gellman, Charles Taliaferro and Chad Meister, treats topics arising after the atrocities of World War II, while also exploring issues that have emerged over the last few decades. It exhibits the flourishing of analytic philosophy of religion since the war, as well as the diversity of approaches to the topic of God and evil in this era. Renee Garfinkel is a psychologist, writer, and Middle East commentator for the nationally syndicated TV program, The Armstrong Williams Show.. Write her at r.garfinkel@yahoo.com or tweet @embracingwisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth” – Genesis 8:21 “The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones.” - William Shakespeare We share with other animals the experiences of violence; of pain, fear and loss, but human beings are the only species that reflects on those experiences and names their sources evil. From earliest times to yesterday’s news, humankind has always been concerned – some might even say obsessed – with evil. Nevertheless, so far we have failed to understand evil fully. Scholars and philosophers, theologians and psychologists, and thinkers of all persuasions continue to struggle with the existence of evil. This book presents the contemporary stage in that struggle. The History of Evil from the Mid-Twentieth Century to Today: 1950-2018 (Routledge, 2018), edited by Jerome Gellman, Charles Taliaferro and Chad Meister, treats topics arising after the atrocities of World War II, while also exploring issues that have emerged over the last few decades. It exhibits the flourishing of analytic philosophy of religion since the war, as well as the diversity of approaches to the topic of God and evil in this era. Renee Garfinkel is a psychologist, writer, and Middle East commentator for the nationally syndicated TV program, The Armstrong Williams Show.. Write her at r.garfinkel@yahoo.com or tweet @embracingwisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special thanks to Alex "Zan" Price for our theme song and editing! Citations: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Soul%20Snatching "Soul (noun) - Oxford English Dictional (online full edition)". Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Oxford English Dictional (OED). Retrieved 1 December 2016. Sources of Indian Tradition, vol. 1, ed. Theodore de Bary (NY: Columbia UP, 1958), p. 93-94 Jump up^ for example, in Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught (NY: Grove, 1962), p. 51-66 [a] Atman Archived 23 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine., Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press (2012), Quote: "1. real self of the individual; 2. a person's soul"; [b] John Bowker (2000), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0192800947, See entry for Atman; [c] WJ Johnson (2009), A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0198610250, See entry for Atman (self). ^ Jump up to:a b David Lorenzen (2004), The Hindu World (Editors: Sushil Mittal and Gene Thursby), Routledge, ISBN 0-415215277, pages 208-209, Quote: "Advaita and nirguni movements, on the other hand, stress an interior mysticism in which the devotee seeks to discover the identity of individual soul (atman) with the universal ground of being (brahman) or to find god within himself". Jump up^ Chad Meister (2010), The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0195340136, page 63; Quote: "Even though Buddhism explicitly rejected the Hindu ideas of Atman (“soul”) and Brahman, Hinduism treats Sakyamuni Buddha as one of the ten avatars of Vishnu." Deussen, Paul and Geden, A. S. The Philosophy of the Upanishads. Cosimo Classics (June 1, 2010). P. 86. ISBN 1616402407. Richard King (1995), Early Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0791425138, page 64, Quote: "Atman as the innermost essence or soul of man, and Brahman as the innermost essence and support of the universe. (...) Thus we can see in the Upanishads, a tendency towards a convergence of microcosm and macrocosm, culminating in the equating of atman with Brahman". The only person mentioned in the Torah celebrating birthday (party) is the wicked pharaohof Egypt Genesis 40:20-22. HaQoton, Reb Chaim. "Happy Birthday". Reb Chaim HaQoton. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. Jump up^ "About Jewish Birthdays". Judaism 101. Aish.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. "SOUL - JewishEncyclopedia.com". jewishencyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Deuraseh, Nurdeen; Abu Talib, Mansor (2005). "Mental health in Islamic medical tradition". The International Medical Journal. 4 (2): 76–79. Anthony Grafton, Glenn W. Most, Salvatore Settis The Classical Tradition 2010 p480 "On several occasions, Luther mentioned contemptuously that the Council Fathers had decreed the soul immortal." Paul Helm, John Calvin's Ideas 2006 p129 "The Immortality of the Soul: As we saw when discussing Calvin's Christology, Calvin is a substance dualist." Deuraseh, Nurdeen; Abu Talib, Mansor (2005). "Mental health in Islamic medical tradition". The International Medical Journal. 4 (2): 76–79. Richard Marius Martin Luther: the Christian between God and death 1999 p429 "Luther, believing in soul sleep at death, held here that in the moment of resurrection... the righteous will rise to meet Christ in the air, the ungodly will remain on earth for judgment,..." Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith. Available online Archived 16 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Do You Have an Immortal Soul?". The Watchtower: 3–5. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Jump up^ What Does the Bible Really Teach?. p. 211. Doctrine & Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah; 88:15] Moses 6:51". lds.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016. Jump up^ "Hebrews 12:9". lds.o

In this episode, Alex talks to Prof. Graham Oppy (University of Monash) about logical problems of evil. The disussion centres around Graham's forthcoming paper in the Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil, edited by Chad Meister and Paul Moser. Find out more about Graham here: http://profiles.arts.monash.edu.au/graham-oppy/publications/  

Apologetics 3: Theism, Atheism, and Pantheism In Building Belief, Chad Meister uses a worldview comparison chart to simplify all the religions of the world into three broad categories: theism, atheism, and pantheism. This strategy will help you to compare and contrast five major aspects of these three worldviews, including theology, ontology, epistemology, axiology, and anthropology. Read more about Podcast 52: Theism, Atheism, and Pantheism (Apologetics 3)[…]

Apologetics 3: Theism, Atheism, and Pantheism In Building Belief, Chad Meister uses a worldview comparison chart to simplify all the religions of the world into three broad categories: theism, atheism, and pantheism. This strategy will help you to compare and contrast five major aspects of these three worldviews, including theology, ontology, epistemology, axiology, and anthropology. Read more about Podcast 52: Theism, Atheism, and Pantheism (Apologetics 3)[…]

In this episode I talk with Professor Timothy Winter (a.k.a. Shaikh Abdal-Hakim Murad), an Islamic theologian at Cambridge University. He's the author of a chapter called "The Trinity is Incoherent" in the 2013 collection edited by J.P. Moreland, Chad Meister, and Khaldoun A. Sweis, Debating Christian Theism. It was paired with a chapter by Dr. Tom Senor, a Christian philosopher from the University of Arkansas, called "The Trinity is Coherent." These chapters are very different; Senor's is entirely philosophical and apologetic, whereas Winter's is biblical and pastoral. Senor argues: it is not contradictory. Winter argues: it's not in the Bible, it's not an idea of Jesus's, and it is a barrier to spiritual life. Here I summarize Dr. Senor's chapter before conversing with Professor Winter about his. We talk about his Christian background, his views on the gospels, and his reaction to Dr. Senor's chapter. You can also listen to this episode on youtube. (Or: itunes.) Some relevant links: Timothy Winter's personal homepage. Dixon's Nice and Hot Disputes - on some of the late 17th c. trinitarian-unitarian debates Professor Winters mentions. Christian theologian Geoffrey Lampe's God as Spirit. A 2010 article where Professor Winter discusses his conversion to Islam. The text of a 1996 talk by Professor Winter, " The Trinity: A Muslim Perspective". A video of Professor Winter in a mosque or madrasah teaching Muslims about the Trinty. A piece of an academic lecture by Professor Winter on Jesus in the Qur'an. And on Christianity.

Today's interview is with Chad Meister, professor of philosophy at Bethel College. He talks about his background and how he got into philosophy and apologetics, a defense of philosophy as a tool in apologetics, what philosophy is and isn't, his book Building Belief: Constructing Faith from the Ground Up, the starting points for apologetic/evangelistic engagement, ontology/epistemology distinctions when reasoning about God's existence, the role of the Holy Spirit, advice for communicators, and more. Enjoy.