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Christian Writers—Here’s What’s Holding You Back
All our Podcast Episodes, in order of publication:
FTNCI 001: Why We Need New Christian Intellectuals
FTNCI 003: Rediscovering Reason
FTNCI 007: Against Collectivism
FTNCI 008: In Defense of Individualism
FTNCI 009: Christianity and Western Civilization
FTNCI 010: Revelation and Responsibility
FTNCI 011: The Importance of Apologetics with Guest Nick Peters
FTNCI 012: Did Jesus Exist? with Guest Nick Peters
FTNCI 013: Undesigned Coincidences in the Gospels and Acts with Guest Dr. Lydia McGrew
Our Featured Articles, in order of publication:
The New Christian Intellectual
Why We Need New Christian Intellectuals
Why Christians Should Repudiate Chambers’ “Review” of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged
Venezuela: Why We Must “Assign Blame”
Russell Moore Says Rights Are Never Absolute
The Unicorn Logic Against Free Markets—A Response to Andrew Strain at First Things
How Marxist Thinking Is Seeping Into the Church
Atlas Shrugged Essay (Third Place Winner!)
General Revelation—Do You Understand It?
What is “Knowledge” in Romans 1?
Before Rethinking Hell, Rethink The Worthiness of God
What Does Justice Require? — On Racial Reconciliation
The Theological Problem With Tim Keller’s So-Called Social Justice
Discrimination and Disparities: Thomas Sowell on Racism and Reason
Why Christians Should Reconsider Ayn Rand
“Social Justice” Is Impossible
Teaching Is Fundamentally an Invitation to Love
Our Blog Posts
Who Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt?
Rethinking Poverty and Charity — Better ways to help the poor and the least of these
Jonathan Leeman Errs on Political “Preferences” and Christian Unity
How to Give a Perfect Answer (And Four Dangerous Mistakes to Avoid)
Matthew 5:40–42 and the Charity Question
How The Gospel Coalition is Killing The Gospel With “Social Justice”
The Tone Police Have a New Favorite Weapon: Gospel Issue
Anti-Individualism in the Air: How do Christians and non-Christians evaluate individualism?
10 Myths The Left Should Abandon: How to Bring Facts into the Conversation
Are Conservative Christians Taking a Turn Toward Socialism?
If Jesus Was a Socialist, He Would’ve Stayed in the Tomb
Race vs. Culture & The New Non-Racial “Racism”
The Winsome Gestapo: We Find Power in Bridling our OWN Tongues
Ethnic Diversity vs. Color-Blindness
Do You Make This Mistake When Arguing?
The Root of America’s Inequality Problem
It’s Good To Be a Fighter, But This Is Even Better
You Weren’t Very Persuasive Today
The Key Philosophical Mistake Christians Make: The Arbitrary vs. the Objective
What Did Jesus Mean By “Judge Not”?
Rational Self-Interest and the Worship of God
The Atheising Tendency of Altruism
You’re a Legalist If You Draw a Clear Moral Line?
Why Conservatives Lose The Moral Argument: A Response to Matt Walsh
Using the Bible to Prove the Bible?
What You’re Forgetting When Your Faith Is Weak
Athens & Jerusalem: General and Specific Revelation
The Single Most Important Subject You Could Ever Study
5 Lies That Are Crippling You (Without You Realizing It)
3 Questions That Will Change Your Life
What If Your Definitions of “Right” and “Wrong” Are Wrong?
The Egoism of Christian Hedonism
Ayn Rand on Christian Egoism: Part 1
Ayn Rand on Christian Egoism: Part 2
The Siren’s Song: How Altruism Leads to Death
To Enjoy God — By Glorifying Him Forever
Christian Motivation: An Interview with Lydia Borengasser
How Selfishness Is A Good Thing (And Biblical)
The Holy Self-Interest of Jesus in the Garden
Christianity, Humanism, and Civilization
Selfish Love: With C.S. Lewis and Ayn Rand
Make America Think Again: On Cultural and Christian Mindlessness
What Getting Shellacked About Racism Taught Me About Politics
How Access To More Information Is Making Us Less Tolerant
Was Thomas’s Doubt Reasonable?
What Does Faith in Jesus Rest On?
There Is No Such Thing As “Gay Rights” (or “Black Rights” or “Women’s Rights”)
How to Change Anybody — 9 Tips for Writers
Something Evil from the Mouth of God?
Terrorists Don’t Kill People… Ideas Do
Christianity and Government: An Interview with Joseph Knowles
Why Business SHOULD Be Allowed To Discriminate
Does Rational Self-Interest Mean “Faith for Hire”?
Egoism or Communism: Christians Must Choose
How To Stop Special Interest Once And For All
Citizens United: I Know I’m Late to This Party, But Man Can I Dance
“Religious Liberty” — A Different Take
The Importance of Reversing John Piper’s Maxim
What Is Christian Individualism?
7 Lessons on Values from The Fountainhead
“Self” on Trial: A Look at Christian Motivation
Being a Christian Individualist
My Wife Loves Me Conditionally
Al Mohler Condemns Self-Interest in Voters
The Artist is a Trader, Miss Taggart
3 Reasons Everyone Should Love Big Oil
Why Believe the Bible? Evidence.
Why Have Faith in Jesus? Is It Reason vs. Revelation?
How Ugly Casinos Are Good For Cultural Transformation
Why Money Does Not Exist (Despite What’s In Your Wallet)
How Changing Your Thoughts On Money Can Change Your Life
Why Did the Disciples Have Faith in Jesus?
The Plunder of the Egyptians: Recognizing the Wealth of Thinkers Past
Make It Shine: 12 Checkpoints for your persuasive argument
Recommended Reading: Articles to Get Your Ideological Bearings
Videos
Debate: What Has Athens to do with Jerusalem?
Social Justice and the Gospel - 01
Social Justice and the Gospel - Defining Terms - A Roundtable Discussion
Social Justice and the Gospel - How to Engage - A Roundtable Discussion
Rethinking Poverty and Charity — Better Ways to Help the Poor and the Least of These
R.C. Sproul: The Inherent Logical Discrepancies Within the Presuppositional Apologetic
Shapiro vs. Brook: Reason, Religion, and Rational Self-Interest Part 1
Shapiro vs. Brook: Reason, Religion, and Rational Self-Interest Part 2
Shapiro vs. Brook: Reason, Religion, and Rational Self-Interest Part 3
Shapiro vs. Brook: Reason, Religion, and Rational Self-Interest Part 4
Philosophy Club: Moral Truths, Ayn Rand, and Christianity
Philosophy Club: Philosophy for the Christian Intellectual
Philosophy Club: Social Justice: Challenging Timothy Keller's Generous Justice
Philosophy Club: Epistemology in the Christian Life, Ministry, and Worldview
Philosophy Club: Classical Epistemology for Christians - First Personal Discernability
Philosophy Club: Individual Rights and Justice
Philosophy Club: Divine Egoism
Philosophy Club: Christian Egoism
Philosophy Club: Implications of Christian Egoism
Philosophy Club: The Necessity of Moral Judgment
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