Category Archives: Apologetics

In Defence Of Conditionalism

Posted on 4 November 2013 by Islwyn

To add to my previous post there are also links here. But there is also a dedicated blog in Defence of Conditionalism (see the right hand ‘Category’ section for links to different websites). “What is Conditionalism? For the uninitiated on terms that … Continue reading →

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Hell – All Souls Day And The Gospel

Posted on 1 November 2013 by Islwyn

I read on a Catholic website that “today, Saturday November 2nd is All Souls Day, the day after All Saints Day, which was preceded by Halloween, the eve or vigil of All Saints Day. “All Souls Day is a solemn … Continue reading →

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Believers Consume Fewer Drugs Than Atheists

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Islwyn

I was a teenager when my father described to me his battle to give up smoking when he became a Christian. I thought of him as a tough determined character but he said he actually cried when he threw his … Continue reading →

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“Zombie Claims” On Jesus The Revolutionary

Posted on 31 August 2013 by Islwyn

“One of the things variously amusing and annoying is the re-appearance of ideas and claims in my own area of expertise as if something new, something suppressed (e.g., by us scholars supposedly) and reeeeally racy and sensationally important that are … Continue reading →

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Evangelicals Dialogue Over Hell & Conditional Immortality

Posted on 2 August 2013 by Islwyn

Following a previous post I have discovered Evangelicals in dialogue over Conditional Immortality: This is their website with forum – ‘Rethinking Hell: Exploring Evangelical Conditionalism‘. Evangelicals have a ‘Re-Thinking Hell’ Conference July 11-12 2014 Houston. The main Guest speaker is Edward Fudge: “Fudge … Continue reading →

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More Views On Hell And Conditional Immortality

Posted on 25 July 2013 by Islwyn

What is Conditionalism? For the uninitiated on terms that are used by theologians in their discussions on what happens when we die these links here and here and here might be helpful. Annhilationism is an associated term that says that at the … Continue reading →

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Hell, Heaven And The Second Advent Of Jesus

Posted on 18 July 2013 by Islwyn

On pages 319-322 of TGD Richard Dawkins tells stories of people who either have been raised on the fear of hell, or preach hell in the secure knowledge they are not going there. It reminds me of a minister who having … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Believe In Hell

Posted on 5 July 2013 by Islwyn

At least, not in the sense of the following I took from a Christian posting on the Internet a few days ago: “Hell is a “bottomless pit” (Rev. 20:1-2, KJV). “The new occupant is slow to learn. In growing panic, … Continue reading →

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Noah’s Flood & Ancient Mythologies

Posted on 26 June 2013 by Islwyn

Says J. Warner Wallace, “There are many reasons to trust the Old Testament. It is verified repeatedly by archaeology, filled with fulfilled prophecy and data consistent with modern observations, and was transmitted with the utmost care and precision. Compared to … Continue reading →

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Scientists and Christian Belief Links

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Islwyn

Science is often separated from Christian belief as if they were contrary to each other. We know different of course – This is a start to a list of what I hope will be interesting reads:John Herschel was laid to … Continue reading →

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