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Lee Morrison lee.in.ws@gmail.com
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How strong is
the case for
Christianity?
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The case that it's true?
The case that we should be glad it's true?
To really find out, you need to hear
the best presentations
of the case...
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A Curated Collection of
VIDEOS
Talks, Q&A's, Interviews, Discussions and Animations
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Selected based on what I found convincing when I was an atheist who demanded strong reasons to believe.
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Top-echelon scholars, scientists, authors, commentators.
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Tough questions about sexuality, science & the Bible, hell, and suffering are among the topics.
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Many are suitable to just listen to like podcasts.
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The videos below are grouped in these categories:
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What Is Christianity, Really? (freshly explained)​
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Historical Case that It Really Happened
(This is what set me on the path from atheism to Christianity.) -
Does God Exist? (including compatibility with SCIENCE)
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Additional Evidence that Christianity Is True -- Plus Reasons to Be Very Glad It's True
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Are the Biblical Accounts of Jesus Reliable?
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LGBTQ Folk and Other Diversity
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Hell: The Three Christian Views
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All the Suffering and Evil in the World -- Why Does God Allow It?
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More on Reasons to Be Very Glad Christianity Is True​
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What Is Christianity, Really?
(The most illuminating explanation on video, by far.
If you disagree, please let me know!)
This trio of talks by Glen Scrivener could be entitled "The Story of God, the World and You" (as is his book on the subject). They explain Christianity in terms of God's "grand plan" of creating us to share in his incredible love eternally.
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The first talk includes Christianity's answer (offered by no other religion or philosophy) to the question: How is it possible that lovingness has been essential to God's nature from eternity, given that before he created anything there wasn't anything or anyone for him to love?
The next talk in this trio is about how humanity became alienated from God, and God's plan to reunite with each of us and make us a member of his family.
BTW, Scrivener uses the story of Adam and Eve to illustrate our having become separated from God. Some Christians believe the Bible's account of Adam and Eve is allegorical, while some believe there was an actual originating pair of humans.
In the conclusion of this trio, Scrivener lays out Jesus's free offer for each of us to become one with him and thus join God's family. Our receiving his unconditional love, peace, and joy begins immediately, increases in heaven, and continues eternally.
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ:
The Historical Case that It Really Happened
The historical case uses only the data and research-&-analysis methods used by secular historians. It treats the Bible as just another ancient document with no special status.
If you watch only one of this set of videos, I recommend the talk by Dr. Vince Vitale, "Was the Resurrection a Hoax?" However, note that...
...the first two videos are a pair of quite short animations, substantive and eye-opening, from the eminent historian Dr. William Lane Craig. You'll find further below a talk he gave on this subject at Yale.
The following talk is by Dr. N. T. Wright, who has been called "the world's leading New Testament scholar" (Newsweek). His research on the historical case for the resurrection has convinced many skeptics, making him "a hero to...Christians worldwide"(Time).
Dr. Gary Habermas's presentation, below, is relaxed and even entertaining without sacrificing scholarly solidity.
Does God Exist?
(including compatibility with SCIENCE)
Additional Evidence Christianity Is True
-- Plus Reasons to Be Very Glad It's True
Are the Biblical Accounts of Jesus Reliable?
LGBTQ Folk and Other Diversity
It kills me that the biblical Christian church in America today has still failed to correct the terrible misconceptions that are so widespread among non-Christians about the Christian perspective on same-sex attraction (SSA). The two main misconceptions are: (1) that in Christianity a person is considered sinful for merely experiencing SSA; and (2) that such a person is less welcome at churches or less able to be a good Christian. Recommended for correcting these basic falsehoods: the third video below, "Can I be gay and a good Christian?"
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I've given pride of place among these LGBTQ/Diversity videos to two that are more wide-ranging and at the same time more deep. In each, a longstanding Christian with SSA talks about why they chose to follow Jesus. If you imagine that gays who have decided to be Christians are probably people who tend to conform to tradition rather than be bold trailblazers, please "meet" Rebecca McLaughlin (whom I consider the most important Christian apologist today) and David Bennett (an eloquent and profound thinker whom you'd likely guess is gay by 60 seconds after meeting him).
Hell: The Three Christian Views
(only one of which is that the ordeal has no end)
A very brief written summary of the three views is included here.
The presenter in this video is biblical scholar Dr. Preston M. Sprinkle, who was chosen to be general editor of Four Views on Hell (Zondervan, 2nd ed., 2016).
All the Suffering and Evil in the World --
Why Does God Allow It?
More on Reasons to Be Glad Christianity Is True