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My apologetics and philosophy professor in seminary, Dr. Norman Geisler, had a very unorthodox approach to his devotional reading. He used that time to study atheist writings.
When asked why, he’d say, “Because they keep us honest”.
When I took Geisler’s contemporary philosophy class, we were given a massive binder you could barely get your hand around. In it were the writings of all the top contemporary atheists on the subject of God; not a single Christian writer was included.
Our job was to read through the entire thing and assess the strength of their arguments. It was one of the best classes I ever took at seminary and its impact on me was long-lasting.
You might think, “Why would you fill your head with all that negative God thought vs. studying Scripture, apologetics, and other writings that would build up your faith?” My answer is, 1. We studied all the latter first; 2. As John Stuart Mill said, “He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that”; 3. It absolutely did strengthen my faith in ways that no other set of knowledge could.
Let me explain how.
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When asked why, he’d say, “Because they keep us honest”.
When I took Geisler’s contemporary philosophy class, we were given a massive binder you could barely get your hand around. In it were the writings of all the top contemporary atheists on the subject of God; not a single Christian writer was included.
Our job was to read through the entire thing and assess the strength of their arguments. It was one of the best classes I ever took at seminary and its impact on me was long-lasting.
You might think, “Why would you fill your head with all that negative God thought vs. studying Scripture, apologetics, and other writings that would build up your faith?” My answer is, 1. We studied all the latter first; 2. As John Stuart Mill said, “He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that”; 3. It absolutely did strengthen my faith in ways that no other set of knowledge could.
Let me explain how.
Continued below.
How atheists have made me a better Christian
Getting this question right is critical and, even though they don t believe, some atheists acknowledge the weight of the issue and understand it s worth exploring
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