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Feb 2021
In this week’s discussion, Pastor Dan covers Part V: Christianity and Philosophy of D’Souza’s book. This includes Chapter 15 (The World Beyond our Senses: Kant and the Limits of Reason) and Chapter 16 (In the Belly of the Whale: Why Miracles are Possible). He discusses how science became the normative way of discovering nature during the period called “The Enlightenment” and how that led people to question whether miracles can happen. The philosophies of David Hume are cited, which presumes that every law of nature is provisional for that period of time,......
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February 17, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapters 8,9
In this class, Pastor Dan discusses D’Souza’s idea that science and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. D’Souza believes that it was Christianity’s emphasis on the use of reason to understand the world that led to...
February 10, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 7
In this chapter, D’Souza traces the idea that all people have equal worth to Christianity, and discusses how this concept is a cornerstone in the values and government of many western societies. Pastor Dan discusses...
February 03, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 6
This week’s bible study reviews Chapter 6 of D’Souza’s book, which is titled “The Evil I Would Not: Christianity and Human Fallibility. In this class, Pastor Dan discusses how Christianity is the origin of the...
January 20, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 5
Summary: In this week’s class, Pastor Dan discusses Chapter 5 from D’Souza’s book, which is titled “Render Unto Caesar: The Spiritual Basis for Limited Government”. The separation of secular rules and religious rules are presented...
January 13, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Intro
Pastor Dan’s new Mid-week bible study for 2021 is a study and discussion about the 2008 New York Times bestselling book by Dinesh D’Souza titled “What’s So Great About Christianity”. In this first meeting, Pastor...