Sinopsis
UK based Christian philosopher Peter S. Williams is Assistant Professor of Worldview and Communications at Gimlekollen College, NLA University, Norway.
Episodios
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Leadership in 3D: Paper Presentation in Oslo
26/10/2022 Duración: 16minMy paper presentation from an inter-university research group symposium on Christian Leadership held in Oslo, October 6th-7th 2022.
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Organ Donation excerpt from Radio Solent featuring my parents
26/10/2022 Duración: 07minShort broadcast from "Radio Solent" about Organ Donation featuring my parents. My mum donated one of her kidneys to my Dad in November 2021.
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Interview about the new One Semester Programme in Christian Apologetics from NLA University College
01/08/2022 Duración: 27minThis podcast introduces the new one semester programme in Christian Apologetics, which is offered online and in English. NLA faculty Bjørn Hinderaker interviews colleague Peter S. Williams, who will be the coordinator for the programme. The admission process for this year is open until 15th of August. More information is available at www.nla.no/en/studies/studieprogrammer/one-semester-programme-in-christian-apologetics/ After a short presentation of Peter, this podcast introduces the new programme, explaining its uniqueness, background, target groups and teaching methods. Finally the colleagues briefly share what they are working on. The upcoming October Veritas conference is also mentioned: check out www.veritaskonferansen.no
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The One Semester Programme in Christian Apologetics at NLA University College - An Introduction
01/08/2022 Duración: 04minAudio from my introductory video for the new on-line 'One Semester Programme in Christian Apologetics' at NLA University College, which launches August 2022. The admission process for this year is open until 15th of August. For more information, visit: www.nla.no/en/studies/studieprogrammer/one-semester-programme-in-christian-apologetics/ I also composed the theme music!
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Post Conference Seminar (Parts One - Six)
09/06/2022 Duración: 02h10minEdited audio of my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Intelligent Design Theory (Part Six of Six)
09/06/2022 Duración: 14minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Darwinism (Part Five of Six)
09/06/2022 Duración: 21minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Cosmic Fine Tuning & God (Part Four of Six)
08/06/2022 Duración: 31minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Big Bang Cosmology & God (Part Three of Six)
08/06/2022 Duración: 12minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Debunking The Conflict Thesis (Part Two of Six)
08/06/2022 Duración: 23minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science? Introduction (Part One of Six)
08/06/2022 Duración: 30minEdited audio from my Post-Conference Seminar on 'Can We Believe In God In An Age Of Science?' at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland, based on material I prepared for the course module 'Christian view of life and science in an apologetic perspective' at NLA University College, Norway (www.nla.no/en/).
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ELF 2022: Dating the Fourth Gospel: An Interdisciplinary Approach
07/06/2022 Duración: 45minEdited audio of my talk at the Advanced Apologetics Network at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland. Plus, a short addendum I added to correct a mistaken reference made in the talk just before my conclusion. I referred to giving the benefit of the doubt to the testimony of 'Ignatius', but I should have said 'Irenaeus'!
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ELF 2022: New Testament Archaeology
04/06/2022 Duración: 58minMy talk on New Testament Archaeology at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland (with the Q&A times edited out).
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Pints With Jack (S5E43): “C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists” – After Hours with Peter S. Williams (Logical Positivism, Verificationism & Scientism)
03/06/2022 Duración: 42minMy May 2022 appearance on the Pints With Jack podcast (S5E43), re-hosted here with permission: 'Today with apologist Peter S. Williams we consider the related ideas of “Logical Positivism” and “Verificationism” which were popular in Lewis’ day and which are still alive and well today...' For Pints With Jack see: www.pintswithjack.com/ For this episode on the Pints With Jack website and YouTube Channel, see: www.pintswithjack.com/s5e43/#
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Is Christianity Childish? Rhetorical Advice for Christian Apologists from C.S. Lewis’ Essay ‘On Three Ways of Writing for Children’.
19/11/2021 Duración: 24minAudio of my "paper" for the hybrid in-person and virtual Fifth International Interdisciplinary C. S. Lewis Conference, "Of This and Other Worlds", hosted by Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iaşi, Romania. My talk was pre-recorded and presented to the conference on Thursday 18th November 2021.
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A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective: Communicating in Church Contexts
25/10/2021 Duración: 15minAudio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we’re thinking about communicating about science and the Christian worldview in Church contexts, by thinking about preaching. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Preaching’ www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWijz8HKf3ms2rm5SLiwASZu Timothy Keller, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism (Hodder & Stoughton, 2015) Gregory Koukl, Tactics: A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions, Updated & Expanded (Zondervan, 2020) Tim McBride, Catching the Wave: Preaching the New Testament as Rhetoric (IVP, 2016) Quentin Schultze, An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue (Baker Academic, 2006) Peter S. Williams, ‘Preaching for Spiritual Formation: Luke 7:36-50’ (2021) http://podcast.peterswilliams.com/e/preaching-for-spiritual-formation-luke-736-50/ Peter S. Williams, ‘Peter S. Willia
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A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective: Theological Perspective - Genesis, Creation & Mythology
25/10/2021 Duración: 12minAudio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we look at the biblical picture of creation in the context of ancient mythology. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Ancient Near Eastern Myths’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWjAgMpzoXxQVGtiFb8-uLku YouTube Playlist ‘Genesis’ www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWhQcmE4OsKJWhtnzA65up7t YouTube Playlist, ‘Human Origins’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWggUTIWUFS7jpMSdPFKyVUw YouTube Playlist, ‘Young Earth Creationism’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWitFuSuMLz5fmhRGBHR8-_O Matthew Barrett et al. Four Views On The Historical Adam (Zondervan, 2013) J. Daryl Charles, ed. Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation (Hendrickson, 2013) Charles Halton ed. Genesis: History, Fiction, or Neither? Three Views On The Bible’s Earliest Chapters (Zondervan, 2015) Douglas Jacoby, ‘How Long are the “Days” of Genesis 1?’ www.
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A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective: Historical Perspective - The Conflict Thesis
25/10/2021 Duración: 17minAudio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we take a look at the history of science as a discipline and look at the historical relationship between science and Christianity. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘The Theological Roots of Science’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWh3jDVYqFFzWSnTbtlUeCg3 Allan Chapman, Slaying The Dragons: Destroying Myths In The History Of Science And Faith (Lion, 2013) James Hannam, God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science (Icon, 2010) Michael Newton Keas, Unbelievable: 7 Myths About the History and Future of Science and Religion (ISI, 2018) John Lennox, Has Science Buried God? Second edition (Lion, 2009), chapter 1 Stephen C. Meyer, The Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe (HarperOne, 2021), chapters 1-3
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A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective: Anthropos
25/10/2021 Duración: 07minAudio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. What should we think about the nature of our minds, and how does scientific research into our brains factor into our self-understanding? Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Mind-Body Dualism, Free Will & Related Issues’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWh0MdW-hlHBPyLRWgFjzhPT John Lennox, Has Science Buried God? Second edition (Lion, 2009), chapter 3 Peter S. Williams, ‘Faithful Guide To Philosophy 11: Mind Body Problem’ https://youtu.be/7-_fe-yASHg Peter S. Williams, ‘Faithful Guide To Philosophy 13: Freedom & Responsibility’ https://youtu.be/j5ZlyKJXVVE Peter S. Williams, A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom (Wipf and Stock, 2019), chapters 11-13
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A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective: Bios (b) Intelligent Design Theory
25/10/2021 Duración: 10minAudio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. This session introduces the scientific theory of 'Intelligent Design'. Recommended Resources Ann Gauger et al, Science and Human Origins (Discovery Institute, 2012) Stanley N. Gundry, ed. Creation, Evolution And Intelligent Design (Zondervan, 2017) John Lennox, Has Science Buried God? Second edition (Lion, 2009), chapters 5-11 Stephen C. Meyer, The Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe (HarperOne, 2021) Peter S. Williams, ‘Faithful Guide To Philosophy 6: Paley, Hume & Design (Teleology I)’ https://youtu.be/q4QgBnBNFSU Peter S. Williams, ‘Faithful Guide To Philosophy 7: Intelligent Design (Teleology II)’ https://youtu.be/pD68pTUkogY Peter S. Williams, ‘Richard Dawkins v the Case for God - a critical guide’ (2021) http://podcast.peterswilliams.com/e/richard-dawkins-vs-the-case-for-god-a-critical-guide/ Peter S. Wil