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Is "Divine Hiddenness" Evidence For Atheism? A Response To J. L. Schellenberg, Jim Beilby
Is "Divine Hiddenness" Evidence For Atheism? A Response To J. L. Schellenberg, Jim Beilby
Day of Scholarship
The problem of divine hiddenness is an objection to Christianity that claims that a perfectly loving God would make his existence more obvious than it, in fact, is. The philosopher, J. L. Schellenberg has argued extensively there are some people who fall into the category of "non-resistant nonbelievers," people who desire to believe in and be in relationship with God, but who cannot due to the lack of evidence for God's existence. Schellenberg argues that the existence of non-resistant nonbelievers is incompatible with God's being perfectly loving and all-powerful. In response, I argue that even if there are nonresistant nonbelievers, …
The Problem Of Religious Peer Disagreement: A Response To Harold Netland, Jim Beilby
The Problem Of Religious Peer Disagreement: A Response To Harold Netland, Jim Beilby
Day of Scholarship
The problem of religious peer disagreement is this: suppose there are people that are your "epistemic peers" - they are just as intelligent, informed, and sincere as you - but they reject your religious beliefs. Does the existence of skeptical epistemic peers force Christians to withhold or evidentially support their religious beliefs? In this paper, I critique Harold Netland's work on religious peer disagreement on three fronts: (1) his identification of epistemic peers, (2) his understanding of the epistemic implications of religious peer disagreement, and (3) the viability of his demand for additional evidence as a response to instances of …
Japan, Anime, And Theology, Kaz Hayashi
Japan, Anime, And Theology, Kaz Hayashi
Day of Scholarship
This poster presents two publications related to Japan, anime, and theology. While each publication is different, they both ask “How do Japanese anime and popular culture reflect the beliefs of the people, and how can we view these beliefs from a biblical theological lens?” The book Anime, Philosophy, and Religion explores the diversity of anime themes and content by an international group of scholars. The article “Holograms and Idols: The Image of God and Artificial Transcendence in the Cultural Phenomenon of the Japanese Vocaloid Hatsune Miku” argues how the popularity of hologram concerts reflects the universal human desire for a …
A Critical Analysis Of Thomas Oord's Open Theism And Theodicy, Olaoluwa Apata
A Critical Analysis Of Thomas Oord's Open Theism And Theodicy, Olaoluwa Apata
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Three Minute Thesis
Liminal Space Theology And The Problem Of Divine Hiddenness, Isaiah B. Parker
Liminal Space Theology And The Problem Of Divine Hiddenness, Isaiah B. Parker
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Three Minute Thesis
Inside Out Apologetics: Engaging Cultural Narratives In Malaysia, Xian Wei Hah
Inside Out Apologetics: Engaging Cultural Narratives In Malaysia, Xian Wei Hah
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Three Minute Thesis
Deconstructing Petrine Succession: A Historical-Exegetical Inquiry Into Roman Dogma, Samuel Johnson
Deconstructing Petrine Succession: A Historical-Exegetical Inquiry Into Roman Dogma, Samuel Johnson
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
Maternal Metaphors Of Yahweh In The Old Testament, Michaela Misantone
Maternal Metaphors Of Yahweh In The Old Testament, Michaela Misantone
Liberty University Research Week
Undergraduate
Textual or Investigative
Galileo And The Church: An Ecological Perspective, Holly Lawson
Galileo And The Church: An Ecological Perspective, Holly Lawson
Liberty University Research Week
Graduate
Textual or Investigative
"In The Beginning, God Created Atoms", Samiya L. Henry
"In The Beginning, God Created Atoms", Samiya L. Henry
Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium
Genesis 1:1 states “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” This is the defining statement in the Bible and acts as the foundation of creation and God’s power in the Christian faith. On the other hand, many scientists believe the Big Bang Theory and the discoveries made in other fields of science solely define the creation of the universe and explain life as we know it, also disproving the Christian creation story and the overall existence of God. However, the exact opposite is true; God is science.
Alone, neither of these concepts (faith and science) fully solve …
Social Media As Second Creation: Cyber-Space As A Denial Of Cosmic Community, Carter Ford
Social Media As Second Creation: Cyber-Space As A Denial Of Cosmic Community, Carter Ford
Scholar Week 2016 - present
Social media aims to move the communal sphere into the digital world. It is often quipped that the current generation is the most “connected” yet “disconnected” generation in history. If social media truly succeeds in moving the social community into a digital sphere, what is the source of the widely experienced disconnect from one another? I will argue that evaluating social media in light of Bonhoeffer’s cosmic community reveals that social media insufficiently invades the space of human relationship, not capable of supporting either connection between individuals or creation. Thus, rather than affirming real relationship online, social media replaces community …