In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Travis Dickinson about his recent book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly. 0:35 - Review of Peter Kreeft’s book: Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensées Edited, Outlined, and Explainedhttp://a315.co/ChristianityForModernPagans)5:16 - Intro to Travis Dickinson and his book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly http://a315.co/LogicAndTheWayOfJesus)9:37 - Welcoming Travis Dickinson11:45 - Travis’s background and journey14:12 - The structure of Logic and the Way of Jesus15:57 - The cultural decline of Christendom and how to combat it19:00 - “But I’m not an intellectual type!”23:35 - Jesus as a brilliant thinker29:00 - Unpacking the argument from reason39:58 - What’s the best argument against the argument from reason?43:18 - Discussion of inference to the best explanation (abduction), and the accusation of “God of the gaps” appeals52:21 - Intellectual virtues and Christian persuasion54:43 - Teaser for Travis’s next book Wandering Toward Godhttp://a315.co/WanderingTowardGod)57:12 - Advice for those who are discouraged with lack of intellectual engagement in their churchFurther resources:www.travisdickinson.com)http://a315.co/LogicAndTheWayOfJesus)We welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315) or you can email us at [email protected])
