Aren’t Christians Just Arrogant Know-It-Alls?
I am working my way through a new blog series in anticipation of my forthcoming book, Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College (Crossway, 2021). This new series will include 7 videos that tackle key intellectual questions about the Christian faith.
This fourth installment video deals with one of the most common criticisms we face: “Aren’t Christians just arrogant know-it-alls?”
I can still remember watching an interview years ago where Oprah Winfrey asked Tom Cruise about his controversial religion of Scientology. Cruise’s faith had come under fire due to recent events, and Oprah was pressing him pretty hard about what he really believed.… Continue reading...
Are All Religions Just Equally Valid (but Partial) Glimpses of the Truth?
In popular religious discourse, one of the most common claims is that all religions are pretty much the same. They all tap into the same general truth and offer a (partial) glimpse into the reality of the divine. Thus, it is argued, no religion can claim to be the only right one.
I was reminded afresh of this claim the other day when my wife visited the Biltmore House, an historic home here in North Carolina. On display in the house was a carving of an elephant with several blind men examining different parts of it (see inset photo).
This display is patterned after the well-worn analogy that all religions … Continue reading...