In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Ken Samples on topics from his newest book Christianity Cross-Examined. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.

1:33 - Chad’s twitter encounters for the week. 6:43 - Weekly Mailbag 8:14 - Intro to Ken Samples 9:34 - Welcome to Ken Samples 9:52 - Ken’s current work and what he’s seeing in apologetics today. 11:28 - The need and impact of logic and critical thinking. 12:22 - The goal of the Ken’s book 14:16 - Two types of atheists Ken has encountered. 16:46 - What has contributed to the shift in what sorts of questions people are asking about Christianity? 20:19 - The impact of rhetoric in influencing people for or against the Gospel. 22:41 - The power of a cumulative case; the way inductive, deductive and abductive arguments work. 23:51 - Abduction as a form of reasoning. 31:06 - If God really existed, we wouldn’t need arguments… 39:54 - How Christianity welcomes science and reason. 41:31 - The three things you need in order to do science. 48:26 - A discussion on analogies for the trinity. 54:30 - Where to start when talking to others about Jesus. A discussion of apologetic methodology.

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