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Evidential Reasoning
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Evidential Reasoning

Episode 56 • Featuring Craig Parton

On this program Shane talks with trial attorney Craig Parton about evidential reasoning, which is an outlook that seeks to impartially examine the facts of any particular controversy in order to find the best explanation of those facts. The two apply this type of reasoning to the facts uncovered on last week’s episode about the location of The Executive Room, as well as to the field of Christian apologetics as a whole. Craig Parton is the author of Religion on Trial, The Defense Never Rests, and more recently, The Art of Christian Advocacy.


SHOW NOTES

Recommended Books
The Art of Christian Advocacy, Craig Parton & John W. Montgomery
Religion on Trial, Craig Parton
The Defense Never Rests, Craig Parton
A Treatise on the Law of Evidence, Simon Greenleaf—FREE
The Testimony of The Four Evangelists, Simon Greenleaf—FREE
Faith Founded on Fact, John W. Montgomery
Jesus & The Eyewitnesses, Richard Bauckham
Hidden in Plain View, Lydia McGrew
Testimonies to the Truth, Lydia McGrew
Christianity on Trial, Mark Lanier
Atheism on Trial, Mark Lanier

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Is Faith A Feeling? Shane Rosenthal & Craig Parton
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The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, Shane Rosenthal & Richard Bauckham
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Atheism on Trial, Shane Rosenthal & Mark Lanier
Faith Founded on Facts, Shane Rosenthal & John Lennox & Others
Are the Gospels History? Shane Rosenthal & John Dickson
Questioning Conventional Wisdom, Shane Rosenthal & David Rohl
The Jesus of History, Shane Rosenthal


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Milan, Italy

On Sunday, Oct. 13th, Shane will be speaking at Chiesa Riformata Filadelfia on the northwest side of Milan. For more info or directions, click here.

St. Louis, Missouri
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Troy, Illinois
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Houston, Texas
On Friday & Saturday, Nov. 8-9, Shane will be participating in a panel discussion on the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection, featuring Gary Habermas and others. This event will take place at the Lanier Theological Library.

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Shane Rosenthal was raised in a Jewish home but became an atheist at a very early age. Some years later, however, he ended up losing faith in atheism and converted to Christianity. On this podcast, he talks with people from a wide variety of worldviews and perspectives in order to explore the beliefs and ideas that shape our lives.