TAG Christianity Is It – Ep. 138 – Dr. James Anderson Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVGV6G4g87I

TAG! Christianity Is It!

We have the absolute pleasure of welcoming Dr. James Anderson to the show. We recently went through his book “Why Should I Believe Christianity” which was a presuppositional take on taking seriously the claims of the worldview of Christianity. We also said it was a good give-away book in that it was one you could give to someone asking questions about Christianity or someone who recently became a Christian. You can find all the episodes of that book on our website. TAG Christian Is It!

In the interview, we talk about Dr. Anderson’s background in computer programming and how that benefited his coming into the Christian apologetic field. We get a quick overview of the transcendental argument (TAG) and see two versions of it. We discuss the importance of transcendental arguments and how it is not a circular fallacy. We talk about his book and why Christianity being a coherent worldview is important when addressing the claims of The Bible. We also find out what he thinks of the current state of the Christian Church and what to look out for and how we are feast set on apologetics but famine set on utilizing what God has provided.

We thank Dr. Anderson for his ministry and his work as well as coming on the show and making a couple of theology book nerds’ day.

Timeline:

00:00 – Introduction
02:12 – What Does James Anderson Do For Fun?
03:03 – From Computer Programming To Christian Apologist
09:43 – From Scotland To America
12:56 – The Transcendental Argument (TAG)
21:15 – Which Transcendental Argument Is Best?
21:45 – Transcendental Argument For Logic
25:18 – Transcendental Argument For Morality
30:21 – Is Presuppositionalism & TAG A Circular Fallacy?
35:17 – Further Reading On TAG
38:17 – The Inspiration For “Why Should I Believe Christianity?” & The Rest Of The Big 10 Series
48:24 – Christianity As A Complete Worldview
55:44 – Christianity As A Coherent Worldview
01:01:43 – How Beauty & Order Point To The Truth Of The Christian Worldview
01:05:39 – The Future Of Apologetics & The Church
01:14:18 – Where To Find More From Dr. James Anderson
01:14:46 – Conclusion

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep138

Dr. James Anderson Links

Dr. Anderson’s Website – Analogical Thoughts

Dr. Anderson Twitter

Dr. Anderson’s Reformed Theological Seminary Page

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Video Links

12:37 – I Like Michael J. Kruger

 

 

 

22:45 – The Lord of Non-Contradiction: An Argument for God from Logic by James N. Anderson and Greg Welty paper

30:15 – Revealed Apologetics Interviews:
1) James Anderson On TAG
2) James Anderson On Presupp Vs. Classical Apologetics

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Books mentioned in this episode:

Why Should I Believe Christianity by James Anderson

Kindle – https://amzn.to/3frtJAt
Paperback – https://amzn.to/3davBL3

 

 

 

 

 

How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It: The True Story of … Created Our World and Everything in It by Arthur Herman

Kindle – https://amzn.to/3mmnZeO
Paperback – https://amzn.to/3B2Ihhw
Audible – https://amzn.to/3y6NaUw
Try Audible For Free – https://amzn.to/3cN0giE

 

 

 

Truth in a Culture of Doubt: Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Bible by Andreas Köstenberger, Darrell Bock, and Josh Chatraw.

Kindle – https://amzn.to/2JX62lL
Paperback – https://amzn.to/3mkz3c9

 

 

 

 

 

Van TIl’s Apologetics by Greg Bahnsen
Hardcover – https://amzn.to/3AUEDpy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apologetics – A Justification Of Christian Belief by John Frame

Kindle – https://amzn.to/3gnGADo
Paperback – https://amzn.to/3sBAlka

 

 

 

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