by Mark Farnham | Aug 20, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Culture, Philosophy, Theology
As a result of Enlightenment thinkers, Christianity had become just a shadow of its former self. “This sea change in perspective unleashed tidal waves of destructive nihilism which Friedrich Nietzsche, in moments of philosophic lucidity, had prophesied as a result of...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 18, 2010 | Apologetics, Book Reviews, Culture, Missions, Philosophy
Where the old tolerance allowed hard differences on religionand morality to rub shoulders and compete freely in the public square, the new variety wishes to lock them all indoors as matters of private judgment; the public square must be given over to indistinctness....
by Mark Farnham | Aug 17, 2010 | Apologetics, Book Reviews, Culture, Relativism
As an American who grew up believing that the United States of America was the beacon of freedom in the world and that people all over the world envied our democracy and liberty, I could never understand why other countries would want to attack us. As a teenager, it...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 16, 2010 | Christian Living, Christian Thinkers, Culture, Theology
More than other idols, personal success and achievement lead to a sense that we are god, that our security and value rest in our own wisdom, strength and performance. To be the very best at what you do, to be at the top of the heap, means no one is like you. You are...
by Mark Farnham | Aug 13, 2010 | Apologetics, Atheism/Skepticism, Philosophy
Nietzsche’s Christianity The European expression of Christianity in Nietzsche’s day is key to understanding his critique of it. “Nietzsche was living at a time when the balance was still in favor of the religious, but prophetically he could anticipate a coming age in...
