Professor Kenneth Samples' Lectures

Table of Contents
Are You a Renaissance Christian?
Clear Pointers to God: How Belief in the God of Christian Theism Best Explains Reality
Christianity's Magnificent Seven Apologetic Truths, Dangerous But Good
Historic Christianity's Seven Dangerous Ideas
In Memory of Walter Martin (1928-1989)
Jesus and the Other Religious Faces in the Crowd

Are You a Renaissance Christian?
"A Renaissance Christian Reads Intelligently"
2/17/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Reads Intelligently (Continued)"
2/24/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Thinks Logically"
3/02/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Thinks Logically (Fundamental Principles of Reasoning)"
3/09/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Thinks Logically (Recognizing Logical Fallacies)"
3/16/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Reflects on Worldviews (What is a World View?)"
3/23/2012
"A Renaissance Christian Reflects on Worldviews (Tests of World Views)"
3/30/2012

Clear Pointers to God: How Belief in the God of Christian Theism Best Explains Reality
"Abductive Reasoning - An Inference to the Best Explanation"
09/30/2011
"The Explanatory Power and Broader Scope of Christian Theism"
10/07/2011
"God of the Gaps or Best Explanation"
10/14/2011
"A Meaningful Life"
10/21/2011
"Putting Abductive Thinking Together - CLEAR"
11/04/2011
"Scientific Cosmology and the Christian Worldview"
11/11/2011
"Is Jesus a Man, Myth, Madman, Menace, Mystic, Martian, or the Messiah?"
11/18/2011
"Summary - God is the Best Explanation of Reality"
12/02/2011

Christianity's Magnificent Seven Apologetic Truths, Dangerous But Good
"Introduction"
01/28/2011
"God's Existence"
02/04/2011
"The Incarnation"
02/11/2011
"Creation"
02/18/2011
"Clear Pointers and Signposts to God"
03/04/2011
"Salvation by Grace"
03/11/2011
"The Image of God"
03/18/2011
"The Mystery of Evil and Suffering"
03/25/2011

Historic Christianity's Seven Dangerous Ideas
"Dead Men Don't Stay Dead: The Resurrection of Jesus"
04/16/2010
"God Walked the Earth: The Incarnation of Jesus"
04/23/2010
"The Cosmos Had a Beginning: The Creation ExNihilo"
04/30/2010
"Faith Makes Sense: The Compatibility of Faith and Reason"
05/07/2010
"Not By Human Works: The Gift of Salvation"
05/14/2010

Learning Skills 101: Learning How to Learn
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - Introduction"
08/28/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - The Academic 10 Commandments"
09/04/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - The Renaissance Christian"
09/11/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - IDEAS"
09/18/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - Introduction to Logic"
11/06/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - What Makes a Good Argument"
11/13/2009
"The Life of the Mind / Intelligent Reading - Logical Fallacies"
12/04/2009

In Memory of Walter Martin (1928-1989)
"The Original Bible Answer Man"
08/21/2009

Jesus and the Religious Faces in the Crowd
"Jesus Christ"
01/09/2009
"Gautama (Buddha)"
01/16/2009
"Krishna and Mahavira"
01/23/2009
"Confucious and Lao-Tzu"
01/30/2009
"Muhammad"
02/06/2009
"Zoroaster, Nanak and Baha'ullah"
02/13/2009

A Little Lower Than the Angels
"The Imago Dei: A Reflection of God"
03/30/2008
"The Imago Dei: The Fall, Redemption, and Ethics"
04/11/2008
"The Imago Dei: A Meaningful Life"
04/18/2008
"Man and Animals, Part 1"
04/25/2008
"Man and Animals, Part 2"
05/02/2008
"Man and Animals, Part 3"
05/09/2008
"The Enigma of Man"
05/16/2008

A World of Difference: Putting Christian Truth-Claims to the Test
"A World View Model for Christian Theism"
11/02/2007
"Christian Theism's Logical Consistency"
11/09/2007
"Christian Theism's Explanatory Power and Cumulative Support"
11/16/2007
"Christian Theism's Correspondence and Verification"
11/30/2007
"Christian Theism's Practicality and Existential Livability"
12/07/2007

A Christian World View
"What in the World is a World View?"
05/11/2007
"Naturlism: A Secular Worldview Challenge"
05/18/2007
"Postmodernism: A Skeptical Worldview Perspective"
05/25/2007
"Pantheistic Monism: An Eastern Mystic Point of View"
06/01/2007

St. Augustine
"St. Augustine's Spiritual Quest"
03/02/2007
"Apologetic Factors in Augustine's Conversion"
03/09/2007
"Augustine as Bishop and Theologian"
03/16/2007
"Augustine: Philosopher and Saint"
03/23/2007

Islam and Christianity
"Islam: Growth, Influence and Diversity"
09/15/2006
"Islam: Five Core Beliefs"
09/22/2006
"Islam: The Five Pillars and Jihad"
09/29/2006
"Islam's Revelatory Achille's Heel"
10/20/2006
"Islam: Unknowable and Unfathomable"
11/03/2006
"Why Can't Islam and Christianity Both Be True"
11/17/2006


