DOUGLAS GROOTHUIS, PH.D.

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD When I refer to Schaeffer’s “Christian humanism,” I do not mean anything like secular humanism or the attempt to find truth and meaning by placing man at the center of the universe. Schaeffer rightly found this to be the source of all philosophical and cultural errors in the very good from which this quote is taken. But humanism can be Christian in the sense that Christians know that human beings have unique objective value because they are made in G

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD By what standard should we evaluate moral issues? Is there a consistent way to make moral judgments that align with historic Judeo-Christian values and which are conducive to a flourishing America? What do the polls tell us about our basic moral beliefs? How might we respond in light of America’s 250th anniversary which is fast approaching? The highly-regarded Pew Research Center recently released a poll finding that sixty-three percent “of Americans

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Cornerstone University The Frenchman, Blaise Pascal (1623-62), is known for many things—inventing the first working calculator (the Pascaline), for his wager on God argument, and for his statement that “the heart has reasons that reason knows nothing of.” Since he is among the most quotable philosophers, we may have seen a piquant from him scattered in various books and articles. Sadly, his religious and philosophical views

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