Michael Horner
Philosopher Michael Horner is a truth seeker who promotes and defends Christianity on university and college campuses. His lectures, debates and blog (p2c.com/michaelhorner), provide carefully thought through arguments and evidence for the Christian faith as well as answers to objections.
Does God Exist?
This is part 7 to a 7 part series: Questions About God – Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity. Question 7: Does God exist? “You can’t prove God exists and you can’t prove God doesn’t exist.” This is the response one often hears when […] Read More >
Ethics instruction at school – Moving from the “is” to the “ought”
This is a guest post by Dr. Matthew Etherington (Ph.D. at OISE, Toronto). Dr. Etherington is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada. I recently finished reading a book called, Godless morality: keeping religion out of ethics by the former Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway (2004). As an educational philosopher, I […] Read More >
Evidence for God from Morality
Here are the lecture notes given at the Apologetics Canada Conference, March 10, 2012 in Surrey, B.C. Evidence for God from Morality “Is There Any Real Right or Wrong” article (free download) Read More >
How Could Jesus Be the Only Way to God?
Tolerance in no way absolves us from resolving conflicting claims to truth. Read More >
Is Direct Awareness of Reality Just a Feeling?
Photo by nostalgic-minds Last time I claimed that our experience of the moral order through our moral sense is on a similar footing as our experience of physical objects through our physical senses. They are both a direct experience or awareness of reality. Now clearly, there is also a difference. Our physical senses all work […] Read More >
Is it Arrogant to Make Exclusive Claims to Truth?
In my search for truth about God and religion it has become clear to me that there is some confusion with respect to exclusive claims to truth. There is a widespread view today that it is arrogant and intolerant to make exclusive religious claims to truth because the implication is that anyone who disagrees with […] Read More >
Is Jesus Dying for Your Sins Unjust & Immoral? (Part 2)
One of the most significant moments of my life was when I understood that Jesus Christ’s death on the cross paid the penalty for all my sins – past, present & future. After all, I was told, when Jesus died, all my sins were in the future! If he didn’t pay for my future sins […] Read More >
Is Jesus Dying for Your Sins Unjust and Immoral? (Part 1)
Recently in discussions with some people who have an atheistic worldview, I have been particularly struck by comments they have made regarding something they see as a very bad element of Christianity, but which I think actually displays the magnificence of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Most people have heard the Christian view that Jesus […] Read More >
Is Jesus God?
This is part 2 to a 7 part series: Questions About God – Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity. Question 2: Is Jesus God? There are only four options for the identity of Jesus Christ. He is either a legend, a liar, a lunatic […] Read More >
Is there any real right and wrong?
This is part 6 to a 7 part series: Questions About God – Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity. Question 6: Is there any real right or wrong? What would you do if, during World War II, you were hiding some Jewish people in […] Read More >