Beauty and Divine Hiddenness with Doug Groothuis

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Doug Groothuis about the argument from beauty, as well as the objection of divine hiddenness.
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0:21 - Intro to Doug Groothuis
3:06 - Welcome to Dr. Groothuis
3:30 - Why write a second edition and what is new in this book?
5:37 - Why take a cumulative case approach to apologetics?
9:15 - What is the argument from beauty?
18:09 - Why don’t we hear more from this argument?
21:00 - How can this argument be used more in evangelism?
24:30 - What is the objection from divine hiddenness?
30:45 - Are there non-resistant non-believers?
34:26 - Are atheists taking the wrong approach when seeking is required?
38:30 - Skepticism as a prelude to Christian faith?
41:28 - Conditioned cognitive access as it applies to divine hiddenness
45:39 - Are we hiding and not God?
46:00 - Advice to those who are seeking
49:50 - Where to find more resources…
Further resources:
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Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Christian Faith 2nd Edition:
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More Dr. Groothuis’ books:
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Glad apologetic 315 is back on UA-cam on regular basis. It will be nice to see video talk not just audio.. 😃