Ep. #40 – Apologetics & Indifference with Matt Nelson
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Summary
What if people don’t care about God? Can apologetics help? How can we reach the religiously indifferent? Matt Nelson joins us to discuss his book Just Whatever that covers these issues and more. He discusses the divine hiddenness objection and explains why Jesus must be taken seriously.
Guest Bio
Matt Nelson is the Assistant Director of the Word on Fire Institute. He holds a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina. He is currently pursuing an M.A. in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. He’s also the author of Just Whatever: How to Help the Spiritually Indifferent Find Beliefs That Really Matter (Catholic Answers Press, 2018). He currently resides in Saskatchewan, Canada with his wife, Amanda, and their three children.
Show Outline
In the first segment, Matt Nelson explains why people should care about God. He also provides an overview of the content and structure of his book Just Whatever.
In the next segment, Matt tackles three big objections that an indifferent person might hold. These include 1) the hiddenness problem 2) the assertion that Jesus is just one religious leader among many and 3) who would want to belong to a Church full of sexual predators.
In the final segment, Matt discusses why he finds Catholicism to be the fullness of the faith. He argues that the Catholic worldview is unique in its possession of unity of Truth, union with Christ, and unity of Church.
Resources Mentioned
Just Whatever: How to Help the Religiously Indifferent Find Beliefs that Really Matter by Matt Nelson
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Dr. Michael Licona
Related Episodes
Ep. #16 – The Problem of Divine Hiddenness with Dr. Rea
Ep. #15 – Proof of God and the Problem of Hiddenness with Karlo Broussard
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