Can You Have Ethics Without God?
Relativism is rampant in western culture. About two-thirds of people in the USA believe that there are no absolutes. About half of “born again” believers agree and only one-tenth of those under 20 years old believe in absolutes. This lecture makes the case against relativism, drawing on some of the leaders of the opposition; Sartre, Wittgenstein, Russell, Derrida, and Rorty, who do a great service by showing us the logical conclusion of their views. There is also a critique of the attempt to create an ethic without God by Kant, John Rawls, and others.
The authority of Scripture has been under attack since the Enlightenment. If Scripture is NOT authoritative, then it is of little help as a...
With Stuart McAlpine, Founding Pastor at Christ Our Shepherd Church on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. December 7, 2013 | Washington, DC
Tim Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer church in Manhattan, speaks on the importance of cooperation within the body of Christ.