Phronesis

I've been fairly open with my background as an ex-Christian on this blog. I used to believe in God, and now I don't. I have no ill will towards my former faith or those I used to share it with. It was simply a decision that needed to be made. What is more, there are very few individuals who self-identify as "apologists" who could restore my faith. Their arguments simply don't convince me. Notwithstanding this lack of satisfactory argumentation, the one man who could bring me back to the fold is, bizarrely, the least apologist-like. I am, of course, talking about Rob Rowe from Sentinel Apologetics . Rob and I have known each other for a good number of years now. I first met him on one of his Sentinel Q&A's in 2020 (I've dug around for that livestream to no avail). This was in the middle of my journey as a Christian and Rob was instrumental in leading me into a more sophisticated way of thinking about my beliefs. His emphasis on academic inquiry substant...

Yesterday I had the privilege of witnessing my good friend Daniel James Hole debate the president of the Southampton University Labour Society, Lawrence Coomber, on whether abortion should be illegal. Daniel, a conservative Reformed Christian, has been instrumental in my own journey — though, of course, our disagreements run deep indeed —and this was only his second ever debate, the first being on the nature of morality a few months prior against atheist Jordon Beeney . It was also a pleasure to meet Lawrence who was willing to have a discussion on this extremely sensitive issue. The link to the debate is here for anyone who wishes to watch it.  I must preface this review by mentioning the disruption we experienced prior to the debate. Shortly before it was due to commence, security came and locked the lecture hall where we were meant to be hosted. They claimed that a health and safety form had not been properly completed and thus the debate had been cancelled, alleging that it wa...