by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 14, 2021 | Apologetics, Book Review, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
I’ve been explicitly focusing on psychological apologetics for a few years now, but it just dawned on me that I’ve never clearly defined it, at least not in writing. While I’m not strictly the only person doing psychological apologetics, I am doing...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 14, 2021 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Gender, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science, Sex, Sexuality, Theology
Psychological apologetics is a unique field that focuses on using and applying psychological sciences (which really includes all social and cognitive sciences) for apologetics. Very few people do work that could be considered psychological apologetics, especially if...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 5, 2021 | Apologetics, Movie Review, Theology
As I was getting in bed a couple nights ago, a friend texted me to ask about the documentary Marketing the Messiah, so I decided to stay up and watch it. The documentary purports to tell “the ‘true’ story of early...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Feb 12, 2021 | Apologetics, Parenting, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Sex, Theology
Until recently, Ravi Zacharias was a hero of the Christian faith. If you happen to be in the dark about him, he was the world’s most well-known apologist, but recent investigations have revealed that he engaged in unknown numbers of immoral and illegal sexual...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 28, 2020 | Apologetics, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Theology
I’m working on my Ph.D. in psychology and in a recent class of mine, we were discussing the trolley problem in the context of moral development. My professor ended by saying, thankfully, we don’t actually have to make these difficult choices in real life because...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 20, 2020 | Apologetics, Theology
1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire....
