by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 29, 2021 | Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science
Have you ever had a religious or political discussion with someone where you stated your disagreement in a carefully worded, factual, and well-reasoned response? How did it go? I’m guessing the other person didn’t say, “Oh, you’re right! Thank...
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 13, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics
It’s been a while since I’ve written a classical apologetics article that gives evidence for Christianity so I thought I’d get back into it, but with a little twist. Rather than just present arguments and explain the reasons why I believe...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Feb 3, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science
Apologists tend to think like engineers in the sense that we’re very analytical and logical, which also means that we often misunderstand people who don’t think this way. Nearly every apologist goes through a phase where we think, if I just show people the...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 18, 2020 | Apologetics, Book Review, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science
I’ve been meaning to read Jonathan Haidt’s books, The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind for quite a while. In fact, I considered applying to work with him for my PhD because his research is so relevant for...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 14, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
If you’ve done any investigation into the debate between evolution and intelligent design (or creation), you’ve probably heard about the giraffe’s neck. Not only do both sides claim it in favor of their position, but they often tout it as irrefutable...
