Something Other Than God

Jennifer Fulwiler's book, Something Other Than God, about her conversion from atheism to Catholicism, was released this week. I have ordered the book for my wife, and I am looking forward to reading it too.

Here is a video of various bloggers and authors reading passages from this book. Be sure to watch for the great C. S. Lewis quote at the end, which was the source of the book's title:



Jennifer discusses the story behind the video here on her blog.

The Alleged Conflict Between Science and Faith

Here is a talk given in Ireland by a British priest and physicist, Fr./Dr. Andrew Pinsent, on "The Alleged Conflict Between Science and Faith":

Trent Horn answers atheist objections

Trent Horn of Catholic Answers has a series of short videos addressing atheist objections to Christianity, to promote his new book Answering Atheism:

"I believe in one less God than you":



"There's no evidence for the existence of God":



"You don't need God to be a good person":



"Evolution explains life without God":



"The universe has always existed":



The Problem of Evil:




You can find more videos from Catholic Answers on their YouTube channel.

Jennifer Fulwiler on Atheism, Science, and Belief in God

Catholic blogger Jennifer Fulwiler posted on her blog today about the Explore God campaign which is being heavily promoted in and around Austin, Texas. This campaign appears to be designed to lead people to Christianity, mostly from a non-denominational or inter-denominational Protestant perspective, though I found some information on the site that is somewhat Catholic-friendly.

Jennifer mentions that, to her surprise, she is featured in one of the videos on the Explore God web site. In the video she talks about how she came to Christianity from atheism. Here is the video:



And please do take the time to read Jennifer's blog post if you get a chance. She make some great points about what it really means to have proof of the truth of Christianity.

Minor Revisions with Jennifer Fulwiler - Episode 2

I am very thankful to hear that Catholic blogger Jennifer Fulwiler seems to be doing much better after a very serious health issue. The second episode of Jennifer's Catholic reality show Minor Revisions (produced by the NET NY Catholic TV network) has now been posted online, and you can watch it here:



This episode features an interview with pro-life author and former abortion clinic manager Abby Johnson, and a visit to the pro-life Vitae Clinic. You can also watch the first episode of Minor Revisions here.

The third and final episode has already aired on NET NY, but I will post it here if it becomes available online.

Minor Revisions with Jennifer Fulwiler - Episode 1

I posted last week about Jennifer Fulwiler's reality show Minor Revisions, which is airing in three episodes on NET NY, a Catholic TV network in New York. My wife and I watched the first episode as it aired live last night (we watched via the rather choppy internet stream), and now the full episode has been posted to YouTube:



Please see my previous post for information on when and where you can watch the next two episodes. (And if the next two episodes are posted to YouTube, I will post them here on this blog as well.)

(Video found on Aggie Catholics.)

UPDATE: According to Jennifer's blog, this episode was posted to YouTube only because many people had problems with the online streaming when it aired live. The episode will be available for a limited time only, so watch it while you can. Also, it sounds unlikely that the other two episodes will be posted to YouTube (but you can watch them via live streaming).

Brandon Vogt interviews Jennifer Fulwiler on atheism, blogging, and books

Catholic blogger Brandon Vogt interviews Catholic blogger Jennifer Fulwiler on atheism, blogging, and books:



Found on Brandon Vogt's blog.

Scientism and God's Existence: A Commentary by Fr. Barron

An interview with Peter Kreeft on atheism and other topics

Subjects covered include atheism, transhumanism, and Dr. Kreeft's novel An Ocean Full of Angels.

Mary Eberstadt on "The Loser Letters"

In this episode of EWTN Bookmark, Doug Keck interviews Mary Eberstadt about her book The Loser Letters. I heard many good things about this book when it was released a year or two ago, and I enjoyed the sample chapter that I read, but I have not read the entire book.

Patrick Madrid Discusses "The Godless Delusion"

In another episode of Prepare the Way, Martha Fernandez-Sardina interviews Patrick Madrid about the book that he co-authored with Kenneth Hensley, The Godless Delusion: A Catholic Challenge to Modern Atheism.

Jennifer Fulwiler talks about her conversion from atheism

I had this post scheduled for next week. But then late yesterday I discovered that Jennifer Fulwiler had mentioned my blog on her well-written and popular Conversion Diary blog. I certainly didn't expect that! Jennifer, if you are reading here, thanks for your recognition of my blog, and congratulations on winning several categories in the Catholic New Media Awards. I wish I had remembered to vote for those awards, but it looks like you did OK anyway. :-)

In light of Jennifer mentioning my blog, I thought it would be appropriate to move this post up to today. Here is the post as I had already composed it:

A few weeks ago, I posted a video of Jennifer Fulwiler (of the excellent Conversion Diary blog) on EWTN, discussing her conversion from atheism to the Catholic Church. Here is another video in which Mrs. Fulwiler presents a talk on this same topic. The first half of the video is her talk, followed by a question and answer session in the second half of the video.

Jennifer Fulwiler's conversion story

In this episode of The Choices We Face, Jennifer Fulwiler of the excellent Conversion Diary blog tells her story of conversion from atheist to Catholic:

Conversion of an Atheist - Jennifer Fulwiler from Renewal Ministries on Vimeo.

"The God Delusion" Debate

A few years ago, a group called Fixed Point Foundation hosted an entertaining and lively debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox about the existence of God. Here is a description of the debate from Fixed Point Foundation's web site:

In Birmingham, Alabama, Professor Richard Dawkins and his Oxford University colleague Professor John Lennox engaged in a lively debate over what is arguably the most critical question of our time: the existence of God. The debate centered on Dawkins' views as expressed in his best-seller, The God Delusion, and their validity over and against the Christian faith. Both presenters agreed to the format and topics of discussion.

I couldn't find an embeddable video of the debate, but you can view the entire debate at the following link:

The God Delusion Debate (video)

After you watch the debate, be sure to go to the following link to hear a follow-up discussion between Dawkins and Lennox, which is perhaps more enlightening and more edifying than the debate itself:

Dawkins and Lennox Follow-up Discussion (audio)

I should also note that I don't know whether Dr. Lennox is a Catholic or a Protestant. However, I thought that everything he said was in line with the Catholic faith (both in the debate and in the follow-up discussion).


UPDATE: The original video link is working again, so I have re-edited the link to point to the correct URL. As of this moment, both of the above links are working.

Fr. Robert Barron on Christopher Hitchens' Book

Following up on yesterday's video about the "new atheists," in today's video Fr. Barron comments on Christopher Hitchens' book of atheist apologetics, called God is not Great.

Fr. Robert Barron on the New Atheists