Speaker and author on apologetics, worldviews, and eschatology.
Continuing our focus on how Christianity changed the world with the Gospel and with culture, we examine the famous scientists who were Christian. Rather than having an antagonistic attitude toward scientific discovery because of their faith, these Christians sought to understand the orderly creation that God had made. Let’s examine astronomy and physics as two [&hellip
Scientific study flourished because of Christianity. Rather than being an obstacle, the Church had great thinkers who advanced science. Here are a few. When trying to solve a problem, William Occam (1280-1349) believed that we should choose the explanation with the fewest assumptions. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) developed the scientific method. This used inductive reasoning, or [&hellip
Our exploration of the contributions that Christianity has made to culture continues with an examination of the field of science. Contrary to popular opinion, Christians are not anti-science. As a matter of fact, the scientific method developed nowhere else but Christian Europe. The Christian worldview starts with the following assumptions: 1) God exists and is [&hellip
As we close out thoughts on the Christian influence on work and the dignity it provides, a biblical worldview regarding property rights and freedom is in order as well. The Bible tells us clearly that money isn’t the root of all evil; the love of money is a root of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). It [&hellip
As we continue our examination of the benefits of the Christian faith for all humanity, this month’s focus is on work. A biblical perspective is that work is ordained by God and is good, whether it is labor done with your hands or head. No work is menial or insignificant, nor beneath people in God’s [&hellip
The contributions that Christianity has made to the world is profound. Often we don’t even realize it. Let’s turn our attention to the area of work. Going back to the Greco-Roman world of the New Testament, manual labor was only for the lower class and slaves. Although slaves received a small subsistence allowance and eventually [&hellip
This month’s blogs close out the series with a focus on the Church’s impact on education. Let’s examine the universities started by believers. Benedictine monks, from 528 AD on, collected books, copied manuscripts, and required the reading of certain manuscripts in their institutions. But the first official university was the University of Bologna, in Italy . It [&hellip
Education and the Christian Church have been combined for many centuries. The previous blogs focused on the Early Church and developments since that time. In this blog, let’s examine the influence of Christians on education from the 1500’s to the 1800’s. Just detailing the contributions to education by Martin Luther alone are impressive. Here are [&hellip
As Jesus told the Apostles in Matthew 28:19-20, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of [&hellip
A new month (and year!) begins a new blog series on Christianity’s contributions. In examining the past cultural additions Christianity has made, possibly none other is as notable as the opening of schools and the impact that the Church has had on education in general. Throughout this month, we’ll see that private and public schools, [&hellip
by Brad Alles
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