Answering Secularism and Islam (with Inspiring Philosophy)

About this sermon

In this episode Trent chats with Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy about atheism and Islam. Michael's channel: @InspiringPhilosophy To support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/counseloftrent [NEW] Counsel of Trent merch: https://shop.catholic.com/apologists-alley/trent-horn-resources/ Be sure to keep up with our socials! https://www.tiktok.com/@counseloftrent https://www.twitter.com/counseloftrent https://www.instagram.com/counseloftrentpodcast 00:00 Intro 02:21 Online apologetics shift 05:09 Charity and argumentation 06:56 Dawkins, cultural Christianity, and modern paganism 10:53 Talking with Muslims 14:19 The Quran is central to Muslim outreach 17:40 Debunking the “Quran is miraculous” argument 19:22 Muhammad's "miracles" 21:05 The Islamic Dilemma explained 24:19 How Islam arose 26:30 Bible contradictions and prophecy dilemma 30:49 Child marriage 39:29 Was Mary a minor? 41:40 Cousin marriage in Islam and Christian moral reform 44:31 How Christianity helped create science 49:16 Dan McClellan, scholars vs. apologists, and the documentary hypothesis 54:19 Homeric parallels, mythicism, and Caesar’s Messiah 58:58 Richard Carrier and whether something can come from nothing 01:01:24 Gen Z, outreach, and why ordinary people matter most 01:09:07 Is Islam uniquely linked to violence? 01:12:38 Best resources for responding to Islam 01:14:15 Final thoughts and where to find Michael Jones

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• Encouragement