by Jay Medenwaldt | Dec 27, 2019 | Book Review, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World by Leon FestingerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars In 1954, a group of social psychologists heard about a small cult group who believed aliens were...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Dec 11, 2019 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science
While working on my previous article, Are you a Stupid Christian?, I realized I should probably address the actual scientific evidence regarding intelligence and belief. This was made all the more apparent when I came across some anti-scientific statements by several...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Dec 8, 2019 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science
This is what we’re up against. Christians have a reputation for being stupid. Anyone engaged in apologetics has probably been told (usually by someone in complete shock) that they’re the first intelligent Christian they’ve met. The charge that...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 30, 2019 | Apologetics, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science, Theology
Recently I’ve been bombarded with various notions a Christain psychology. This can mean a variety of different things, but I am using the term very broadly to refer to Christian specific practices or approaches to psychology. This seems like an obvious approach...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 23, 2019 | Psychology, Theology
I only got about five hours of sleep last night and six the night before. I need a shade over eight to maintain peak cognitive functioning. Have I sinned? I suspect that most people are inclined to say no without careful consideration, but once we think about it, the...