About this episode
Pat is joined by Matt Nelson, assistant director of the Word on Fire Institute, to talk about the dire need in today's society for religious argument. Topics discussed: - Why faith is not opposed to reason (and why, in fact, there is deep concord between the two) - Overcoming the snare of "scientism" - How to argue religion, and not just fight about it. - Why people shouldn't be satisfied with "bland toleration" - How to better understand your opponent's position About Matt Nelson Matt Nelson is the Assistant Director of the Word on Fire Institute. He holds a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina, and is pursuing a M.A. in philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. He is the author of Just Whatever: How to Help the Spiritually Indifferent Find Beliefs That Really Matter (Catholic Answers Press, 2018) and currently resides in Saskatchewan, Canada with his wife, Amanda, and their three children. Show Notes and Mentioned Resources wordonfire.institute (Word on Fire Institute) https://bishopbarronbooks.com/arguing-religion-book (for Arguing Religion, a new book by Bishop Barron ) https://youtu.be/B8n4iaimi0w (for BB at Facebook - YouTube) https://youtu.be/enDhX49F3XI (for BB at Google - YouTube) https://amzn.to/2IUKSDQ (Matt's book, Just Whatever: How to Help the Spiritually Indifferent Find Beliefs that Really Matter ) reasonablecatholic.com (Matt's blog) Related Episodes The "Who" of God, Cosmic Fine Tuning, and Exorcisms with Fr. Spitzer: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/the-who-of-god-cosmic-fine-tuning-exorcisms-and-more-with-fr-robert-j-spitzer/ Should You Take Pascal's Wager with Dr. Michael Rota: https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/should-you-take-pascals-wager/ ... How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything Be sure to snag a copy (or two!) of Pat's new book How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything while it's still on sale over at Amazon here for just $14: ==> https://amzn.to/2MHdHSh Want some cool bonuses to go with, including an intense 5-day fitness plan, and a collection of 1-page skill building cheatsheets? Then simply email us at PatFlynn(at)Chronicles(of)Strength(dot)com with your receipt, and we'll send them right along. … The Pat Flynn Show If you enjoyed this episode, it would mean the world to me if you could subscribe to, and leave a review for, The Pat Flynn show on iTunes HERE or Stitcher HERE . Reading your reviews and hearing your feedback is what keeps me fired up to make The Pat Flynn Show happen. Thank you!