Podcast Episodes featuring John W. Loftus

The Case Against Miracles: with John W. Loftus

TheThinkingAtheist - November 26, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
John W. Loftus is editor of the new anthology, "The Case Against Miracles." Loftus joins Seth Andrews to define "miracle," and to talk about why claims of miracles fail at every level. The book is available now at https://amzn.to/2qG7CPs

John W. Loftus: The Outsider Test for Faith

TheThinkingAtheist - June 21, 2016 12:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
John W. Loftus is a former Church of Christ minister. Today, he's an atheist, author and activist. He joins Seth Andrews to talk about his journey. Video of this interview: https://youtu.be/C794qlswPzI

Ep. 79 - John W. Loftus, Debunking Christianity

Friendly Atheist Podcast - November 01, 2015 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
John W. Loftus should be a Christian. He attended and graduated from Great Lakes Christian College, Lincoln Christian University, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he learned under apologist William Lane Craig. But he’s spent the last several years debunking the faith. His books inc...

John W. Loftus, Christianity Is Not Great

Freethought Radio - November 10, 2014 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 524 ratings
Timely news updates include FFRF’s reports to the IRS of illegal politicking by 501(c)(3) tax-exempt churches. We report some Bible Belt victories against blatant promotion of religion in public schools. Then Freethought Radio salutes artistic freethinkers born this week, including Schiller and ...

Debunking Christianity (with John W. Loftus)

TheThinkingAtheist - March 18, 2014 23:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
CAMP QUEST DONATION LINK:  http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/2014-cqok-fundraising-drive/145726 It's the most popular religion on earth.  But are its claims easily refuted, dismantled and debunked?   In this episode, we talk to John W. Loftus, a former minister and Christian educator.  A prol...

John W. Loftus, “The Outsider Test for Faith: How to Know Which Religion Is True” (Prometheus Books, 2013)

New Books Network - August 26, 2013 13:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratings
With so many religions in the world, how can you tell which one is correct? John W. Loftus tackles this question in his new book, The Outsider Test for Faith: How to Know Which Religion Is True (Prometheus Books, 2013). In order to take on this perplexing question, John Loftus argues for a simpl...

John W. Loftus - Why I Became an Atheist

Point of Inquiry - January 31, 2009 04:37 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratings
John W. Loftus earned M.A. and M.Div. degrees in theology and philosophy from Lincoln Christian Seminary under the guidance of Dr. James D. Strauss. He then attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he studied under Dr. William Lane Craig and received a Th.M. degree in philosophy of rel...

Guest: John W. Loftus

Freethought Radio - November 15, 2008 22:37 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 524 ratings
Author of Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity John W. Loftus, a seminary-trained minister in the Restoration Movement of Churches, will talk about why, after earning a Master of Divinity degree and other theological degrees, he realized he could no longer believe in b...