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Richard and Rebekah Howe
Apologetics SA: Dr. Richard G. Howe
“Introduction to Philosophy” Slide Decks of the PowerPoint
Presentations
Pt. 1. “Some Preliminary Matters” (pdf)
Pt. 2. “Defending the HandMaid: How Theology Needs Philosophy” (pdf)
Pt. 3. “Aristotle Camping with His Dog” (pdf)
Pt. 4. “Metaphysics: Plato” (pdf)
Pt. 5. “Metaphysics: Aristotle” (pdf)
Pt. 6. “Metaphysics: Aquinas” (pdf)
Pt. 7. “Epistemology: Introduction” (pdf)
Pt. 8. “Epistemology: Skepticism” (pdf)
Pt. 9. “Epistemology: Rationalism” (pdf)
Pt. 10. “Epistemology: Descartes” (pdf)
Pt. 11. “Epistemology: Empiricism” (pdf)
Pt. 12. “Epistemology: Kant” (pdf)
Pt. 13. “Epistemology: Aquinas (pdf)
Pt. 14. “Natural Theology (pdf)
Suggested Readings
Bibliography on Classical Philosophy (pdf)
Aertsen, Jan A. "The Convertibility of Being and Good in St. Thomas Aquinas." New
Scholasticism 59 (1985): 449-470 (pdf)
Howe, Richard G. “Defending the Handmaid” chapter from I Am Put Here for the Defense of the
Gospel: Dr. Norman L. Geisler: A Festschrift in His Honor (pdf)
________. “On the Function of Philosophy.” Christian Apologetics Journal 7 (Fall 2008): 57-82. (pdf)
________. “Saving Natural Theology from Jeffrey Johnson.” Christian Apologetics Journal 17 (Spring
2023): 55-91. (pdf)
________. “Two Notions of the Infinite in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae I, Questions 2 and
46.” Christian Apologetics Journal 8, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 71-86. (pdf)
Owens, Joseph. “Aquinas and the Five Ways.” Monist 58 (Jan. 1974): 16-35. (pdf)
________. “Aquinas—’Darkness of Ignorance’ in the Most Refined Notion of God.” The
Southwestern Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 5, No. 2, “Aquinas and Bonaventure.” (Summer
1974): 93-110. (pdf): 93–110.
Sullivan, Daniel J. An Introduction to Philosophy: The Perennial Principles of the Classical Realist
Tradition. (pdf)
For additional suggested readings on this website, go here.
Apologetics SA: Rebekah Howe
“Progressive Christianity”
“Deconstructing from Christianity”
“Always Be Ready”
“Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation: Gateway ‘Drugs’ to Dangerous Theology”
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“The Problem of Evil”
Evening service version (pdf)
Full version (pdf)
Davies, Brian. Thomas Aquinas on God and Evil. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. (pdf)
Feser, Edward. “Stephen Law’s ‘evil-god’ Challenge.” (pdf)
________. “The Thomistic Dissolution of the Logical Problem of Evil.” (pdf)
“Is God Good?” (video by Jim Zangmeister)
Pretoria, South Africa: Ratio Christi and More …
Dr. Richard G. Howe:
“The Word of Faith Movement.”
Short Version (pdf)
01 Prolegomena (pdf)
02 Spiritual Law (pdf)
03 The Force (pdf)
04 Words of Power (pdf)
05 Godhood (pdf)
“Think Like You Mean It! Exposing Logical Fallacies.” (pdf)
Potchefstroom Ratio Christi
Dr. Richard G. Howe:
Presentation
“God Fading Away: Contending for the Classical Attributes of God.” (pdf)
Handouts
“Aquinas—’Darkness of Ignorance’ in the Most Refined Notion of God.” The
Southwestern Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 5, No. 2, “Aquinas and Bonaventure.”
(Summer 1974): 93–110. (pdf)
Rebekah Howe:
“Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation: Gateway ‘Drugs’ to Dangerous Theology”
Cape Town / Stellenbosch
Dr. Richard G. Howe:
Presentations
“Faith, Reason, or Both? Classical vs. Presuppositional Apologetics.” (pdf)
“Miracles: A Philosophy, Theology and Apologetic.” (pdf)
“The Design Argument: Aquinas vs. Paley.” (pdf)
“Defending the Faith.” (pdf)
“Defending the Handmaid: How Theology Needs Philosophy.”
Defending the Handmaid chapter from I Am Put Here for the Defense of the
Gospel: Dr. Norman L. Geisler: A Festschrift in His Honor (pdf)
Pt. 1: “Introduction.” (pdf)
Pt. 2: “On Building a Worldview.” (pdf)
Pt. 3: “The Problem of Evil.” (pdf)
Pt. 4: “Natural Law Theory.” (pdf)
“Relativism.” (pdf)
Recommended Readings
Aertsen, Jan A. “The Convertibility of Being and Good in St. Thomas Aquinas.” New
Scholasticism 59 (1985): 449-470. (pdf)
Owens, Joseph. “Aquinas—’Darkness of Ignorance’ in the Most Refined Notion of
God.” The Southwestern Journal of Philosophy. Vol. 5, No. 2, “Aquinas and
Bonaventure.” (Summer 1974): 93-110. (pdf)
Rebekah Howe:
University of Cape Town: “Progressive Christianity.”
“Bethel/Hillsong/Elevation: Gateway ‘Drugs’ to Dangerous Theology”