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In this second of a two-part series, we discuss moral apologetics with Drs. David and Marybeth Baggett, professors at Liberty University and authors of the book The Morals of the Story: Good News about a Good God. This podcast will conclude our conversation as we discuss the following:
-Marybeth’s description on how literary examples fit within the apologetic endeavor;
-David’s thoughts on the Euthyphro Dilemma;
-the nature of abductive inferences;
-the relevance of moral obligations to the moral argument;
-meaning of moral faith and why it’s relevant to the moral argument;
-and Marybeth’s envisioning of the readers of their book and her hope for them (zombies excluded).
I would again like to thank Drs. David and Marybeth Baggett for coming on the podcast. They are delightful and super-intelligent people.
The first podcast in this series can be found at https://bellatorchristi.com/2018/05/25/podcast-5-25-18-the-morals-of-the-story-part-1-w-drs-david-and-marybeth-baggett/
About our Guests
Professor, School of Divinity
Discipline: Apologetics
David Baggett came to Liberty in 2006, where he has served in the School of Divinity, College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of General Studies. He earned his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Michigan (Dearborn) in 1988, his M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary in 1992, and his doctorate in philosophy from Wayne State in 2002. Before coming to Liberty, he taught for four years at Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He’s authored or edited over a dozen books, including “The Morals of the Story: Good News about a Good God,” (IVP Academic, 2018) which he co-authored with his wife.
Education
- Ph.D., Wayne State University
- M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
- B.A., University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dr. Marybeth Davis Baggett
Associate Professor of English
Education
- Ph.D., Literature and Criticism, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- M.A., English, Longwood University
- B.S., English Education, Liberty University
Marybeth Baggett is Associate Professor of English here at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. She earned her undergraduate degree from Liberty and her graduate degrees from Longwood University (MA in English) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism). Her research and teaching interests include literary theory, contemporary American literature, science fiction, and dystopian literature, with particular concern for the work of Kurt Vonnegut. Recent presentations cover topics such as humor as hope in Vonnegut’s Player Piano, the contemporary relevance of Thomas More’s Utopia, and the usefulness of Jacques Lacan’s gaze as a means of understanding Nella Larsen’s Quicksand. Essay versions of these final two presentations will appear in the upcoming Hope and the Longing for Utopia: Futures and Illusions in Theology and the Arts and in the Fall 2012 issue of The Griot, respectively.
About the Host
Brian G. Chilton is the founder of BellatorChristi.com and is the host of The Bellator Christi Podcast. He received his Master of Divinity in Theology from Liberty University (with high distinction); his Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Gardner-Webb University (with honors); and received certification in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Brian is currently in the Ph.D. program in Theology and Apologetics at Liberty University. Brian has been in the ministry for over 15 years and serves as the pastor of Huntsville Baptist Church in Yadkinville, North Carolina.
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