Posts by Sean McDowell

Sean McDowell

Sean McDowell (Ph.D.) is an associate professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the Church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. Sean travels throughout the United States and abroad, speaking at camps, churches, schools, universities, and conferences. He is the co-host for the Think Biblically podcast, and he has authored or edited over twenty books, including Chasing Love: Sex, Love, and Relationships In A Confused Culture and So The Next Generation Will Know (with J. Warner Wallace). Sean hosts one of the leading apologetics blogs at seanmcdowell.org, and he hosts some great conversations on his YouTube channel. Sean and his wife, Stephanie, have three children and live in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

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The Rise of Social Justice Ideology
Sean McDowell — November 09, 2023
Where Are Critical Theory and the Social Justice Movement Taking Us? Sean shares a bonus episode on critical theory where its expression in fields...
The Good Book Blog
How Do We Help Kids Who Have Deconverted?
Sean McDowell — October 30, 2023
Perhaps the toughest question parents ask me is how they can help their wayward kids. The difficulty of this question stems not solely from the...
Think Biblically
An Agnostic Spends a Year with God
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 19, 2023
What would happen if an agnostic committed to thinking about God for a year? In this episode, Sean and Scott discuss the recent book "My Year with...
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The (Remarkable) State of Jesus Research
with Craig Blomberg
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 05, 2023
Can we actually discover the real Jesus? Could the disciples have remembered the teachings of Jesus when they wrote the Gospels decades later? Sean...
The Good Book Blog
Why I Thank God For My Doubts: A Personal Reflection
Sean McDowell — October 02, 2023
It might sound crazy, but I can honestly say that I thank God for my doubts. It’s not that I always appreciate having doubts. Sometimes doubts can...
Think Biblically
The Porn Wars
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 28, 2023
What is the state of the current debate over the morality and legality of pornography? Is porn really harmful? Can pro-porn and anti-porn groups...
Think Biblically
Can the Criminal Justice System be Fixed?
with Matt Martens
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 21, 2023
Is the criminal justice system in the US broken? If so, what would it take to fix it? Are there parts of the justice system that are actually...
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Losing Our Religion???
with Russell Moore
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 07, 2023
What does it mean that we must "lose our religion" in order to regain the integrity of the gospel message? What must the church do to regain its...
The Good Book Blog
The Apostle Thomas Was Not a Doubter
Sean McDowell — September 05, 2023
Thomas is my favorite apostle. I love his inquisitive nature (John 14:5) and his demand for evidence (20:24-29). Thomas may have even been the...
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How to Deconstruct Your Faith
with John Marriott
John Marriott, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 24, 2023
What does it mean to say that someone is deconstructing their faith? Can that be a good thing, or is it the first step in someone eventually...
The Good Book Blog
Set Adrift: An Interview with Scott Rae and Sean McDowell about Deconstruction
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 21, 2023
My colleague and Think Biblically co-host, Sean McDowell, has a new book out on deconstruction. Check out this quick interview and consider getting...
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Is Work Just a Paycheck?
with Helen Mitchell
Sean McDowell, Helen Mitchell, Scott Rae — August 17, 2023
What’s is God’s design for our work? Is it more than simply a paycheck? What does it mean to work unto the Lord? What are the lies about work that...
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QAnon and the Cross
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 10, 2023
What are conspiracy theories and why are Christians so drawn to them? How widespread are conspiracy theories in the church? What does it mean to...
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Truth and Toxic Masculinity
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 03, 2023
What is meant by the term toxic masculinity? Where does it come from and is it, as some critics assert, “baked into Christian theology?” What is...
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What are the top books to give a non-Christian?
Sean McDowell — August 01, 2023
One of the most common questions I receive regards which books I would recommend Christians giving their non-Christian friends who they hope may...
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World Religions on Trial
with Mark Lanier
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 27, 2023
What would happen if a leading lawyer examined some of the biggest religions in the world? How would Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Mormonism, and...
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Magic and the Christian Faith
with Joshua Ng
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 20, 2023
Can the miracles of Jesus be explained as magic? Since magic is forbidden in the Bible, can a Christian be a magician? What are some principles we...
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Saying Goodbye to Jesus
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 13, 2023
Why would a megachurch pastor leave his faith? What questions are raised through his journey that we need to address, and how can we better love...
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Is the Gospel Political?
with Patrick Schreiner
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 06, 2023
Is the message of the gospel and the Kingdom inherently political messages? If so, what does that mean? How is the Christian message both...
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Do Christian Universities Still Matter?
with Ed Stetzer
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Ed Stetzer — June 29, 2023
Why does the church reflect the polarization of the culture at large? What is the future of Christian higher education? Why is formal theological...
The Good Book Blog
What are the best podcasts on faith, culture and sports? My top 8.
Sean McDowell — June 26, 2023
top podcasts, podcasts on faith, culture, sports
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Should We Read the Old Testament?
with Dominick Hernández
Dominick Hernández, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 22, 2023
What’s the best way to read the Old Testament? Should we even engage the OT since it’s hard to understand? Dr. Dominick Hernández is a professor...
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Evangelicalism: An Exclusivist Club?
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 15, 2023
Has evangelicalism increasingly "othered" certain groups such as liberals, blacks, gays, feminists, and progressives? Is the evangelical movement...
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A Biblical View of (Quite Literally) Everything
Sean McDowell — June 14, 2023
There is a biblical way to think about everything. That’s right–everything. And the reason is simple: Since God is the Creator of all, there is a...
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The Best Evidence for Jesus
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 08, 2023
What is the evidence, outside the Bible, that Jesus existed and was who He said He was? What is the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? How...