The Peter S. Williams Podcast

Brief comments on liturgy, spirituality and discipleship

A question and answer from a teaching session at The Highbury Centre in London, 21st November 2016.

Apologetics in 3D (with Norwegian scripture translations)

This presentation to Norwegian Folk School Students at The Highbury Centre in London, November 21st 2016, includes Norwegian translations of some of the bible passages used.

Are we Restless for Heaven? Defending C.S. Lewis's Argument from Desire

Presentation delivered at a meeting of the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, November 15th 2016.

Understanding the Times - with CARE graduate interns

Seminar given at CARE headquarters in London, November 12th 2016.

Dissecting Dawkins' Defence of The God Delusion

Talk given at Southampton University's Christian Union Apologetics Group, November 9th 2016.

Sermon: (1 Corinthians 15:12-28) 'We believe in Jesus: Risen, Ascended, Glorified'

Sermon from the 11 am service at Highfield Church, Southampton, November 6th 2016. Part of a sermon series looking at the Nicene Creed.

Criteria of Authenticity and the Resurrection

Session with my church homegroup, 1st November 2016.

In Defence of Arguments from Desire

Recording of my webinar talk on the argument from desire for the on-line apologetics academy, 29th October 2016.

For video plus Q&A cf: http://apologetics-academy.org/online-training/2016/10/29/the-argument-from-desire-a-conversation-with-peter-s-williams

Dr Peter May on 'The centrality of truth', with Q&A

Dr Peter May speaks about 'the centrality of truth' in Christianity at the inaugural session of the Science Leadership Network in Southampton (cf. https://www.uccf.org.uk/leadership-network/members/science).

Sermon: Ephesians 6:10-20.

Sermon on 'Spiritual Warfare' from the 8 am service at Highgfield Church Southampton, Sunday 16th October 2016.

Revisiting The God Delusion

A critique of Richard Dawkins' defence of his central argument against theism from his new Introduction to the second edition of The God Delusion.

Talk from the Reasonable Faith series at Highfield Church Southampton, Sunday 9th October, 2016.

The Authority, Inspiration and Activity of the Bible

Seminar for CARE interns delivered at CARE HQ in London, 13th September 2016.

re the brief discussion about the last supper in John's gospel, I recommend Colin J. Humphrey's book 'The Mystery of the Last Supper'
(Cambridge University Press, 2011). Here are a couple of reviews summarising the main point with respect to the timing of the last supper:
http://www.evangelical-times.org/book-reviews/book/382/The+Mystery+of+the+Last+Supper%3A+Reconstructing+the+Final+Days+of+Jesus
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-penultimate-supper

C.S. Lewis on Atheism Today

Talk for a Norwegian group on a C.S. Lewis tour of England, focusing on how C.S. Lewis would critique the thought of neo-atheist Richard Dawkins.

There's some translation and discussion in Norwegian. Delivered at St Giles Hotel, London, on September 10th 2016.

Sermon: Ephesians 4:1-6

Sermon from the 8 am service at Highfield Church Southampton on Sunday September 18th 2016.

To read the whole of Martin Luther King's 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail', mentioned several times in this sermon, cf. https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Hebrews 11 & faith in the new atheism

Sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3 & 6-12 preached at the 8 am service at Highfield Church, Southampton, on Sunday 7th August 2016.

Dr Gary R. Habermas at an English Garden-Party

Dr Gary R. Habermas in discussion with Dr Peter May and members of the Highfield Church Southampton Reasonable Faith group on the afternoon of July 9th 2016. Dr Habermas describes the growth of Christian philosophy in academia, his friendship with atheist turned theist Antony Flew, debating with Michael Ruse and also answers questions on topics including the resurrection of Jesus.

Sermon: Romans 6:3-11

Sermon from the 8 am service at Highfield Church, Southampton, 3rd July 2016.

Understanding the Times: A Pre-Modern Meditation on the Modernist roots of Post-Modernism

Post Forum Seminar from the 2016 European Leadership Forum in Wisla, Poland.

Here are links to the key art-works we meditate upon in this seminar - I suggest pausing the podcast and looking up these references as you go through the seminar with us:

Pre-Modernism

See Makoto Fujimura's Christian art, including 'Grace Foretold' @ http://www.makotofujimura.com/works/images-of-grace/

'Withnail & I' Hamlet Speech @ https://youtu.be/186ah11P9Zw

Salisbury Cathedral @ http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/

Leonardo DaVinci's painting of John the Baptist @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_the_Baptist_(Leonardo)

Listen to the Iona song 'An atmosphere of Miracles: Part III' @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcY-8TmAa_I

Modernism

Muse, 'The 2nd Law: Unsustainable' @ https://youtu.be/EF_xdvn52As

William Lane Craig vs. Peter Atkins on Scientism @ https://youtu.be/ZiVOhj6ehlw

The opening credits of 'The Bridge' season one can be viewed @ https://youtu.be/3qEaG4Dw3FE

'Blade Runner' Opening Scene @ https://youtu.be/YaR5wVL9x2I

Listen to Woolly Wolstenholme's song 'Blood and Bones' @ https://youtu.be/6Ma1ajjPuyY

Post-Modernism

William Lane Craig read's 'The Death of God' by Neitzche @ https://youtu.be/OBfu1MAULto

Arguments For and From Fulfilled Biblical Prophecy

Presentaiton from the Advanced Apologetics Network at the European Leadership Forum in Wisla, Poland, May 2016.

C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner - Official book launch at the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society

Recording from the official book launch of C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner (Cascade, 2016) held at the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society at Pusey House on the evening of June 7th, 2016.