Reason Renaissance

Ratio Christi, the Academy & U

In the movie God's Not Dead, college freshman Josh Wheaton rises to the challenge of defending his Christian beliefs in the face of the cocksure atheism his philosophy professor attempts to impose on the entire class. The story, which plays out like a kind of academic David and Goliath, has reportedly made some audiences rise to their feet in applause at the end. As the credits rolled following one Sunday matinee in Berlin, Connecticut, a twenty-something man stood up and invited anyone interested in learning more about what Josh had just done to meet him outside.

A few minutes later, about 25 people, roughly half the audience, listened as Rich Porter gave an impromptu message on apologetics...