n>To introduce the need for a genuinely Christian liberal arts education, and what it can do, I will paraphrase a statement from the biologist, and New Atheist, Richard Dawkins, about Darwin and Darwinian theory.  Dawkins stated that while it was possible to be an atheist before Darwin, after Darwin, and particularly, after the development of what can be referred to as “Darwinian theory,” it is possible to be an intellectually satisfied atheist.  What might this mean?  What does Darwinian theory provide that can now make “new” atheism intellectually satisfying in a way that atheism wasn’t before?  The clear answer is that Darwinian theory provides a coherent and comprehensive world view, an overarching philosophical position that provides a reasoned basis for atheist assumptions and explanations across a range of intellectual issues.  It provides a comprehensive, reasoned grounding for secular perspectives across all scholarly disciplines.   Read Full Article »