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Steve L. Porter

CCT Scholar-in-Residence and Executive Board Member / Professor of Theology, Spiritual Formation, and Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University

Contributions by Steve L. Porter

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Neuroscience & the Soul

November 20, 2016

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Christian Scholarship in the 21st Century: Prospects and Perils

September 19, 2014

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Dallas Willard Remembered

May 9, 2014

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Why You Should Forgive and How to Do It

January 31, 2014

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Finding Quietness of Heart in Centering Prayer

January 31, 2014

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How our psychology influences our theology

January 31, 2014

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Read Old Books, Be Counter-Cultural – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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The History of Spiritual Formation – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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Thriving Humans or Happy Pagans?: The Limits of Psychology – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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Conversation with James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh (Full Interview)

November 25, 2013

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How to Pray Without Ceasing – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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Busyness is Moral Laziness – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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Exploring Spirituality in the Intimate, Personal and at the Margins – Bruce Hindmarsh on the Future of Spiritual Formation

November 25, 2013

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I Contradict, Therefore I am – James Houston on Finding Stability and Balance through Dialogue

November 25, 2013

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The Glory of a Human Being Truly Alive – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh on Christian Psychology

November 25, 2013

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Lord, Help Me to Forget Myself – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh on Self-Consciousness and Psychotherapy

November 25, 2013

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A Faith 3,000 miles wide, but 1 inch deep – James Houston and Bruce Hindmarsh

November 25, 2013

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Swinburne: On the Future of Philosophical Theology

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On His Ministry to Russia

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On the “New Atheists”

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On Arguments for God’s Existence

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On the Defense of Christian Doctrine

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On the Atonement

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On Creedal Christianity

September 13, 2012

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Swinburne: On Doubt and Faith

September 13, 2012

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Freedom and the Soul: Must We Have a Soul to be Free?

September 11, 2012

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Swinburne and O’Connor on Neuroscience and the Soul (Full Interview)

September 11, 2012

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Surviving Death: What Happens When We Die?

September 11, 2012

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How Do Our Souls Come into Existence?

September 11, 2012

Steve L. Porter

Does Brain Science Disprove the Soul?

September 11, 2012

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Substance Dualism and Emergent Individualism in Conversation

September 11, 2012

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How to Deal with Theological Disagreement

September 10, 2012