Articles by Scott B. Rae

Scott B. Rae

Scott Rae is professor of Christian ethics and dean of the faculty at Talbot School of Theology. A noted Christian scholar and ethicist, Scott is the author of such books as Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics; Business for the Common Good; and Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics. He has a Ph.D. and M.A. in social ethics from the University of Southern California, a Th.M. in Old Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A.S. in economics from Southern Methodist University. He has served in a variety of teaching and leadership roles, including a term as president of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2015.

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Economics and the Christian Faith
with Tom Nelson
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — April 5, 2018
How does economics shape what it means to “love our neighbor”? How should theology shape our view of economics? In this episode, Sean McDowell and...
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Winsome Communication
with Tim Muehlhoff
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — March 29, 2018
Christians find themselves today in an increasingly secular culture, which is sometimes even hostile to the faith. In this setting, what is the...
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Theistic Evolution
with Stephen Meyer
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — March 22, 2018
Did God use evolution? Should Christians embrace evolution? In this episode, Sean and Scott talk with the leading intelligent design proponent...
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Christians and the LGBTQ Community – Part 2
with Caleb Kaltenbach
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — March 15, 2018
In the second half of this two-part series, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae continue their conversation with pastor and author Caleb Kaltenbach. In...
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Christians and the LGBTQ Community – Part 1
with Caleb Kaltenbach
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — March 8, 2018
There is often great fear, mistrust, and tension between the church and the LGBTQ community. How can Christians posture themselves in a biblical...
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The Gospel and Poverty
with Dan Anderson
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — March 4, 2018
Jesus taught his followers to help the poor. Yet there is much confusion about the most effective and biblical means for doing so. In this episode,...
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The Church and the LGBTQ Conversation
with Mark Yarhouse
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — February 22, 2018
What is the church doing well in the LGBTQ conversation? Where can we improve? In this podcast, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae interview Dr. Mark...
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Naturalism and the Soul
with JP Moreland
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — February 16, 2018
What is the best evidence for the soul? What is the state of philosophical debate over the existence of the soul? Can evolution explain the soul?...
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Have Churches Oversold Family and Marriage?
with Joe Hellerman
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — February 8, 2018
The contemporary church puts a huge emphasis on natural marriage and family. But according to pastor, author and Talbot professor Joe Hellerman,...
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Navigating Student Culture - Part 2
with Brett Kunkle
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — February 1, 2018
What are the unique challenges young people face today? And what are some creative ways to equip and reach them? In this podcast, Sean McDowell and...
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Navigating Student Culture - Part 1
with Brett Kunkle
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — January 25, 2018
What are the unique challenges young people face today? And what are some creative ways to equip and reach them? In this podcast, Sean McDowell and...
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The World Watch List and the Persecuted Church
with Ron Boyd-MacMillan
Scott B. Rae — January 10, 2018
This week, Open Doors, the international ministry to the persecuted church founded by Brother Andrew, released its annual World Watch List—the list...
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Engaging the Culture Without Losing the Gospel
with Russell Moore
Scott B. Rae — December 14, 2017
In this stimulating conversation with Dr. Russell Moore, Talbot Professor Dr. Scott Rae explores how to navigate the difficult terrain of...
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Race and the Church – Part 2
with Chris Brooks
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — December 7, 2017
In part two of our conversation on race and the church, Sean McDowell and Scott Rae talk with Pastor Chris Brooks about the Black Lives Matter...
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Race and the Church – Part 1
with Chris Brooks
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — November 29, 2017
Issues around race continue to be front-page news both in the culture at large and in the church. In this episode and the one that follows, Scott...
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The Art of Christian Persuasion
with Os Guinness
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — November 23, 2017
In the midst of an alarming loss of civility in discussing debated and controversial issues, what’s needed is a restoration of the art of...
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Getting Along Despite Our Deepest Differences
with Os Guinness
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — November 16, 2017
It doesn't take much to notice that there are deep divisions in our society, and discussions about controversial issues often sound like shouting...
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500th Anniversary of the Reformation
with professor Alan Gomes
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — November 9, 2017
On Oct. 31, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses on the door of his church in Wittenburg, Germany. Alan...
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The State of the Persecuted Church
with David Curry, CEO of Open Doors, USA
Scott B. Rae — November 2, 2017
In anticipation of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (Nov. 5), Scott Rae interviews David Curry, CEO of Open Doors, USA,...
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Faith at the World Series
with Dodgers chaplain Brandon Cash
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — October 26, 2017
Talbot School of Theology professor Brandon Cash has served as chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers for the past seven years. Listen in as Scott...
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5 Decades of Faithful Apologetics
with Josh McDowell
Scott B. Rae, Sean McDowell — October 19, 2017
Josh McDowell has long been one of the leading spokespersons and apologists for Christianity, having spoken to hundreds of thousands of students...
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Shelf Life
Recent publications from our very own Talbot Faculty.
Gary L. McIntosh, Scott B. Rae, Kenneth C. Way, Ryan Peterson — June 15, 2017
Growing God’s Church: How People Are Actually Coming to Faith Today; Introducing Christian Ethics: A Short Guide to Making Moral Choices; The Imago Dei as Human Identity: A Theological Interpretation; Judges and Ruth, Teach the Text Commentary Series
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Business as Ministry: Work as a Reflection of God
Scott B. Rae — May 31, 2017
All legitimate work in the world has intrinsic value and God calls men and women to be faithful in working in various arenas as their service to Him. Of course, there are some limits to this, since it would difficult to see how God could call someone to produce pornography or engage in the illegal drug trade. But excluding those exceptions, God calls people to work in business, not only because of what it accomplishes, but because it has value in and of itself to God. Business is the work of God in the world in the same way that being a pastor is the work of God in the church and in the same way that missionary service is the work of God on the mission field. All have value to God because of the value of the work done, and that work is an intrinsically good thing that has value as it's done with excellence ...
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Gene Editing and Designer Children
Scott B. Rae — December 3, 2015
This week in Washington, DC, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting a three-day conference- the International Summit on Human Gene Editing, to examine the implications of new gene editing technology. Through a new technology developed in the past year, gene editing is now being done.
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Recent Critiques of Philosophical Naturalism
Scott B. Rae — April 27, 2015
In his 2012 book, Mind and Cosmos, philosopher Thomas Nagel, who is both an atheist and a philosophical naturalist (the view that all reality can be reduced to the material world alone) issues a stark conclusion (some would call it a terminal diagnosis) for naturalism due to its inability to account for some key aspects of human experience that many believe make human beings significant—namely, consciousness, rationality, and morality/moral properties ...

Articles by Scott B. Rae

Scott B. Rae

with Tom Nelson

with Tim Muehlhoff

with Stephen Meyer

with Caleb Kaltenbach

with Caleb Kaltenbach

with Dan Anderson

with Mark Yarhouse

with JP Moreland

with Joe Hellerman

with Brett Kunkle

with Brett Kunkle

with Ron Boyd-MacMillan

with Russell Moore

with Chris Brooks

with Chris Brooks

with Os Guinness

with Os Guinness

with professor Alan Gomes

with David Curry, CEO of Open Doors, USA

with Dodgers chaplain Brandon Cash

with Josh McDowell

Recent publications from our very own Talbot Faculty.