Faith. Worldview. Culture. Truth.
Join our women's book club and discussion group as we read engaging apologetics books (books on evidence for the faith), think deeply, and discuss the truth of Christianity in weekly Zoom book discussions.
welcome
We are a diverse community of women from around the world and the U.S. who gather online to read and discuss books that explore the truth and beauty of Christianity. We learn and laugh together and make deep connections with like-minded women. Some women know quite a bit about apologetics, and some are brand new to the field, and some are seekers! All are welcome--bring your questions! We have also had the privilege of hosting almost every author of the books we've read, for probing Q&As at the end of each book series. To receive updates about our upcoming book series and special events, sign up HERE.
how it works
We meet Tuesday evenings on Zoom, 5-6pm PST (8-9pm EST). Once you sign up for a book discussion, we will email you the Zoom link, the reading/discussion schedule for the book, and the discussion questions for the week's reading. The discussion questions are a guideline for our discussions, not mandatory. Depending upon the book's popularity, we've had as many as 35 women in a discussion group, and as few as 7! To sign up for our current discussion, click here.
our current book discussion
7 week discussion starting Tues Jan 28, 2025
IS GOD A MORAL MONSTER?
Making Sense of the Old Testament God
by Paul Copan
Is the God of the Old Testament nothing but a bully, a murderer, and an oppressor? Many today-- even within the church-- seem to think so. How are Christians to respond to such accusations? And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of God portrayed in the two testaments?
In this timely and readable book, apologist Paul Copan takes on some of the most vexing accusations of our time, including:
God is arrogant and jealous
God punishes people too harshly
God is guilty of ethnic cleansing
God oppresses women
God endorses slavery
Christianity causes violence
and more
Copan not only answers God's critics, he also shows how to read both the Old and New Testaments faithfully, seeing an unchanging, righteous, and loving God in both.
REVIEWS
"Copan takes on... biblical critics and powerfully addresses virtually every criticism they have raised. I know of no other book like this one, and it should be required reading in college and seminary courses."
— J. P. Moreland
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Talbot School of Theology
"There's virtually no scholar I'd rather read on these subjects than Paul Copan. This handbook of responses to tough ethical issues is able to both diminish the rhetoric as well as alleviate many concerns."
— Gary R. Habermas
Distinguished Research Professor
Liberty University and Seminary
"This is the book I wish I had written myself. It is simply the best book I have read that tackles the many difficulties that the Old Testament presents to thinking and sensitive Christians. Paul Copan writes in such a simple, straightforward way, yet covers enormous issues comprehensively and with reassuring biblical detail and scholarly research."
— Christopher J. H. Wright
International Director
Langham Partnership International
"Lucid, lively, and very well informed, this book is the best defense of Old Testament ethics that I have read. A must-read for all preachers and Bible study leaders."
— Gordon Wenham
Emeritus Professor of Old Testament
University of Gloucestershire
"[Opponents] have attacked the morality of the Old Testament with a vengeance. In honesty, many Christians will confess that they struggle with what looks like a primitive and barbaric ethic. Paul Copan helps us truly understand the world of the Old Testament and how it relates to us today."
— Tremper Longman III
Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies
Westmont College
about the author
Paul Copan (Ph.D., Philosophy, Marquette University) is a Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. He is currently a professor at the Palm Beach Atlantic University (Florida) and holds the endowed Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics.
He is author or editor of nearly 50 books, including the very popular, strong-selling book Is God a Moral Monster? as well as its companion volume, the award-winning Is God a Vindictive Bully?
He is coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion, The Naturalness of Theistic Belief, Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues, and The Kalām Cosmological Argument (a two-volume anthology). He is coauthor of Creation out of Nothing and Biblical Ethics: Walking in the Way of Wisdom. He has also contributed essays to over 60 books, both scholarly and popular, and he has authored a number of articles in professional journals.
In 2017 and 2024, he has been a Visiting Scholar at the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall and Oriel College). For six years, he served as president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He also helped establish the Palm Beach Atlantic University's M.A. in Philosophy of Religion; PBA also has a B.A. in Apologetics, and it offers a Program in Cultural Apologetics (which is heavily scholarshiped). He is co-chair of Tyndale Fellowship's Philosophy of Religion Study Group, which meets every summer in England.
Paul is married to Jacqueline, and they have six children.