This is a rush post - and not much else. So chances are, this page will change from time to time to accommodate new information that should be of use to anyone new to all this.
To start, allow me to explain the meaning behind this book group's name. Many people who identify as Christians today follow something that I (for the most part) think needs to be ditched where possible: Presuppositionalism. This is the idea that we should start with the assumption that Christianity is true in the name of "faith" or "personal experience."
There is some slight merit to such a position. We take a lot of things for granted every day on the basis of faith - we trust our own thoughts and senses of what's around us. Assuming that you aren't just some brain in a vat also requires some degree of faith. Personal experiences are what lead all of us to conclude the fact that dreaming exists, even though we only have proof of proxies for that (rapid eye movement, brainwave changes, etc).
But reliance on faith alone to justify a belief runs into one problem: someone with a different belief (or lack thereof) can use the same reasoning to justify what they hold to be true. Reliance on faith or personal experience is does not make you better at persuading others that your viewpoint is true.
This is where Evidentialism enters the picture. In simple terms, this means that when you present your views to other people, you actually present an evidential case in favor of it. Does God exist? Did Christ really die and conquer death? Is the Bible truly the word of God? These are just a few questions that require extraordinary evidence to justify a "yes" answer to, and learning about as well as discussing that evidence is what this group is all about.
To finish this page off for now, consider reading the following blog post by the guy that inspired this whole project in the first place:
