Defending Christianity as both true and rational
"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense [Greek is apologia] to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect” (1 Pet 3:15)
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” CS Lewis
Aristides of Athens wrote in 125 AD. His Apology is the earliest extant Christian apology. It is available online here or in very nice booklet form on Amazon here. Darren Slade (PhD, Theology, Church History) has a very nice summary here of Aristides and his Apology. According to Slade, “His…
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Christian Apologetics 