Christian Apologetics

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

Tag: beauty

  • Noah McKay has an interesting apologetic Argument From Beauty here. It’s an abductive argument, meaning it concludes with probability, not certainty. Here is his argument which he defends at length; McKay does a credible job of presenting his argument and defending it against objections. It’s worth reading in entirety. This…

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  • (The following is extracted from a research paper entitled “The Argument From Beauty” submitted on Jun 20, 2022 at Southern Seminary.) We often hear that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Does that mean that beauty is subjective and not objective? Is beauty objective or subjective? The ancient…

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  • (Author: Bob Pratico; submitted originally on June 20, 2022 at Southern Seminary) IntroductionThe Swiss theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar warned in a penetrating analysis in 1982 that “Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she…

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