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There is a symbiotic relationship between faith and reason. Both are necessary. For 2000 years, Christian tradition has insisted that Christianity is a rational faith. Faith without reason is fideism which over time can become superstition. On the other hand, reason without faith is rationalism which ultimately descends into nihilism…
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There is an interesting article here entitled “Engineers For The Gospel.” It’s worth reading in entirety. Engineers tend to make good apologists. They think logically, are practical and deal with certainty. They can self-teach new things. They know what they believe and why they believe it. They know that ideas…
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By Bob Pratico Ironically, one of the charges against the early church during the multiple persecutions by the Roman Empire was that of “atheism” because the Christians had abandoned the pagan gods. In 112 A.D., Pliny the Younger, then Roman governor of Bithynia, wrote the Emperor Trajan seeking counsel on…
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“And he (Jesus) answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27) What is Apologetics? In a nutshell, it is a rational defense of the Christian faith against unjust accusations.…
Christian Apologetics 