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Apologetics
Apologetics is a branch of theology that explains why the Christian faith is true and reasonable and responds to criticisms of and questions about the faith.
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- Cornelius Van TilPeople
Cornelius Van Til was a Dutch-born American Reformed theologian. He taught apologetics for many years at Westminster Theological Seminary and is known as a leading proponent of presuppositional apologetics.
- Tim KellerPeople
Tim Keller (Timothy Keller, 1950–2023) was an American Presbyterian pastor and author of Christian apologetics. In 1989 he founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York. His books, including The Reason for God, also became widely known in Korean churches.
- ApologistDoctrine & Theology
An apologist is a person who argues that the Christian faith is true and reasonable and who responds to criticisms and misunderstandings of it. The term is used especially for the second-century early church writers who wrote in defense of the faith.
- Blaise PascalPeople
Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) was a French mathematician, scientist, and Catholic religious writer. He sided with the Jansenists and criticized the Jesuits. His Christian apologetic work, the Pensées, was published after his death.
- G. K. ChestertonPeople
G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English journalist, author, and Christian apologist. He is best known for apologetic works such as Orthodoxy and for his Father Brown detective stories. In 1922 he left the Church of England and was received into the Roman Catholic Church.