Christian Apologetics Alliance

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What Is Apologetics?

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[This post is a work in progress as part of the CAA Catechism.] [Add the title only in the title field, not in the body of the post.] Summary in 400 words or less: [Written by Mikel Del Rosario] Many years ago, while I was in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, my wife and I attended a family gathering. A relative heard I was in grad school and asked me, … [Read more...]

Frank Sontag Interviews Austin Gravley on "Apologetics Saved My Faith"

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      My post "One Year Ago, Apologetics Saved My Faith" has gotten some incredibly positive feedback from the Alliance blog and beyond. The biggest thing to come out of that post was an interview on the Frank Sontag show talking about the post in more detail. Click on the picture above and click the podcast entitled "2013-09-20 6pm The Frank Sontag Show: Hour … [Read more...]

One Year Ago, Apologetics Saved My Faith

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I have been a blogger for three years now. To date, this is the most personal post I have ever written. I debated about writing this post but I felt compelled to share my experience in hopes that it will encourage Christians to take apologetics seriously, because there may come a day when it may be the difference between remaining a Christian or walking away. I know it was for … [Read more...]

But, I don't have time for apologetics!

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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life." - Socrates (469-399 BC) I often get the impression that people - even those already interested in apologetics - feel they just don't have time for apologetics. It is as if I can 'hear' them thinking, "well, that is for you apologists, but the rest of us (with real lives) simply don't have time for things like that." What they may not … [Read more...]

Can You Step Into Your Opponent's Shoes?

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I was recently reading a discussion on Facebook about the various passages in the Bible that are used by atheists to claim that the God of the Bible is immoral.  All sorts of claims swirled around. Jesus commanded us to murder children. God was a premeditated murderer.  For the most part, it was a group of atheists ganging up on one or two theists, and unfortunately the only … [Read more...]

Undesigned Coincidences: Part 1

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Nearly everyone has a concept of what it means for historical claims to be confirmed by a new discovery. Tablets unearthed at Kültepe in the late 19th century reveal that there was, as the Old Testament had said, a vast Hittite empire in the time of Abraham. An Arabic manuscript turns out to contain the Diatessaron of Tatian, settling once and for all the question of whether … [Read more...]

Solving The Problem of Pluralization

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In this part of my series on Incarnational Apologetics, I want to explore the four key problems: Secularization Pluralization Privatization Polarization Today's video post picks up with a discussion of Pluralization. To be certain, there are many positive qualities found in Pluralization. Art / Architecture Language Culture People Food But, as I discuss in the … [Read more...]

Are You an Expert?

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Now more than ever, we seem to be surrounded by experts and intellectual giants on all corners. Throw out a question on Facebook and you will get a response, often from an "expert". Google a contentious question that has plagued philosophers for centuries and you will discover reams of pages linking to the blogs of "experts". I am also often told that you don't need to be a … [Read more...]

Why Telling Your Story is NOT the Best Way to Share the Gospel

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Anyone who’s ever taken a class on how to share their faith has heard some well-intentioned teacher say, “You don’t need to learn a lot of big words. Just tell them your story. Just tell them how Jesus changed your life. No one can argue with that.” Then everyone sighs a big sigh of relief because they thought they’d have to spend time learning how to answer hard questions. … [Read more...]

Do Apologists Employ the "Humpty Dumpty" Defense?

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When Alice meets Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, she finds that he uses words very creatively.  In fact, a word means exactly what Humpty wants it to mean, no more and no less. Christian apologists are sometimes accused of employing a “Humpty Dumpty Defense” by our opponents.  This particularly is seen with faith, which is understood as a form of loyalty to a … [Read more...]

Unity Statement

In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity. The Christian Apologetics Alliance (CAA) is united in our Statement of Faith. The CAA does not, as an organization, have positions on many of the doctrinal or theological debates that take place within the church. Our primary concern is to promote the gracious, rational defense of the central claims of Christianity and the critique of opposing systems of thought. The CAA joyfully welcomes Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and diverse Protestant believers, and we are committed to treating all these traditions with respect in our community.

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