Author: Richard Hess
Why Counter-Apologetics? An Introduction to Apologetics and It’s Methods
Apologetics, from the Greek word apologia meaning “speaking in defense”, is a system of argumentation in defense of religious doctrine from criticism. In Christianity, apologetics has been used since around 100-200 CE by the likes of Justin Martyr, Tertullian, and Origen to the many apologists defending Christianity today like Peter Kreeft, Ravi Zacharias, and John Lennox. However, most Christian ...
A Sunday School Story Not Fit For Children
This is going to be a break from the usual type of blog I write. Why? Well, the psychological effects religious indoctrination has on a child’s mind is something I take seriously. This is a personal story of just such indoctrination from my childhood. I was raised in a Catholic household (and later, Lutheran) and like most Catholic children, I attended CCD (Sunday school)[1]. Being young chi...