Cos’è l’apologetica? La parola apologetica deriva dal greco “apologhìa”, e significa letteralmente “discorso di difesa” L’apologetica, in un contesto cristiano, è la difesa razionale della Fede. In genere, può essere sviluppata filosoficamente, scientificamente e storicamente. Nel passato, fu principalmente usata dai padri della Chiesa e scrittori ecclesiastici per rispondere alle prime eresie cristologiche. Le prime…
Month: December 2017
Criticizing Hume’s Objection to the Cosmological Arguments
The various types of Cosmological arguments (like the first, second and third way of T. Aquinas, the Kalam cosmological argument, the Leibnizian argument and the Platonic argument from composite entities) all start from considerations of the Universe. The universe can be defined as the physical object made of all physical objects. Such broad definition encompasses…
Preliminary Considerations on the Evidentialist Approach to the Resurrection of Jesus
Before starting to talk about how it can be proven that Jesus Christ truly rose from the dead, I believe it is necessary to make some preliminary remarks so that the non-acquainted reader will subsequently fully appreciate the power and the importance of showing how Jesus, from a historical point of view, truly rose from…
The Message of the Gospel
What are the Gospels? What would we say about the Gospels to a loved one who does not know Jesus? What is the essence of these books that changed the course of history? We must start by considering what the word “Gospel” itself means: it derives from old English “god spel” meaning “good news.”[1] What…
How Robert J. Spitzer Makes his Case for Christianity
Robert J. Spitzer is a brilliant Catholic priest and apologist. In the past few years he wrote a series of four books that represent his case for Christianity. The books are “Finding True happiness”, “The Soul’s Upward Yearning”, “God so loved the World” and “The Light Shines On in the Darkness”. Spitzer’s case for Christianity…
CONFIDENT FAITH 