Thursday, June 26, 2008

Apologetics in the Information Age - a Response to Mark Shea

I've posted a new article at the Team Apologian blog. The general topic is the relevance and importance of apologetics. In some sense it is meta-apologetics - a defense of a defense of the faith.

Here's the first paragraph:

The printing press revolutionized apologetics. Suddenly it became possible for books to be widely disseminated with a relatively small expense. Today, the Internet has reduced that expense even further. As with the printing press, the blessings are mixed. The technological advances make defending the faith easier, but they also making attacking the faith easier. Apologetics remains important – and the defenders of the faith have an important role to play.

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2 comments:

  1. Thanks Carrie! I'm glad to hear that you're going to be back to blogging soon!

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