A Manual of Apologetics
Overview
A Manual of Apologetics will equip you to make a comprehensive defense of the Christian faith from a Roman Catholic perspective. With in-depth arguments for the existence of God, the inspiration of scripture, and the work of redemption, this volume will interest any Christian. Chapters on the papacy, infallibility of the Catholic Church, and the authority of Sacred Tradition clearly responds to objections to Catholicism.
Further explore classic teachings in apologetics with Classic Studies in Christian Apologetics (14 vols.).
- Makes a comprehensive defense of the Christian faith from a Roman Catholic perspective
- Provides in-depth arguments for the existence of God, the inspiration of scripture, and the work of redemption
- Responds clearly to objections to Catholicism
Top Highlights
“Man recognizes that he is a wanderer on earth; his last aim is not this world, nor anything that it can offer, but God. His intellect strives after infinite truth; his heart yearns after infinite goodness; his imagination longs for infinite beauty; and his whole being tends towards everlasting life. Now God alone is infinite.” (Page 3)
“It is also a duty of the more educated Catholics to come to the rescue of their less favoured brethren and to protect them by judicious instruction against the persistent attempts of unbelievers to undermine their simple faith.” (Pages iv–v)
“or the cause of its existence is outside of itself” (Page 17)
“Atheism originates either in pride of intellect or in perversity of the will.” (Page 24)
“Ignorance of fundamental principles is the treacherous rock on which faith has frequently been wrecked. Many a man harbours in his heart a secret distrust of his most sacred convictions, because he has never taken the trouble to examine the strong foundation on which they rest. Thus a man owes it to himself to investigate the rational grounds of his faith and to study the motives which have prompted his firm assent to revealed truth. It will give him a peaceful sense of intellectual assurance when he finds that, in adhering to revelation, he does not abdicate reason, but elicits the most sublime act of enlightened reason. The little effort devoted to such studies will be amply rewarded by a deepening of religious convictions and a greater cheerfulness of faith.” (Pages iii–iv)
- Title: A Manual of Apologetics
- Author: F. J. Koch
- Publisher: Joseph F. Wagner
- Print Publication Date: 1915
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Pages: 232
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Apologetics
- Resource ID: LLS:MNLOFAPLGTCS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:21:54Z
