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Lewis's trilemma is an apologetic argument traditionally used to argue for the divinity of Jesus by postulating that the only alternatives were that he was evil or mad. [1] One version was popularized by University of Oxford literary scholar and writer C. S. Lewis in a BBC radio talk and in his writings.
Catholic hamartiology is a branch of Catholic thought that studies sin. According to the Catholic Church , sin is an "utterance, deed, or desire," [ 1 ] caused by concupiscence , [ 2 ] that offends God , reason , truth, and conscience . [ 3 ]
The book also contains a refutation against Hermeticism. Book IX: a proof that all demons are evil and that only Christ can provide man with eternal happiness. Book X: a teaching that the good angels wish that God alone is worshipped and a proof that no sacrifice can lead to purification except that of Christ.
Scholion by Theodore Bar Konai (8th century, Church of the East); The Book of Proof and the Book of Questions and Answers by Ammar al-Basri (9th century, Church of the East); On the Proof of the Christian Religion and other works by Abu Raita al-Takriti (9th century, Syriac Orthodox)
Whereas the Summa Theologiæ was written to explain the Christian faith to theology students, the Summa contra Gentiles is more apologetic in tone. While the last book deals with topics of revealed theology such as trinity, incarnation, and the sacraments, the first three books limit themselves to natural theology: Arguments on the basis of ...
Christian apologetics (Ancient Greek: ἀπολογία, "verbal defense, speech in defense") [1] is a branch of Christian theology that defends Christianity. [2]Christian apologetics have taken many forms over the centuries, starting with Paul the Apostle in the early church and Patristic writers such as Origen, Augustine of Hippo, Justin Martyr and Tertullian, then continuing with writers ...
4.2 Arguments against. 4.2.1 Arguments from. ... List of Christian apologetic works; ... Books. Atheism: The Case Against God;
The argument from reason is a transcendental argument against metaphysical naturalism and for the existence of God (or at least a supernatural being that is the source of human reason). The best-known defender of the argument is C. S. Lewis. Lewis first defended the argument at length in his 1947 book, Miracles: A Preliminary Study.