Spring 2022. Vol. 90, No. 1. Archives

reaching history’s most secular generation: apologetics and gen-z

In the West, the demand for the church to do the work of an apologist compares only with the task of reaching the pagan culture which the church faced in the second and third century AD. Report after report testify to the fact that Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012 according to Pew…

Playing Offense: How Christian Natural Law Arguments Work in Public Apologetics

For many Christians in our culture, it’s easier to stay silent when one is in the minority opinion about a controversial topic rather than risk disturbing the status quo. Of course, there are wisdom issues about knowing when to speak up, and not everyone is called to join the battle in all the same ways.…

Pillars and Bridges: How to Proclaim and Uphold the Gospel through Apologetic Method and Strategy

Although some people distinguish apologetics from evangelism in this way, in truth, this is an artificial and unhelpful distinction. In fact, it is especially unhelpful if one embraces a presuppositional view of apologetics.

Adam and Eve: Did They Literally Exist in the Beginning and Does It Matter?

The historical existence of Adam and Eve as the first human beings and the biological progenitors of the entire human race is a matter of great theological consequence for Christians, and some interpretive strategies are better suited to defend belief in a historical Adam and Eve than others.

From The President

The Changing Face of Apologetics in a Secular Age

We live in a society marked by secularization. And when I use that term, I’m talking about the sort of secularism that we’ve only experienced in the wake of the Enlightenment and the advent of modernity; we live in a society where theism has lost its binding authority. I’ve lived long enough to watch it happen, and it still surprises me.

Southern Seminary Magazine 90.1: The Light of Truth: Apologetics in the 21st Century

The task of apologetics has changed, not in terms of its biblical mandate but in terms of its current expression. That is the theme of this issue of Southern Seminary Magazine. Within these pages we’re exploring the theme of apologetics— giving a reason for our hope.

Stories

3 Key Truths For Better Apologetics

Apologetics is the reverent, reasonable, and humble defense—through our words and through our lives—of the hope we have in the risen Christ

Timothy Paul Jones

You Don’t Have To Be an Expert to Share the Gospel

Lost people are born again not because of impeccable argumentation but by the will and power of God working through the verbal witness

Timothy K. Beougher

We Argue that Jesus Is the Only Way, But Are We Living It Out?

If we live like Jesus is the only way, we will be courageous. We will testify to the truth in Christ. We will not trim our convictions to please others, but in our teaching, preaching, and writing we will be faithful to our Lord.

Thomas R. Schreiner

Apologetics and the Glory of God

Though I’ve been teaching, preaching, and writing about church history, theology, pastoral ministry, the Christian life, and much else for the past 25 years, all those things really boil down to one thing: a defense and proclamation of the glorious, saving gospel of Jesus Christ.

Jeff Robinson

Faculty & Alumni

Kitchens, SBTS Alum, Promoted to Air Force Chief of Chaplains

Kitchens will lead the Department of the Air Force Chaplain Corps—consisting of 2,200 active and reserve chaplains and religious affairs airmen.

Travis Hearne

WE HAVE TO LIVE OUT OUR FAITH: HOW ONE SBTS ALUM IS LEADING HIS CHURCH AMIDST THE RUBBLE OF A DEADLY STORM’S WAKE

THIRTY TO SIXTY SECONDS. That’s how long it took for the storm to explode Wes Fowler’s carefully regimented weekly schedule and, of profoundly more importance, to change his life and the lives of Mayfield, Kentucky’s citizens forever.

Jeff Robinson

25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE: TOM SCHREINER, TOM NETTLES, & HERSHAEL YORK

In 1997, three conservative scholars joined the faculty at SBTS, and their presence loomed large in the re-embrace of biblical and theological fidelity at Southern Seminary.

Jeff Robinson

Southern Seminary Editorial Board:

Southern Seminary Magazine Staff:
Vice President of Communications: Dustin W. Benge
Managing Editors: Jeff Robinson and Stuart Hunt Creative Director: Stuart Hunt
Production Manager: Evan Sams
Graphic Designers: Benjamin Aho, Gareth Brady, Dustin Benge
Photographer: Trevor Wheeker
Contributing Writers: R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Kyle D. Claunch, Stephen J. Wellum, Andrew T. Walker, Dustin Bruce, Thomas R. Schreiner, Timothy K. Beougher, Timothy Paul Jones, Jeff Robin- son, Travis Hearne.

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