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Volume 16, Number 1
   January 2005   



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Cover Story

   

Five Philosophical Mistakes Every Catholic Apologist Should Be Aware Of

It is important that Catholic apologists be aware of some common philosophical errors that have a bearing on our faith. Apologists should know these five philosophical mistakes and how to refute them.

   
By Tom Harmon
 

Feature Article

   

Principled Apologetics

How to Argue from the Underlying Principle

We all have had the experience of apologetic hindsight, when the correct line of argument occurs to us only after the fact. The author suggests that rather than slinging passages back and forth, a more effective approach might be to identify the underlying principle being advanced by one’s counterpart and to hold it up to scrutiny.

   
By Joel S. Peters
 

Feature Article

   

Salvation Is from the Jews

What has caused Christianity, a Jewish religion, to be seen as a Gentile religion not meant for Jews at all? Two Hebrew Catholics discuss the implications of this wrong-headed view of a religion that is the fulfillment of Judaism.

   
By Rosalind Moss with Roy Schoeman
 

Feature Article

   

What Does Catholic Mean?

Since it is found nowhere in the Bible, Evangelicals assume that Catholics deviated early on from "biblical Christianity" and simply invented a new word to describe their new society. Where exactly did the word catholic come from, and what does it mean?

   
By Steve Ray
 

Feature Article

   

In Defense of Catholic School

We’ve all heard the kind of dinner-party conversation about how oppressive life was at a Catholic school and how cruel the nuns were. It is time for us all to defend and uphold what we know to be true whenever we hear nonsense being talked about our Church.

   
By Joanna Bogle
 

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Left Alone
By Karl Keating

Letters

Coffeeshop Apologetics

   

In Defense of the Trinity
By Jim Burnham

Brass Tacks

   

Is Friday Penance Required?
By Jimmy Akin

The Fathers Know Best

   

The Antichrist

Damascus Road

   

A Rebel against Rebellion: My Exodus from Atheism
By Whitney R. Jacobs

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