Presenter:  Christie Trolinger

Topic:  Book talk on The History of Apologetics: A Biographical and Methodological Introduction, Forrest, Benjamin K., Josh Chatraw and Alister E. McGrath, eds.

Focus:  Part One – Patristic Apologists

Prep Item #1 – Episode 3142 of Issues, Etc. “A Lutheran Approach to the Church Fathers”  This episode is 36 minutes. It provides a brief but useful introduction to the Church Fathers and a rationale for our study of them.

Prep Item #2 – 12/18/21 Episode of Concord Matters “Gnosticism in America Today”  This episode is 58 minutes. Much of the apologetics work of the early Church Fathers was directed at heretical groups, Gnostics in particular. This episode is very helpful for understanding the historical roots and key ideas of gnosticism, as well as the influence of gnosticism today.