Apologetics and Evidence

            The year in which fundamentalism had its beginnings is often debated. Some say as early as the year 1900, while other credit the first point at which fundamentalists call themselves fundamentalists seems to be in the year 1920 when a group known as the “Fundamentalist Fellowship founded by the editor of a leading conservative Baptist magazine known as the Watchman-Examiner. Curtis Lee Laws was at first more moderate than W. B. Riley and tried to maintain fundamentalism as a movement within the broader church for the preservation and defense of the true fundamentals of the faith” (Olsen 562). It would seem, however that a significant event that took place before that cited above would be a clearer marker for the foundations of modern fundamentalism.              The event took place in 1910 where a series of booklets called “ The Fundamentals  insp...

Nature and Meaning of Historical Theology             Historical Theology is the envelopment and dissection of the systematic theological studies of theologians throughout the Christian ages. It is used to help students of theology understand the overall or evolution of how theories have come to what they are now. “Historical theology is the branch of theological inquiry which aims to explore the historical development of Christian doctrines, and identify the factors which were influential in their development” (McGrath 9). Why Are Key figures in Church History Important?             After the ascension of Christ, many people were martyred for their faith in Him. Since the words of Christ weren’t hindsight like they are today for many theologians, it was hard to understand the meaning of what they actually meant at the time. Now that there have been so many analyses of...