APOLOGENICS

Atheist

A person who does not believe in God.

Agnostic

A person who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable.

Lazy

A person who is indifferent about the existence of God and the consequences of that existence.

Uncaused Cause

The argument that there must be an ultimate cause of all effects, which is God.

Unmoved Mover

The concept that there must be an original source of existence that is not caused or moved by anything else, referred to as God.

Intelligent Design

The argument that the order and purpose observed in the universe imply a designer, which is God.

Moral Order/Lawgiver

The belief that our innate understanding of good and evil comes from a divine lawgiver, God.

Perfect Being

The idea that varying degrees of perfection in the world imply the existence of the ultimate standard of perfection, which is God.

Apologetics

The reasoned defense of faith using scripture, tradition, teachings, and reason.

Holy Spirit

The divine presence that helps believers remember and understand God's teachings.

Divine Revelation

Truths revealed by God necessary for the salvation of all men.

Sacred Scripture

The written Word of God, contained in the Old and New Testaments.

Tradition

The truths of faith passed down orally from one generation to the next.

Catholicism

The specific Christian tradition that recognizes the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church.

Lutheran Church

The Christian denomination that began with Martin Luther's protest against the Catholic Church in 1517.