So much of what we believe today was first hammered out by Christians that came before us. In fact, after reading the newest book, Classic Christian Thinkers by Kenneth Samples of Reasons to Believe, I was reminded at how even some apologetic arguments I use today were first created about 1,900 years ago. These theological positions and apologetic arguments shape the way that we should live and think today.
Listen below as we discuss some of the important theological positions of the classic Christian thinkers and how they influence our apologetic encounters today. The topics include:
Irenaeus’s defense against Gnosticism
The soul-making defense
How churches can take a stance against false doctrine
Athanasius’s stance against Arianism
How to talk to Jehovah’s Witnesses that come to your door
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Ryan Pauly is the founder and president of Think Well and the Director of Immersive Experiences at MAVEN. He has been working with junior high, high school, and college students for over a decade as a missionary, school teacher, field guide and speaker.
After graduating from college he became a missionary in the Dominican Republic where he spent four years teaching English, Worldview, Apologetics, and Leadership to junior high and high school students. Ryan moved back to Southern California in 2015 and started teaching Historical Christian Doctrine and Apologetics, Comparative Religions and Worldviews, and Philosophy of Ethics at a Southern California Christian high school. He taught high school full-time for 12 years until 2023 when he left to work with Think Well and MAVEN.
Ryan started in the apologetics world back in 2015 with his blog, Coffeehouse Questions. This led to the podcast in 2016 and YouTube in 2020. Think Well was officially launched in June of 2022. Ryan joined MAVEN as a field guide in 2017 and was promoted to Director of Immersive Experiences in 2023. He also serves as a faculty member at Summit Ministries, a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Reasons to Believe Scholar Community, and a volunteer at www.talkaboutdoubts.com.
Ryan received a Bachelor’s degree in Theology with an emphasis in youth leadership from Vanguard University. He completed his Master’s degree in Christian apologetics from Talbot School of Theology and is currently working toward a Doctor of Ministry in Practical Theology. His research is focused on what Scripture says about the most pressing practical issues of our day like gender and sexuality, race, technology, politics, deconstruction, and more. He also holds a certificate in Science Apologetics from the Reasons Institute.
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