{"id":99596,"date":"2026-06-05T11:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?page_id=99596"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:54:16","slug":"catholicism-explained-aka-armstrongs-handbook-of-apologetics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/books-by-dave-armstrong\/catholicism-explained-aka-armstrongs-handbook-of-apologetics","title":{"rendered":"Catholicism Explained; aka Armstrong\u2019s Handbook of Apologetics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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Compilation of 348 articles of mine for the National Catholic Register<\/em> (29 September 2016 to 26 June 2025): enough material for six volumes of 203 + pages each (i.e., about 3 1\/2 pages for each 1000-word article).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(the material below constitutes a free online multi-volume \u201cbook\u201d [1218 + pages]: first presented on 18 June 2023<\/strong>. This is a complete catechetical and apologetical explanation of the Catholic faith)<\/p>\n

I consider this collection to be a virtual book, even though I don\u2019t intend to make an actual published book out of it. But in terms of presenting the wide scope and broad range of Catholic and general apologetics arguments that can be brought to bear, it has strong similarities to, and the main components of books like my One-Minute Apologist<\/em><\/a> (2007; which had 61 two-page chapters in a Summa<\/em>-like format), Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical<\/em> <\/a>(2015; 80 short chapters \u2014 usually 1000 words or less \u2014 covering many topics), and The Catholic Answer Bible<\/em><\/a> (2002): forty apologetics inserts: each one page long.<\/p>\n

These articles for National Catholic Register <\/em>are all a standard length of 1000 words: give or take a very few. A thousand words usually run about 3 1\/2 single-spaced pages, including spaces between paragraphs. It\u2019s not very long at all. And it is a nice length (perhaps the ideal<\/em> one?) to summarize the usual apologetics and exegetical \/ historical arguments involved in any given theological issue. I\u2019ve gotten very comfortable this length of article, after doing this \u201cgig\u201d for over three years now, and two earlier ones that were similar (Seton Magazine<\/em> and Michigan Catholic<\/em>). I have found that most of the important points that need to be made, can fairly easily be presented within this length.<\/p>\n

These articles also essentially constitute my \u201cmature\u201d opinions on each topic I tackle, since all of these were written (or revised) within the last eight years. I keep learning things all the time (my thought is always developing), so in some cases, I would have slightly changed my mind (where permitted, in light of dogma), or added new arguments (that I\u2019ve either seen, or came up with myself) not present in my earlier writings.<\/p>\n

With these articles close at hand, categorized alphabetically by topic and conveniently linked, the reader has a quick and easy resource that may come in handy when the usual objections to the Catholic faith arise. Each article is easy to read (so I\u2019ve been told many times), and can probably be completed in less than five minutes (if even that), and, I submit, contains enough substance and content to provide ample food for thought and further reflection or study. It\u2019s my privilege to have been allowed to write and publish them in such a prestigious venue. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

15 Archaeological Proofs of Old Testament Accuracy<\/a> (short summary points from the book, The Word Set in Stone<\/em><\/a>) [3-23-23]<\/p>\n

15 Archaeological Proofs of New Testament Accuracy<\/a> (short summary points from the book, The Word Set in Stone<\/em><\/a>) [3-30-23]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

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