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Faith amid turbulence

Cities are often associated with progress and culture. A capital city represents the best, the newest, freshest and most intelligent ideas. Evangelism often focuses on the city. So what if a city goes into decline? There is a great apologist who, many years ago, thought hard about this.

Defending our faith Chris Sinkinson
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Without doubt, one of the most influential Christian thinkers, after the authors of the New Testament, is Augustine. Born in North Africa in 354 AD, he went on to become a bishop in the church during the decline of the Roman Empire. Not all his ideas are considered Biblical, but we can all learn from his defence of the faith in a time of social turbulence.