“Apologetics is not some discipline that a bunch of academics developed,” Oliphint said. “It’s actually a Bible word, and if the Lord uses a word, it’s incumbent upon us as his followers to see what he means by it.”

With a name translating to “the reason of Christ” in Latin, Ratio Christi is aiming to educate Baylor students on apologetics. Starting this fall, the new spiritual organization is implementing guest speakers, small study groups and community worship in an effort to teach students to defend the Christian faith with philosophical, historical and scientific arguments.