Aletheia
Hillsdale College
Mission
Aletheia is a Christian apologetics club at Hillsdale College. Deriving its name from the Greek for “truth,” Aletheia aims to equip Christians to defend the Truth, which is found in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully God and fully man, as revealed by the Holy Scriptures.
Aletheia holds that the aim of apologetics is always evangelism, that an intellectual defense of the faith cannot be divorced from a heartfelt desire to proclaim the saving gospel (Rom. 1:15-17). While the gospel may not be presented in every encounter, it is the aim and heart of apologetics—the thing being defended. Consequently, Aletheia believes that, in addition to knowledge and experience, a deep understanding of the gospel and an active Christian walk are necessary for apologetics. Recognizing the immense scope of this endeavor, Aletheia is meant only to supplement and support one’s own pursuit of growth in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.’
About
Aletheia sponsors lectures on campus by a variety of faculty and outside speakers on apologetics topics to equip Christians to better understand and defend the faith in their own encounters.