Defending Religion

Course 1 in the Defending Your Faith in a Culture of Unbelief Series

For 2,000 years, Christianity operated within a broadly religious worldview. It encountered adherents of other religions, but practically no one questioned the existence of the supernatural, the afterlife, and gods that required a religious dimension to human life and culture. Christianity overcame these other religions by preaching the Gospel. But today, we face a post-religious world in which religion is seen as useless and foolish. How can we share, explain, and defend our faith when the very idea of faith has been abandoned?
Mondays at 7 p.m.
September 16 – October 7, 2024


Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church
480 152nd Avenue, Holland, MI 49424

A Zoom livestream will be available for those who need it, but we encourage everyone who can attend in person to do so! Class video and resources will also be posted online.

Greg Smith

For four decades, Greg Smith, M.Div., has taught and traveled, written and led throughout the Christian world, over thirty of those as a Protestant. After a decade-long “Road to Rome” journey, Greg and his wife “crossed the Tiber” and joined the Roman Catholic Church in 2016. With his eclectic background, he brings a global perspective on the historic Christian faith. Currently, Greg serves as the Director of Ministries at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Dean of the Lakeshore Academy for the New Evangelization, and is the host of the Considering Catholicism podcast.