Most of my stories are about people or organizations—it’s rare that I get to write the story of an idea or worldview.

But a few months ago, we noticed a spate of apologetic books exploring the same idea Tim Keller laid out in Making Sense of God in 2016: As our culture becomes more post-Christian, traditional apologetics need to adapt. The trend is both discouraging—fewer people are familiar with Christianity—and also deeply hopeful. Because as the culture shifts, Christianity’s beauty, goodness, and truth stays the same. The believer’s deep faith and love for God is made sharper and clearer by the contrast to an uncertain and unmoored society.

And as apologetics moves away from an expertly delivered main-stage speech, it can be picked up in intimate conversations between colleagues, neighbors, family.

Here’s the story.