Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry facts for kids
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| Abbreviation | CARM |
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| Formation | 1995 |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Protestant evangelism |
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Founder/President
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Matthew Slick |
| Matthew Slick, David Kimball, Charlie Spine | |
The Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM) is a special kind of group. It is a nonprofit organization that helps people understand and defend Christian beliefs. This is called apologetics. CARM shares its message through the internet and radio.
It also helps with evangelism, which means sharing the Christian faith with others. CARM even supports missionaries who work in other countries. The organization started in the United States in 1995. Matthew Slick is the founder and president of CARM. It is a registered 501(c)(3) group, which means it's a charity. Its main office is in Nampa, Idaho.
How CARM Started and What It Does
In November 1995, Matthew Slick began putting his sermons and notes onto a computer. He then created a website for his Christian Research Ministry. By the year 2000, his website was very popular. Slick said it was getting about 14,000 visits every week.
He also made a printed book called the Christian Apologetics Notebook. This book had much of the same information as the website. Slick has sold over 3,000 copies of this notebook. He also put the website's information on a CD-ROM for people to buy.
CARM offers many helpful tools online. These include dictionaries about Christian ideas, put together by Matt Slick and others. They also have online discussion forums where people can talk about their faith. The main goal of CARM is to give Christians good information about their beliefs.
In 2004, CARM offered a free Dictionary of Theology for Palm OS devices. The website also helps Protestants with ready-made arguments. These can be used in online discussions with people who have different beliefs. This includes atheists, Muslims, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Catholics.
What CARM Believes
CARM is a Protestant ministry. This means it follows the Christian traditions that came from the Protestant Reformation. It includes different types of Protestant beliefs.
For example, CARM believes that the Calvinist way of understanding Christianity is correct. However, CARM does not call itself a Calvinist ministry. It says that both Calvinists and non-Calvinists write articles for the organization.
See Also
- Christian countercult movement
- List of Christian apologetic works
