Christian apologetics is usually understood as defending and commending Christian faith. Christian educators seek to train students in apologetic skill, teaching them to articulate arguments for belief. And yet, students report that no one seems interested in – much less convinced by – our arguments. Part of the problem is that the traditional apologetic approach often treats people as if they were “brains on a stick,” who just need more information. Perhaps there is another way, one that takes beauty, imagination, and aesthetics into fuller account. Skeptics– within and without the walls of the church – require more than good arguments. They require the a capacious vision of beauty, goodness, and truth. Here, artists, poets, and writers may be our best guides, and encountering the beautiful may be the first step in beginning to find it believable.