Trent Horn

Trent Horn is an American Catholic apologist affiliated with Catholic Answers, where he serves as a staff apologist and host of the Counsel of Trent podcast. A convert to Catholicism from a non-religious background, he holds master's degrees in theology and bioethics and has become one of the most prolific popular Catholic apologists of his generation. His work focuses on defending Catholic doctrine and classical theism against challenges from contemporary atheism, Protestantism, and secular ethics, with frequent engagement in public debates against figures such as Matt Dillahunty, Alex O'Connor, and various Protestant interlocutors. In Answering Atheism (2013), Horn surveys the principal arguments for and against God's existence, defending versions of the Kalam, contingency, and moral arguments while rebutting the problem of evil and the new atheist movement associated with Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens. His approach is broadly Thomistic, accessible, and aimed at a lay Catholic readership rather than the technical analytic philosophy of religion. Critics within academic philosophy note that his treatments simplify complex debates, while atheist interlocutors challenge his reliance on classical theistic arguments. Within Catholic circles, Horn is regarded as a clear popularizer of traditional apologetics, continuing a lineage stretching from Frank Sheed and Peter Kreeft through contemporary lay-oriented apologetics ministries.