The theologian Vilko Fajdiga (1903–1984) worked in the field of funda-mental theology. In the middle of the 20th century, he sought new ways of justi-fying the Christian faith that would make the attractiveness of the Christian life more accessible to modern man. At the Faculty of Theology in Ljubljana, in ad-dition to the core study treatise on the authenticity of Christian revelation, he introduced the practical aspect of spontaneous justification of faith by life and personal example, thus expanding the methodological scope of apologetics from a predominantly defensive viewpoint to a stance of witness. The thematic empha-ses of the Christian‘s greater openness towards the world have laid the founda-tions for more constructive engagement with non-believers and members of other religions, albeit with the clear pastoral goal of converting them to the Church. The paper sheds light on the sources of Fajdiga‘s practical apologetics and explains its influence on the author‘s understanding of dialogue with diffe-rent interlocutors, which for him is above all an opportunity to proclaim Christi-anity.
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