Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences

This chart book covers all aspects of apologetics, from the reasons for apologetics, to the various apologetic methods and their presuppositions, to apologetic approaches to specific topics such as the Resurrection.

Preface

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Acknowledgments

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Part One: Apologetic Methodologies

What Is Apologetics?

Why Christians Often Reject Apologetics

Apologetics in Scripture

Reasons for and against Apologetics

Apologetics in the Early Church

The Relationship between Faith and Reason

Types of Focus in Apologetics

General Apologetics Systems

Evidential versus Presuppositional

Part Two: Philosophical Apologetics

Using Philosophy in Apologetics

Types of Philosophy

Philosophical Inquiry

Tools of Philosophy

Disciplines within Philosophy

Types of Certainty

Kinds of Philosophical Certainty

Methodology in Philosophy

Laws of Logic and Objections

Informal Fallacies

Nature of Truth

How Can Truth Be Known?

Tests for Truth

Forms of Skepticism

Views of Perception

Views of Reality

Part Three: Theistic Apologetics

Seven Major Worldviews

Worldviews Contrasted

Classic Arguments for the Existence of God

Evaluation of Classic Arguments for the Existence of God

What Is God Like?

Evil

Views of Evil

Theories of God's Relationship to Evil

Part Four: Religious Apologetics

Theories on the Origin of Religion

Comparison of Creation Accounts

Evolutionary View of the Origin of Religion

The Meaning of Religion

World Religions

Secular Humanism versus Christianity

Part Five: Biblical Apologetics

Old Testament Manuscripts

Old Testament Archaeology

New Testament Manuscripts

Comparison of New Testament with Other Ancient Works

New Testament Archaeology

Archaeologists and Historians Confirm Biblical Reliability

Jewish and Pagan Historians Confirm Biblical History

Jesus in the Writings of Paul

Historical Christological Heresies

False Views of the Two Natures of Christ

Messianic Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ

Introduction to the Jesus Seminar

Evaluation of the Jesus Seminar

Jesus Seminar and the Bible

Critics' Views of the ``Jesus of History'' and the ``Christ of Faith''

Theories on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Early Church Fathers on the Nature of the Resurrection Body

Three Modern Views of Christ's Resurrection Body

Which Resurrection Theory Best Fits the Facts?

Comparing Resurrection, Resuscitation, and Reincarnation

The Problem of Miracles

Part Six: Scientific Apologetics

Main Views on the Origin of Life and of the Universe

Two Models of Origins: Fiat Creation and Naturalistic Evolution

Christian Theories of Origins

Scientific Evidence for the Age of the Universe

Contrasts between Origin Science and Operation Science

The Relationship between Creation Ex Nihilo and Evangelical Theology

Intelligent Design Theory

Intelligent and Unintelligent Causes Contrasted

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Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences

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