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AE502‒ Introduction to Christian Apologetics: Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

There is a scriptural mandate to “be ready always to give an answer to everyone that asks you a reason of the hope that is in you,” 1 Peter 3:15. This course enables students to address 10 common issues skeptics of Christianity tend to bring up.

The textbook is filled with vital information, yet presented in a clear, straightforward and concise way so that students can easily commit the material to memory. There is enough detail to be interesting, but not so much as to become boring.

The course offers a direct logical approach to defending evidence for God, the existence of Jesus, His claim to divinity, and proof of its reality.

REQUIREMENT DESIGNATION:

Bridge Requirement
✓ MDiv Requirement
MDiv Elective
DMin Requirement
✓ DMin Elective

PREREQUISITE DESIGNATION:

✓ No Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Prerequisite:

CREDIT HOUR DESIGNATION:

✓ 3 Credits

COURSE DIFFICULTY DESIGNATION:

E‒ Easy
✓ C‒ Comfortable
R‒ Sizable
R‒ Rigorous
F‒ Formidable

INSTRUCTIONAL COMPONENTS:

✓ Textbook or Books
Video or PowerPoint Lessons
Video Intro or Commentary
Online Text Lessons

RETENTION & ASSESSMENT:

Study Guides
✓ Quizzes
Workbook
Forum Posting
Written or Media Submission

EXPECTED
EXPENDITURES:

✓ Tuition
✓ Educational Materials
Admin or Instructional Support Fee
Optional Mailing Cost

EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AUTHORS:

Patty Tunnicliffe
Norman L. Geisler

DEPARTMENT: Apologetics & Evangelism

Patty Tunnicliffe

Raised in a traditional, conservative Christian home and blessed by
parents who were dedicated Christians as well as serious students of the Word of God, Patty was taught the core beliefs of Christianity, studied the Bible regularly. But no one taught her why Christianity was true. Eventually, realizing that many Christians were unprepared for the spiritual climate, she felt called to apologetics and earned a MA from Southern Evangelical Seminary. She is a Bible teacher, conference speaker, and former public school teacher.

SSS COURSES

AE502‒ Introduction to Christian Apologetics

TEXTBOOK CO-AUTHOR: • Reasons For Belief

DEPARTMENTS: Theology & Church History
Apologetics & Evangelism • Leadership, Ethics & Citizenship

Norman L. Geisler

Dr. Norman Geisler has taught theology, philosophy, and classical Christian apologetics on the graduate and undergraduate level for over 50 years and authored or co-authored over 100 books. He has served as a professor at Trinity Evangelical Seminary and Dallas Theological Seminary. Education: William Tyndale College, Wheaton College, Northwestern University, Loyola University.