Introduction to Apologetics in Theological Context

Lectures

Full Course | 15 hours

1. Locating the Apologetic Task
1.1 The "Time" of Apologetics
1.2 The "Time" of Apologetics (continued)
1.3 The "Place" and Nature of Apologetics
1.4 Persecution, Apologetics, and the Presence of Christ
1.5 Apologetics as Priestly Defense

2. Historical Survey (Part 1)
2.1 Apologetics and the Presence of God; Historical Survey (Part 1)
2.2 Historical Survey (Part 2): Quadratus, Aristides, Justin Martyr
2.3 Justin Martyr (continued), Athenagoras, Clement of Alexandria
2.4 Clement of Alexandria (continued)

3. Historical Survey (Part 2)
3.1 Origen
3.2 Origen (continued); the Latin Apologists: Tertullian
3.3 Irenaeus, Hippolytus

4. Historical Issues in Revelation and Apologetics
4.1 Overview of Aquinas
4.2 Aquinas and the Five Proofs
4.3 Old Princeton (Part 1)
4.4 Old Princeton (Part 2)
4.5 Augustine (Part 1)
4.6 Augustine (Part 2)

5. Calvin, Kuyper, and Presuppositional Apologetics
5.1 Calvin
5.2 Book(s) of Revelation
5.3 Van Til on Revelation and Its Forms; Kuyper
5.4 Kuyper (continued); Bavinck 5.5 Bavinck (continued)
5.6 Van Til’s Presuppositional Apologetic

6. Van Til on God and the Transcendental Critique
6.1 Van Til and Scripture
6.2 Van Til and Circular Reasoning
6.3 Evidence and Persuasion
6.4 "What" Precedes "That"
6.5 Brute Fact; the Fall
6.6 The Fall (continued)

7. Knowledge, Metaphysics, and Argument
7.1 Analytical and Analogical Knowledge
7.2 Metaphysics
7.3 The One and the Many; Point of Context
7.4 Antithesis and Common Grace
7.5 The Impossibility of the Contrary