Course Introduction
​Objectives, Resources, Assignments and Evaluation

week 1

A. Philosophy and Biblical Theology
1) The questions of philosophy
2) World views​
3) All truth is God's Truth
​4) What is apologetics? (Video)

WEEK 2

A. Apologetics of Origins
1) Darwinand Evolution
2) Young Earth vs Old Earth
​3) Intelligent Design
4) Other views
B. Other areas of Science

WEEK 3

A. Apologetics of Theodicy: Suffering, Evil and God
B. Anthropological evidence
​C. The claims of Christianity

WEEK 4

A. Cultural Apologetics

WEEK 5

A. The Church and Sexuality
B. Violence in the Bible     

WEEK 6

A. Final Exam
​B. Project presentation
Bible 
​Apologetics Bible  
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General Apologetics
5-Minute Apologetics for Today. 365 Quick Answers to Key Questions by Ron Rhodes 
20 Compelling Evidences That God Exists Discover Why Believing In God Makes so Much Sense by Ken Boa, Robert M. Bowman
77 FAQs About God and the Bible Your Toughest Questions Answered by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell 
Apologetics: A Justification of Christian Belief by John Frame 
Apologetics at the Cross: An Introduction for Christian Witness 
Apologetics Beyond Reason: Why Seeing Really Is Believing by James Sire 
Apologetics Bible 
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker Reference Library) by Norman L. Geisler  
Christian Apologetics by Cornelius Van Til 
Christian Apologetics A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis 
Christian apologetics: an anthology of primary sources by Meister, Chad V. Sweis, Khaldoun A​ 
Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World by Timothy R. Phillips  Dennis L. Okholm  
Christian Apologetics Past and Future vol 1 by William Edgar, K. Scott Oliphint
Christian Apologetics Past and Future vol 2 by William Edgar, K. Scott Oliphint
Christians in the age of outrage how to bring our best when the world is at its worst by Stetzer, Ed 
Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics
by William Lane Craig & Paul Copan​
Covenantal Apologetics Principles and Practice in Defense of Our Faith by K. Scott Oliphint  
C. S. Lewis  Francis Schaeffer: Lessons for a New Century From the Most Influential Apologists of Our Time by Scott R. Burson  Jerry L. Walls​
​Encounters with Jesus  unexpected answers to life's biggest questions by Jesus Christ. Keller, Timothy 
Evidence that Demands a Verdict Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World by Josh McDowell,  Sean McDowell 
Expository apologetics: answering objections with the power of the word by Voddie Baucham, Jr
Faith Has Its Reasons Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith by Kenneth D. Boa, Robert M. Bowman
Five Views on Apologetics by Steven B. Cowan, Stanley N. Gundry  
Hard Questions, Real Answers by William Lane Craig 
Holman QuickSource Guide to Christian Apologetics by Doug Powell 
Humble Apologetics Defending the Faith Today by John G. Stackhouse Jr.  
If God Made the Universe, Who Made God 130 Arguments for Christian Faith​ 
Know Why You Believe (KNOW Series) by K. Scott Oliphint 
Mere Apologetics How to Help Seekers and Skeptics Find Faith by Alister E. McGrath​
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis 
Passionate Conviction Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics by Paul Copan ,  William Lane Craig 
Pocket Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Kreeft, Peter Tacelli, Ronald K 
Reasonable Faith Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig
Reasonable Response by William Lane Craig  
Reasons for Our Hope An Introduction to Christian Apologetics by H. Wayne House  
Reasons+Skeptics+Should+Consider+Christianity  
Reimagining Apologetics by Justin Ariel Bailey 
Rumors of Another World What on Earth Are We Missing by Yancey, Philip 
Saving Truth Finding Meaning and Clarity in a Post-Truth World​​
That’s Just Your Interpretation Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith by Paul Copan 
The Battle Belongs to the Lord: The Power of Scripture for Defending Our Faith by K. Scott Oliphint 
The Big Book of Christian Apologetics An A to Z Guide by Geisler N.L.
The Case for Christianity Answer Book by Strobel, Lee 
The Holman apologetics commentary on the Bible the Gospels and Acts
The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell 
The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics by Ed Hindson ​
The Reason for God, Making Sense of God and the Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
Thinking About Christian Apologetics by James Beilby 
True for You, but Not for Me: Overcoming Objections to Christian Faith​
Whatever Happened to Truth by Andreas Kostenberger R. Albert Mohler J. P. Moreland Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Why Christian Faith Still Makes Sense A Response to Contemporary Challenges by C. Stephen Evans  

PHILOSOPHY AND WORLDVIEWS
Grand Central Question Answering the Critical Concerns of the Major Worldviews by Abu Murray
 Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview 
The Gospel in the Marketplace of Ideas: Paul’s Mars Hill Experience for Our Pluralistic World by Paul Copan, Kenneth D. Litwak
The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events in Our Lives by Ravi Zacharias
The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 5th Edition by James W. Sire
Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas by Ronald H. Nash​

THEODICY
A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty by Joni Eareckson Tada 
Did God Really Command Genocide Coming to Terms with the Justice of God by Paul Copan ,  Matthew Flannagan 
Disappointment With God Three Questions No One Asks Aloud by Philip Yancey 
Divine Impassibility: Four Views of Gods Emotions and Suffering  
Evil and Christian Ethics by Gordon Graham 
Evil and the justice of God by N.T. Wright 
God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin Plantinga  
If God, Why Evil?: A New Way To Think About The Question
Norman L. Geisler​
​Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God by Paul Copan 
Is God to Blame? Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Suffering by Gregory A. Boyd 
Satan and the Problem of Evil Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy by Gregory A. Boyd 
The Cambridge Companion to the Problem of Evil by Chad Meister, Paul K. Moser 
The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis​ 
Where Is God in a Coronavirus World by John C. Lennox 
Where Is God When It Hurts by Philip Yancey 
Why Does God Allow Evil?: Compelling Answers for Life’s Toughest Questions by Clay Jones
Why Suffering? Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale  

​MIRACLES/SUPERNATURAL
A Meaningful World How the Arts And Sciences Reveal the Genius of Nature  
Miracles by C. S. Lewis ​
Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey 
The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural by Lee Strobel
The Existence of God by Richard Swinburne 
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL
Eternity in Their Hearts Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World by Jesus Christ by Don Richardson 
Introducing Cultural Anthropology A Christian Perspective 
Is There Any Evidence for Jesus Outside the Bible by J. Warner Wallace 
Person of Interest Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner Wallace 
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VIOLENCE IN THE BIBLE
But What About Gods Wrath The Compelling Love Story of Divine Anger by Kevin Kinghorn, Stephen Travis 
Did God Really Command Genocide?: Coming to Terms with the Justice of God by Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan
Disturbing Divine Behavior Troubling Old Testament Images of God by Eric A. Seibert ​ 
God Behaving Badly Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist  by David T. Lamb 
Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God by Paul Copan  
Orthodox Christian Perspectives on War (Perry T. Hamalis, Valerie A. Karras (eds.) 
The Problem of War: Darwinism, Christianity, and Their Battle to Understand Human Conflict by Michael Ruse  
Violence: reflections from a Christian perspective Jacques Ellul
War in the Hebrew Bible A Study in the Ethics of Violence 
ATHEISM
​​Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 
Contending with Christianity’s Critics: Answering New Atheists and Other Objectors by Paul Copan, William Lane Craig
Does God Exist by William Lane Craig 
Engaging with Atheists, Understanding their World, Sharing Good News by David Robertson 
Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes by Nancy Pearcey​ 
​God Is Great, God Is Good  Why Believing in God Is Reasonable and Responsible by Craig, William Lane Meister, Chad
 Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target by John C. Lennox 
 I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist  
Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case​
The Dawkins Delusion: Atheist Fundamentalism and the Denial of the Divine  
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions by David Berlinski
 The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists 
The Real Face of Atheism​ 
The Twilight of Atheism: The Rise and Fall of Disbelief in the Modern World 
There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese​​

CHRISTIANITY'S CLAIMS, JESUS AND RESURRECTION
A new perspective on Jesus what the quest for the historical Jesus missed by Dunn, James 
Alive: A Cold-Case Approach to the Resurrection by J. Warner Wallace 
​Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus by William Lane Craig 
Cold-Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels 
Did the Resurrection Happen . . . Really A Dialogue on Life, Death, and Hope   
Evidence for the resurrection by McDowell  
Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity by Josh McDowell, Bart Larson​ 
Jesus Among Other Gods - Ravi Zacharias
Josh-McDowell-Answers-Five-Tough-Questions  
More Than a Carpenter (Josh D. McDowell, Sean McDowell)​ 
Reinventing Jesus: How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture 
Resurrection - A Debate Between Fact or Fiction  by William Lane Craig
The Case for Christ A Journalists Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel   
The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel 
The Case for Faith A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel 
The case for the resurrection  a first-century reporter investigates the story of the cross by Lee Strobel 
The evidence for the historical Jesus by Wilson, Bill and McDowell, Josh 
Tricky: The Hardest Questions to Ask About Christianity (And Some Answers) by Dormandy, Michael, Laferton, Carl
Was Jesus God? by Richard Swinburne 
Who Moved the Stone? by Frank Morison, and Lee Strobel 
Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality - Ravi Zacharias 

CULTURAL APOLOGETICS
 A New Kind of Apologist Adopting Fresh Strategies Addressing the Latest Issues Engaging the Culture by Sean McDowell  
Contending for the Faith: The Church's Engagement with Culture 
Christ Among Other Gods A Defense of Christ in an Age of Tolerance by Erwin W. Lutzer​
 Cultural Apologetics Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World by Paul M. Gould  
Culture Shock: A Biblical Response to Todays Most Divisive Issues by Chip Ingram ​ 
Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, & Meaning by Nancy Pearcey
The Ever-Loving Truth Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture (Voddie Baucham Jr.)​  
The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World by 
John Piper, Justin Taylor, David F. Wells, D. A. Carson, Voddie T. Baucham Jr., Mark Driscoll, Timothy J. Keller​ 
Things That Cannot Be Shaken: Holding Fast to Your Faith in a Relativistic World by K. Scott Oliphint  
Unshakable: Standing Firm in a Shifting Culture by K. Scott Oliphint 
Urban Apologetics by Eric Mason 

ORIGINS/CREATION
10 Things You Should Know About the Creation vs. Evolution Debate by Rhodes, Ron
A Matter of Days Resolving a Creation Controversy 
Creation and the Courts: Eighty Years of Conflict in the Classroom and the Courtroom by Norman L. Geisler
Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration by Paul Copan, William Lane Craig
Darwin's Black Box The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution by Behe, Michael 
Evidence for God 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy, and Science 
Four Views on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design 
Genesis and the Big Bang theory the discovery of harmony between modern science and the Bible by Gerald Schroeder ​ 
Genesis as History: Biblical and Scientific Evidence that Genesis Presents the Truth about Earths History by Daniel Biddle
Genesis One A physicist Looks at Creation by Gerald Schroeder by Zola Levitt 
God and Stephen Hawking Whose Design Is It Anyway by John C. Lennox 
God’s Crime Scene A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe  
Holman QuickSource Guide to Understanding Creation by Whorton, Mark, Roberts, Hill)
Icons of Evolution Science or Myth Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong
Improbable Planet How Earth Became Humanity’s Home by Hugh Ross 
In Quest of the Historical Adam A Biblical and Scientific Exploration by William Lane Craig​ 
Navigating Genesis A Scientists Journey Through Genesis 1-11 by Ross, Hugh 
Origins: Christian Perspectives on Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design by Haarsma 
Origins of Life Biblical and Evolutionary Models Face Off by Fazale Rana,  Hugh Ross 
Science and the Bible Evidence-Based Christian Belief by Ted Burge
Seven Days That Divide the World The Beginning According to Genesis and Science by John C. Lennox 
Signature in the Cell DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design by Stephen C. Meyer
The Case for a Creator A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
The creator and the cosmos  how the greatest scientific discoveries of the century reveal God 
The Design Revolution Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design by William Dembski 
The Fingerprint of God: Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the Creator  
The Kalām Cosmological Argument: Scientific Evidence for the Beginning of the Universe by Paul Copan, William Lane Craig
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins  
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism And Intelligent Design by Wells, Jonathan 
Three Views on Creation and Evolution 
Understanding Scientific Theories of Origins Cosmology, Geology, and Biology in Christian Perspective 
Who Was Adam? A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Humanity
Why the Universe Is the Way It Is by Hugh Ross 

SCIENCE/MATH
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God  
Beyond Reason Eight Great Problems That Reveal the Limits of Science by Dewdney​
Dictionary of Christianity and Science The Definitive Reference for the Intersection of Christian Faith and Contemporary Science 
Einstein, God, and the Bible (Ray Comfort)  
God and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design Is It Anyway?
by John C. Lennox​​
God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God by John C. Lennox  
How to Know God Exists Scientific Proof of God by Ray Comfort 
Is There a God? by Richard Swinburne 
Redeeming Mathematics: A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress ​  
Redeeming Science A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress ​  
Science and Religion An Introduction by Alister E. McGrath 
Science, It's Limits - The Natural Sciences in Christian Perspective (Contours of Christian Philosophy) by Del Ratzsch 
Science  Its Limits - The Natural Sciences in Christian Perspective (Contours of Christian Philosophy) (Del Ratzsch)​​
Science Requires God: The Foundation for Science (Science and Presuppositions) 
Signposts to God: How Modern Physics and Astronomy Point the Way to Belief 
The big question: why we can't stop talking about science, faith, and God by McGrath, Alister  
The Faith of Scientists In Their Own Words by Nancy K. Frankenberry​  
The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
by Francis S. Collins​
The Order of Things: Explorations in Scientific Theology by Alister E. McGrath 
The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy by 
Nancy Pearcey, Charles Thaxton​
Where the Conflict Really Lies Science, Religion, and Naturalism (Alvin Plantinga)

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