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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

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

WEEK 4

A. Cultural Apologetics

WEEK 5

A. The Church and Sexuality
    

WEEK 6

A. Final Exam
​B. Project presentation

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 Bible 
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker Reference Library) by Norman L. Geisler 
Christian Apologetics A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis 
Christian Apologetics in the Postmodern World by Timothy R. Phillips  Dennis L. Okholm 
Christians in the age of outrage how to bring our best when the world is at its worst by Stetzer, Ed
Covenantal Apologetics Principles and Practice in Defense of Our Faith by K. Scott Oliphint 
​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
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 
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​ 
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+Skeptics+Should+Consider+Christianity 
Rumors of Another World What on Earth Are We Missing by Yancey, Philip
That’s Just Your Interpretation Responding to Skeptics Who Challenge Your Faith by Paul Copan
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 Reason for God, Making Sense of God and the Prodigal God by Timothy Keller
Thinking About Christian Apologetics by James Beilby 
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
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
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 
God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin Plantinga 
​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 Suffering? Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense by Ravi Zacharias  Vince Vitale ​

ANTHROPOLOGICAL
Eternity in Their Hearts Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World by Jesus Christ/Richardson, Don

ATHEISM
​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 

CHRISTIANITY'S CLAIMS, JESUS AND RESURRECTION
A new perspective on Jesus what the quest for the historical Jesus missed by Dunn, James 
Cold-Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels 
Did the Resurrection Happen . . . Really A Dialogue on Life, Death, and Hope  
Josh-McDowell-Answers-Five-Tough-Questions 
The Case for Christ A Journalists Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus 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 

CULTURAL APOLOGETICS
​Cultural Apologetics Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World by Paul M. Gould 

ORIGINS/CREATION
10 Things You Should Know About the Creation vs. Evolution Debate by Rhodes, Ron
A Matter of Days Resolving a Creation Controversy
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
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 
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
Navigating Genesis A Scientists Journey Through Genesis 1-11 by Ross, Hugh
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 Fingerprint of God Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the Creator 
The Language of God A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins 
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 

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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SCIENCE/MATH
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God  
Dictionary of Christianity and Science The Definitive Reference for the Intersection of Christian Faith and Contemporary Science​​
God’s Undertaker Has Science Buried God by John C. Lennox  
Redeeming Mathematics A God-Centered Approach by Vern S. Poythress ​ 
Science and Religion An Introduction by Alister E. McGrath 
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 cant stop talking about science, faith, and God by McGrath, Alister  
The Faith of Scientists In Their Own Words by Nancy K. Frankenberry​ 
The Order of Things Explorations in Scientific Theology by Alister E. McGrath 

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