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Apologetics

Apologetics: Spiritual Quest A quest into Atheism, Agnosticism, and Theism. (Need: Windows, flashplayer 10.0 or higher, & 8 MB of space. Most computers have flashplayers.) Click on the link above to download. Below the viewing screen are buttons to go forward, backward, and exit.

Assignments:

Recommended that you go through the Spiritual Quest at the beginning and then again at the end of the course. Read through the appropriate text book below.

Key Text Books:

The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity by Lee Strobel published by Zondervan in 2000. (about $11.69 on www.amazon.com). High School text book.

Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig published by Crossway Books in 2008. (about $17.16 on www.amazon.com). College Text book.

Complimentary Text Books: Extra Credit Reading

Faith of the Fatherless: The psychology of Atheism by Paul C. Vitz published by Spence Publishing Company in 1999. (about $10.17 on www.amazon.com).

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis (classic book on Christianity)

Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense by N.T. Wright (Published by HarperOne, 2006)

For more information contact Stephen Meyers at ibss2@yahoo.com

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Apologetics: World Religions A quest to understand the religions of the world; Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. (Need: Windows, flashplayer 10.0 or higher, & 14 MB of space. Most computers have flashplayers.) Click on the link above to download. Below the viewing screen are buttons to go forward, backward, and exit.

Assignments:

Recommended that you go through the learning module World Religions at the beginning and then again at the end of the course. Read through the appropriate text book below.

Key Text Books:

The Illustrated World Religions by Huston Smith.

world religion world wisdom

The World's Wisdom by Philip Novak.

Complimentary Text Books: Extra Credit Reading

Understanding Non-Christian Religions by Josh McDowell & Don Stewart.

For more information contact Stephen Meyers at ibss2@yahoo.com

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Apologetics: Cults: Mormons. A quest to understand different religious cults that came out of Christianity. There are several options to view the course. You can view it right on your computer, or download the file and play it, or download the PowerPoint Presentation.

View right on your computer.

No downloading (need Windows, and flashplayer 10.0 or higher. Most computers have flashplayers. Click on link below.) Below the viewing screen are buttons to go forward, backward, and exit.

http://www.bibleandscience.com/Downloads/mormons1.swf Audio

Download Course to your computer

(Need: Windows, flashplayer 10.0 or higher, & 123 MB of space. Most computers have flashplayers.) Click on the link below to download. Below the viewing screen are buttons to go forward, backward, and exit.

http://www.bibleandscience.com/Downloads/mormons1.exe Audio & Video

Power Point Presentation of Cults:Mormons

You may need a powerpoint viewer on your computer. There are two PowerPoint Presentations. The first link has powerpoint with audio so it is a much bigger file to download. The second powerpoint link has no audio or video and is a smaller file. Download by clicking on the link.

http://www.bibleandscience.com/Downloads/mormons3.pptx Audio

http://www.bibleandscience.com/Downloads/mormons.pptx No audio & No video

Assignments:

Recommended that you go through the learning module Cults: Mormons at the beginning and then again at the end of the course. Read through the appropriate text book below. View Interview below.

Key Text Books:

cults Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan

Mormonism Interview

 

Extra Credit

Jehovah's Witnesses: Powerpoint learning module.

 

7th Day Adventist: Powerpoint learning module.

 

Christian Science: Powerpoint learning module.

 

Harold Camping

 

Apologetics: History of Bible and Science: Powerpoint learning module

Key Trials:

Galileo Trial: Powerpoint learning module.

Scopes Trial: Powerpoint learning module.

Mclean vs. Arkansas: Powerpoint learning module.

Edwards vs. Aguillard Trial: Powerpoint learning module.

Dover Trial: Powerpoint learning module.