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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"Apologetics."”.
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Integrating Principles and Practices of Apologetics with Biblical Counseling
ABSTRACT INTEGRATING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF APOLOGETICS WITH BIBLICAL COUNSELING Brian Keith Baker, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2018 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Robert D. Jones Jay Adams’s system of biblical counseling coincided in time, place, and content with Cornelius Van …
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Campbell and “Expository Apologetics”: Presuppositionalism Critiques Campbell’s “Original Gospel”
Presuppositional apologetics has emerged in the last century as a singular yet complex answer to modern and postmodern attacks on the gospel. For Campbellite Christians who hold to evangelical confession and identity, the biblical confessions and commitments inherent to presuppositional apologetics …
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Developing an Apologetics Ministry at LifePoint Church Indy in Indianapolis, Indiana
… allowed members and attenders to be trained in apologetics and to be more confident and comfortable in gospel encounters. The curriculum was delivered over a twenty-six week course that included significant reading by the participants along with small group participation and discussion. Chapter …
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Revitalizing Evangelism Through Apologetics Training at Forestpark Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky
… members of Forestpark Community Church in apologetics-based evangelism to better serve the kingdom through active outreach in Louisville, Kentucky. Chapter 1 details the three goals, which were designed to increase the theological knowledge and evangelistic efforts among the members of …
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Strengthening Personal Evangelism Through Apologetics at First Baptist Church of Rogersville, Tennessee
… at Rogersville, Tennessee (FBCR) to utilize apologetics in evangelism. A curriculum was developed and taught, applying an evangelistic approach to several common objections to Christianity. Course participants were instructed to go beyond the arguing of an apologetic point to the evangelizing …
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Training The Malaysian Churches of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference in Apologetics
… congregation of Gloria Methodist Church (GMC) in Apologetics. Chapter 1 presents the background and ministry context of SCAC of this project. Chapter 2 provides biblical and theological foundations of the truth of the resurrection, an exegesis of three passages of the Scriptures (1 Cor 15; Acts …
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Children’s Catechisms as Resources for Discipleship and Apologetics in England, 1549–1642
The text-based thesis examines how catechisms, specifically adapted for use with children, functioned as a tool for the discipleship of children’s faith and were used apologetically to defend Christian doctrine within the church and family in England from 1549 to 1642. The catechisms examined are …
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Traditional Apologetics in a Postconciliar Church: From Scholasticism to Combinationalism and Beyond
… discussed in the models approach, however, is apologetics&hibar;which includes as one of its aspects the art and science of defending the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. When all of the relevant passages in the documents of Vatican II are taken into consideration, a unique …
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Teaching Worldview Apologetics to Increase Evangelistic Confidence at Piperton Baptist Church, Collierville, Tennessee
… project is to train church members in worldview apologetics in order to increase evangelistic confidence. Chapter 1 presents the purpose, goals, context, rationale, definitions, limitations, and research methodology of the project. Chapter 2 provides biblical and theological support for teaching …
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The integration of apologetics and evangelism in the ministry of Reuben Archer Torrey
This dissertation analyzes the integration of apologetics and evangelism in the ministry of Reuben Archer Torrey (1856-1928). Chapter 1 introduces Torrey's ministry through selections of his using apologetics in evangelistic encounters. Previous Torrey research is referenced to establish the …
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Preaching to Provoke a Worldview Change: Tim Keller's Use of Presuppositional Apologetics in Preaching
… then shows how Keller utilizes presuppositional apologetics in preaching to attack unbelieving worldviews. This chapter provides a brief overview of presuppositional apologetics, and then explains how Keller incorporates it in his preaching. The final content chapter of this dissertation …
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Christian apologetics in transition : from C. S. Lewis to Frederick Buechner and Susan Howatch.
Christian apologetics—the justification of Christian truth-claims—constitute a fundamental dimension in the writings of C. S. Lewis, Frederick Buechner, and Susan Howatch. Radical changes in epistemology during the latter half of the twentieth century serve as a point of contrast dividing Lewis' …
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Paul’s Culturally Contextualized Apologetic
… that Paul carried out culturally contextualized apologetics, presenting a model for culturally effective apologetics. I argue that Paul’s cultural contextualization in his apologetics takes place through the establishment of cultural connections with his audience and through the defense of the …
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Training Church Members To Integrate Apologetics With Evangelism At First Baptist Church of Walton, Kentucky
… the gospel of Jesus Christ by training them in apologetics and evangelism. Additionally, this project provides a reproducible program to be used by other churches to implement evangelism training. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the entire project. This overview covers the demographic information …
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Virtuous Disagreement in Apologetics: Virtue Responsibilism as an Apologetical Response to the Epistemology of Disagreement
… with social epistemology as well as Christian apologetics. Chapter 1 introduces the epistemology of disagreement, giving attention to the concepts of disagreement found in the literature on religious diversity. This introduction also demonstrates that the two responses to disagreement possess …
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Increasing the Understanding and Application of Key Apologetics Topics at Highlands Bible Church Vernon, New Jersey
… 1 introduces the need for deeper training in key apologetics topics and defines the scope of this study. Chapter 2 sets the biblical foundation for apologetics in the models of Jesus, Paul, and Peter. Chapter 3 provides a practical analysis of three major worldview systems—atheism, selfism, and …
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Edification or Persuasion? A Comparative Analysis of the Apologetics Philosophies of Myron B. Penner and Os Guinness
The contemporary Christian apologetics movement appears to be thriving, but two recent books serve as particularly lucid representations of opposing mindsets concerning apologetics practice. The End of Apologetics by Myron Bradley Penner and Fool’s Talk by Os Guinness both received Christianity …
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Developing an Apologetics Course to Equip the Saints at La Grange Baptist Church in La Grange, Kentucky
… of this project is to develop and teach an apologetics course at La Grange Baptist Church in La Grange, Kentucky, to equip church members to share and defend their faith. In chapter 1, I present the strengths and weaknesses of my ministry context. In chapter 2, I provide scriptural support …
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