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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"apologetics"”.
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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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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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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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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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The Apologetics of Thomas Chalmers: The influences, methods, and effects of chalmers’ rebuttals to objections to christianity
… of this research is to shed light on Chalmers’ apologetics; providing keys to deciphering the density of his writings, making them more accessible to modern researchers.
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The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics: An assessment of its fitness for use in Christian theology and apologetics
This dissertation examines the suitability of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics for use in Christian theological and apologetic endeavors. Chapter 1 introduces basic issues in quantum physics in non-technical language and defines the basic position of the Copenhagen interpretation. …
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From Orr to Zacharias and Beyond: An Approach Toward Christian Apologetics from the Purview of Worldview Truth-Testing
… considers an approach toward Christian apologetics that tests the veracity of truth-claims from within the scope of entire worldviews, demonstrating how it is an effective approach for validating Christianity’s truthfulness, revealing other worldview’s falseness, and neutralizing …
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The Role of the Holy Spirit in Recent Apologetic Thought
… and role of the Holy Spirit in the task of apologetics. The first chapter recognizes the historical dearth of apologetic engagement dealing with the Spirit, and it lays out the need to intentionally correct this scarcity. This chapter in particular acknowledges that certain …
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The problem of faith and the self: the interplay between literary art, apologetics and hermeneutics in C.S. Lewis's religious narratives
… enterprise—imaginative writing and Christian apologetics, this thesis aims to undertake a comprehensive reception of Lewis’s works by considering carefully the inter-mixture of literary art and Christian apologetics within the texts and the relevance of the reader’s role to the textual …
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George Whitefield's Preaching: An Evangelical Response to the Enlightenment
… Whitefield as a precursor to presuppositional apologetics in relation to the cultural shift of the Enlightenment. The presupposition of the authority of the Word of God is the concept that bridges Whitefield’s preaching and presuppositional apologetics. Chapter 1 presents the research questions …
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Shifting landscapes: Christian apologetics and the gradual restriction of dhimmi social religious liberties from the Arab-Muslim conquests to the Abbasid era
… particularly emphasized and restricted Christian apologetics and evangelical actions in universal Islamic law codes, altering Christian social-religious living. This thesis suggests that Christian social-religious liberties did not immediately begin in conflict or legal restraint, but rather …
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A Comparative Critique of the Moral Philosophies of Alasdair MacIntyre and John Hare
… the relationship between moral philosophy and apologetics and presents the thesis of the dissertation. Chapter 2 surveys the Aristotelian elements of MacIntyre’s moral philosophy and provides an argument that these aspects of MacIntyre’s philosophy provide his Aristotelianism with significant …
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Reforming Counseling: The Adaptation of Van Tilian Concepts by Jay Adams
… the interdisciplinary discussions between apologetics and counseling, surveys debates between Warfield and Kuyper over the nature of apologetics, and exposes the influence of Warfield and Kuyper upon the debates within the discipline of counseling. Chapter 4 overviews the first concept …
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The root of all evils: creation science and the fundamentalist mission
… endeavor, and is in instead a form of Biblical apologetics.
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Preaching a Christian worldview in a post-Christian culture
… their emphasis on worldview and presuppositional apologetics in their treatment of preaching. Chapter 7 answers the question of how these findings can be applied to contemporary churches. It concludes by emphasizing the need for preachers to engage with the world around them and to challenge the …
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