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Worldview and Apologetics

EFCC has both worldview and apologetics classes. It's important to note the different approaches of each. The worldview classes teach believers to embrace a holistic view of Christianity that touches upon every aspect of one's life. They show how Christianity best fits with reality by reasoning philosophically from the Bible, science, and culture. So, worldview classes provide the big picture. Apologetics comes alongside this approach by providing more specific evidences, argumentation, and tactics for various topics that a believer might discuss with a non-believer.

The following are some areas that can be approached through apologetics:

Abortion, America -- history and Christian origins, Atheism -- challenging the new atheists, Bible -- history/archeology/authority/reliability/translations/canon/literature of, Christianity -- unfair attacks on it/history of the church, Creation/Evolution/Intelligent Design, Cults/Sects -- Jehovah's Witnesses/Mormonism, Doctrines and False Teaching/, Faith -- biblical definition, God -- existence of, Heaven and Hell, Homosexuality, Jesus -- life and teachings/Jesus Seminar/Resurrection, Marriage, Miracles -- possibility of, Postmodernism (current aesthetic, literary, social, political philosophy), Problem of Evil, Relativism -- lack of absolute truth, Religions of the World, Science and Christianity, Substance Dualism -- existence of the soul, Tactics in Defending the Faith, Textual Criticism, Tolerance, Trinity, Women -- role in society and the church, Worldviews.

Here's several links to topics and subjects that you might find of interest:

The Problem of Evil:

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5350

http://www.answers.org/apologetics/suffering.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/how-should-christians-approach-the-problem-of-evil

 

Cults / Religions / Worldviews (misc.):

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5350

http://www.answers.org/cultsandreligions/what_is_a_cult.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/are-all-religions-the-same-at-their-core-

http://www.equip.org/articles/bahai-faith-bahai-christian-dialogue

http://www.equip.org/articles/deepak-chopra

http://www.equip.org/articles/hate-begotten-of-hate-louis-farrakhan-and-the-nation-of-islam

http://www.equip.org/articles/how-to-share-the-gospel-with-your-jewish-friends

http://www.equip.org/articles/louis-farrakhan-and-the-nation-of-islam

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-hindus

http://equip.org/articles/scientology

http://equip.org/articles/seventh-day-adventism

http://equip.org/articles/swami-yogananda-and-the-self-realization-fellowship

http://equip.org/articles/the-churches-of-christ-the-christian-churches-the-disciples-of-christ-

http://equip.org/articles/what-s-wrong-with-baha-i-

http://equip.org/articles/why-i-left-christian-science-the-personal-testimony-of-carolyn-poole

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-the-nation-of-islam

http://equip.org/articles/the-postmodern-challenge

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5350

http://www.equip.org/articles/philosophical-problems-with-moral-relativism

http://equip.org/articles/what-is-relativism-and-how-do-we-refute-it-

 
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Buddhism:

http://www.answers.org/cultsandreligions/buddhism.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/buddhist-and-christian-beliefs

http://www.equip.org/articles/zen-buddhism

 

Islam:

http://www.answers.org/cultsandreligions/islam2.html

http://www.answers.org/cultsandreligions/islampeace.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/a-post-9-11-look-at-islam

http://www.equip.org/articles/examining-muslim-apologetics

http://www.equip.org/articles/examining-islamic-apologetics-part-2-

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-the-qur-an-credible-

http://equip.org/articles/to-every-muslim-an-answer-

http://equip.org/articles/using-the-qur-an-and-the-hadith-as-a-bridge-for-sharing-the-gospel

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-muslims

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-muslims-part-three-

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-muslims-part-two-

 

New-age Religion:

http://www.answers.org/cultsandreligions/moody_new_age.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/crystals-and-the-new-age

http://www.equip.org/articles/discussing-the-bible-with-new-agers-part-one-

http://www.equip.org/articles/discussing-the-bible-with-new-agers-part-two-

http://www.equip.org/articles/evangelizing-new-agers

 

Jehovah’s Witnesses:

http://www.equip.org/articles/a-beginner-s-guide-to-witnessing-to-the-jehovah-s-witnesses

http://www.equip.org/articles/a-grossly-misleading-translation-the-new-world-translation-

http://www.equip.org/articles/discussing-deity-with-jehovah-s-witnesses

http://www.equip.org/articles/effectively-sharing-the-deity-of-christ-with-jehovah-s-witnesses

http://www.equip.org/articles/getting-over-the-hurdles-of-the-new-world-translation

http://www.equip.org/articles/jehovah-s-witnesses-and-the-deity-of-christ

http://equip.org/articles/that-hideous-strength-the-watchtower-society

http://equip.org/articles/the-three-pet-texts-the-watchtower-uses-in-their-disputing-of-the-deity-of-our-lord-jesus-christ

 

Mormonism:

http://www.equip.org/articles/an-alternative-approach-to-reaching-mormons

http://www.equip.org/articles/are-mormons-and-muslims-apples-and-oranges-

http://www.equip.org/articles/are-mormons-christians-

http://www.equip.org/articles/book-of-mormon-word-change

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-the-book-of-mormon-credible-

http://www.equip.org/articles/dna-science-challenges-lds-history

http://www.equip.org/articles/philosophical-problems-with-the-mormon-concept-of-god

http://www.equip.org/articles/pinning-down-mormon-doctrine-

http://www.equip.org/articles/pinning-down-mormon-doctrine-part-2-

http://equip.org/articles/the-basics-of-mormonism

http://equip.org/articles/the-book-of-mormon-vs-the-bible

http://equip.org/articles/the-mormon-doctrine-of-salvation-for-the-dead

http://equip.org/articles/witnessing-tips-mormon-priesthood

http://www.equip.org/articles/witnessing-to-mormons-some-first-principles-


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Mind/Body Dualism:

http://www.equip.org/articles/an-answer-to-an-atheist-are-humans-nothing-more-than-bodies-

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-there-evidence-for-life-after-death-

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-there-proof-of-life-after-death-the-brain-and-near-death-experiences

http://equip.org/articles/the-human-soul

 

The Reliability of the Gospels:

http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5350

http://www.answers.org/bible/reliable.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/are-the-gnostic-documents-reliable-

http://www.equip.org/articles/beyond-belief-the-secret-gospel-of-thomas

http://www.equip.org/articles/bible-reliability

http://www.equip.org/articles/biblical-archaeology-factual-evidence-to-support-the-historicity-of-the-bible

http://www.equip.org/articles/defending-the-new-testament-jesus

http://www.equip.org/articles/facts-for-skeptics-of-the-new-testament

http://www.equip.org/articles/gnosticism-and-christianity

http://www.equip.org/articles/gnosticism-and-the-gnostic-jesus

http://www.equip.org/articles/has-the-da-vinci-code-undermined-christianity-

http://www.equip.org/articles/jesus-and-the-earliest-sources-

http://www.equip.org/articles/lost-books-and-latter-day-revelation

http://www.equip.org/articles/misquoting-jesus-the-story-behind-who-changed-the-bible-and-why

http://www.equip.org/articles/recent-perspectives-on-the-reliability-of-the-gospels

http://equip.org/articles/the-case-against-christianity

http://equip.org/articles/the-davinci-code

http://equip.org/articles/was-the-new-testament-influenced-by-pagan-religions-

 

Jesus:

http://www.answers.org/apologetics/onlyway.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/did-jesus-claim-to-be-god-

http://www.equip.org/articles/did-jesus-make-a-crucial-historical-blunder-in-the-gospel-of-mark-

http://www.equip.org/articles/explaining-away-jesus-resurrection-hallucination

http://www.equip.org/articles/how-can-the-eternal-son-of-god-be-the-firstborn-over-all-creation-

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-jesus-myth-answering-more-prime-time-fallacies

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-jesus-the-only-way

http://equip.org/articles/the-f-e-a-t-that-demonstrates-the-fact-of-resurrection

http://equip.org/articles/the-jesus-seminar-and-the-gospel-of-thomas-

http://equip.org/articles/the-resurrection-miracle-or-myth-

http://equip.org/articles/the-jesus-seminar-the-quest-for-the-imaginary-jesus

 

Atheism and Christianity:

http://www.answers.org/atheism/debate.html

http://www.equip.org/articles/god-is-not-great-how-religion-poisons-everything

http://equip.org/articles/the-atheist-syndrome-a-psychopathology-of-unbelief

http://equip.org/articles/the-god-delusion

http://equip.org/articles/the-presumptuousness-of-atheism

http://equip.org/articles/village-atheists-with-vengeance

 

The Gospel of Thomas and Other Extra Gospels:

http://www.answers.org/bible/gospelofthomas.html

http://equip.org/articles/the-fifth-gospel-thomas-on-trial

http://equip.org/articles/the-fictitious-gospel-of-judas-and-its-sensational-promotion

http://equip.org/articles/the-gnostic-gospels-are-they-authentic-

http://equip.org/articles/the-gnostic-god

http://equip.org/articles/the-gnostic-jesus

http://equip.org/articles/the-jesus-seminar-and-the-gospel-of-thomas-

http://equip.org/articles/the-lost-books-of-the-bible-

http://equip.org/articles/what-is-the-message-of-gnostic-christianity-

http://equip.org/articles/what-were-the-nag-hammadi-scrolls-

  
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General Apologetics

To access Greg Koukl's "Solid Ground" archived essays (published every other month) on various topics, go to this page and register (it’s free):

http://www.str.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Solid_Ground_Index
 

To download Greg Koukl's radio show (on various topics):

http://www.str.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Radio_Archives

http://www.equip.org/articles/apologetics-for-a-new-generation

http://www.equip.org/articles/christian-evangelism-apologetics-and-evangelism

http://equip.org/articles/the-task-of-the-christian-apologist

http://equip.org/articles/why-do-you-spend-so-much-time-focusing-on-apologetics-can-t-we-just-preach-the-gospel-

http://equip.org/articles/witnessing-tips-apologetics-truth-and-humility

http://equip.org/articles/six-enemies-of-apologetic-engagement

 

Science and Christianity:

http://www.equip.org/articles/christians-and-archaeology

http://www.equip.org/articles/darwin-and-design-does-evolution-have-a-purpose-

http://www.equip.org/articles/can-we-be-certain-that-evolution-is-a-myth-

http://www.equip.org/articles/evolution-and-ethics

http://www.equip.org/articles/face-the-facts-about-evolution

http://www.equip.org/articles/intelligent-design-in-the-schools

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-darwinism-atheistic-

http://www.equip.org/articles/is-science-a-help-or-threat-to-faith-

http://equip.org/articles/science-and-religion-2002-a-response-to-skeptical-inquirer-part-one

http://equip.org/articles/science-and-religion-2002-a-response-to-skeptical-inquirer-part-two-

http://equip.org/articles/science-and-religion-2002-a-response-to-skeptical-inquirer-part-three

http://equip.org/articles/science-and-religion-2002-a-response-to-skeptical-inquirer-part-four-

http://equip.org/articles/seven-science-questions-for-skeptics

http://equip.org/articles/the-complexity-of-life

http://equip.org/articles/the-creation-story-how-old-is-the-earth-

http://equip.org/articles/the-miracle-of-life

http://equip.org/articles/the-truth-about-evolution

http://equip.org/articles/what-is-darwinism-

 

The Bible:

http://equip.org/articles/taming-bible-discrepancies-
 

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