Skepticism, Postmodernism, and Knowing Christianity is True In this week’s lesson we considered challenges to the possibility of knowing, and then went on to examine how we know Christianity is true. What is skepticism? How can we answer the skeptic? What is postmodernism? What does postmodernism believe concerning the idea of knowledge? What are the inherent problems with postmodernism? How is postmodernism self-refuting? For the non-Christian seeking to know if Christianity is true, what constitutes the evidence base to which he or she has access? How does the Christian’s evidence base differ from that of the non-Christian? What role does the Holy Spirit play in justifying the Christian’s claim of knowledge? What is the difference between the testimony of the Spirit and our emotions or experiences? (60 min)
Lesson 6: Review Questions
Lesson 6: Lesson Notes

Tags: Skepticism, Postmodernism, Holy Spirit, Belief, Knowing

Epistemic Justification and Truth In this lesson we continue looking at the subject of what knowing is and how we know. What are the different ways we may seek to justify our beliefs? What are basic beliefs and how do they differ from non-basic beliefs? We then went on to begin considering the concept of truth. What does the bible have to say about truth? What are the two ways people view their relationship to truth? What are the three chief theories of truth? What is the correspondence view of truth? What are the problems with a coherentist view of truth? How can we summarize what we’ve learned about knowing. (55 min)
Lesson 5: Review Questions
Lesson 5: Lesson Notes

Tags: Epistemic Justification, Knowing, Truth, Foudationalism

Foundations of Knowing In this lesson we begin a three week excursion into our module on the subject of epistemology—how we know what we know. Why does the Christian apologist need to be acquainted with how people think about the subject of knowing? What does the bible have to say about the possibility of knowing? What are three kinds of knowledge? What is knowledge? Are belief and knowing two irreconcilable things, or are they really connected? What constitutes knowledge? Is there such a thing as absolute certainty? What are our sources of knowledge? (61 min)
Lesson 4: Review Questions
Lesson 4: Lesson Notes

Tags: Epistemology, Knowing, Belief

The Spiritual Apologist In our final introductory lesson we seek to understand our theme verse of 1 Peter 3:15 in the context of Peter’s entire letter. What does it mean to be “aliens and strangers” in the world? What role does the reality of Christian suffering play in Peter’s epistle? What theme runs through the epistle which contrasts with that of suffering? How do the ideas of suffering and hope reflect on our call to be ready to offer a defense of the faith? Why is the character of our lives an important part of our apologetic? What things can we be doing to develop the kind of character of which Peter speaks? What should we be exhibiting in the way we speak to and related to people when we are doing apologetics? (53 min)
Lesson 3: Review Questions
Lesson 3: Lesson Notes

Tags: Apologetics, Fear, Suffering, Hope