BIB 400: Apologetics
The practical art of defending the Christian faith against the modern challenges that students actually encounter.
Course Description
BIB 400 teaches the practical art of defending the Christian faith. Rather than running through abstract debates, the course works through the modern challenges to and arguments against biblical Christianity that students are actually likely to face — in conversation, in the workplace, in school, and online.
Students learn to recognize the shape of common objections, to construct careful Christian responses, and to engage skeptics with both intellectual honesty and patience. The course serves as a capstone to the Biblical Studies Intensive Minor: after working through the Bible itself and core theology, BIB 400 puts that knowledge to work in real-world defense of the faith.
Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Learning Outcomes
Identify Modern Challenges
Recognize the main contemporary arguments leveled against biblical Christianity.
Construct Apologetic Responses
Build careful Christian responses to skeptical and atheistic arguments.
Engage Common Objections
Work through questions about suffering, science, exclusivity, and Scripture's reliability.
Distinguish Apologetic Approaches
Compare classical, evidential, presuppositional, and cumulative-case approaches.
Defend the Faith in Real Conversations
Apply apologetic methods to actual exchanges with skeptics, seekers, and friends.
Biblical Worldview Connection
A Biblical Worldview treats Christianity as a claim about what's actually true — not just a preferred narrative. BIB 400 takes that posture seriously, equipping students to defend the faith with rigor and respect rather than retreat or hostility. Apologetics done well is honest, careful, and patient.
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