Apologetics Midterm

Apologetics comes from what greek word?

• apologos
• apologetica
• apologia
• apologium

What were the three aspects of apologetics Mr. Holland gave? (e.g., Defense)

• Offense

• Defense

• Proof

• Argument

Name the 4 classical apologetics arguments

• Historical Argument
• Psychological Argument
• Sociological Argument
• Cosmological Argument, Teleological Argument, Ethical Argument, Ontological Argument

Explain the Ontological Argument for the existence of God

Who created the ontological argument

• St. Anselm of Canterbury
• René Descartes
• David Hume
• Thomas Aquinas

Who structured classical apologetics

• Thomas Aquinas
• Augustine of Hippo
• John Calvin
• Martin Luther

Which two apologetic methods are two-step approaches?

• Reformed Epistemology

• Historical Apologetics and Experiential Apologetics
• Classical Apologetics and Evidential

• Presupposiitonal

What are the two steps?

Define evidential apologetics

• Evidential apologetics is a method of defending atheism.
• Evidential apologetics dismisses all forms of evidence.
• Evidential apologetics is a method of defending the Christian faith using evidence and logical reasoning.
• Evidential apologetics relies solely on personal experience.

Define presuppositional apologetics

• Presuppositional apologetics is a method of defending atheism by rejecting all presuppositions.
• Presuppositional apologetics focuses solely on historical evidence for the existence of God.
• Presuppositional apologetics is a method of defending the Christian faith by arguing that all reasoning is based on presuppositions, which are ultimately grounded in the truth of Christianity.
• Presuppositional apologetics is a technique used in secular philosophy to analyze arguments.