Showing posts with label Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resources. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Coming Soon: The Revised Apologetics Study Bible for Students

The forthcoming revised Apologetics Study Bible for Students is for those who desire to always be "...ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you..." (1 Peter 3:15). General editor Sean McDowell explains:

"The student apologetics Bible first released in 2010 and has sold over 160,000 copies.  To be honest, this has blown away my expectations.  This shows the hunger for both relevant and practical resources that tackle the real questions students are asking.  On July 1 we are releasing an updated, expanded, and improved version.  Here are a few ways the update will be different from the first version:

1.Outdated articles have been removed or updated.
2. Individual authors went through each of their articles and improved them substantially.
3. There are 12 new articles on “hot” topics like tattoos, euthanasia, transgenderism, Islamic Jihad, religious freedom, singleness, race, and more.
4. Each of the special features (Bones & Dirt, Tactics, Twisted Scriptures, Stories, and Fast Facts) have been expanded with 5-10 more articles."1

Some of the articles within include:

  • Why does God allow evil?
  • If I can’t see God, how do I know He is real?
  • Can God’s love be reconciled with the order to kill the Canaanites?
  • Is it okay to pick and choose my religious beliefs and practices?
  • What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
  • If God made everything, why shouldn’t I smoke pot?
You can learn more about this excellent resource here.

Pre-order your copy here.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Burning Questions DVD Documentary

Burning Questions is an apologetics documentary that takes six big questions and explores them from different angles. As well as interviewing many wonderful Christian thinkers, the documentary also interacts with leading advocates of other worldviews (such as Peter Atkins and Stephen Law on atheism). The series was broadcast on national TV by RZIM. The website www.burningquestions.ca has trailers and free online content, such as a study guide for churches and small groups. The DVD series is available internationally. This is a great resource—both for sitting down and watching with non-Christian friends or for getting Christians fired up and equipped for sharing Christ more effectively.

Check out Burning Questions here.
Enjoy.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Interview: Jonathan Morrow (Impact 360 Institute)

Today's interview is with Jonathan Morrow. Jonathan is the founder of Think Christianly and is the author of Welcome to College: A Christ-follower's Guide for the Journey, Think Christianly: Looking at the Intersection of Faith and Culture, and Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (with Sean McDowell). Jonathan is currently the Director of Creative Strategies at Impact 360 Institute. He talks about the need for training for students and young people and discusses the opportunities available through the Impact 360 Institute. Resources and speakers here. Immersion program for high school students here. Check out these videos of interest:
Full Interview MP3 Audio here (35 min)
Enjoy.

Friday, January 31, 2014

EPS Apologetics Conference 2013 MP3s

The Evangelical Philosophical Society's Annual Conference lectures from their 2013 conference are now available for download. They are only $1.99 each—a good deal for high quality material.

Download EPS Lectures here.
Enjoy.

[HT: Adrian]

Friday, January 03, 2014

Free Apologetics Bible Inserts from J. Warner Wallace

J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold Case Christianity, former detective, member of Stand to Reason, and a "one dollar apologist," continues to supply a steady stream of helpful resources through his website ColdCaseChristianity, his podcast, blog, twitter feed, and through speaking. (He's my first recommendation for a guest speaker at a church or event.) And here's one of Jim's many resources he offers at his website: Apologetics Bible Inserts. Topics include:
• Evidence for the Deity of Jesus
• Evidence for the Resurrection
• Evidence for God's Existence
• Evidence for the Reliability of the Old Testament
• and more...
You can check out the Apologetics Bible Inserts and download them here.
Enjoy.

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series Free

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 presents a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, covering 12 essential topics in apologetics.

These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

Here are all of the PowerPoint files in one place:
  1. "Why Apologetics?" - PPT | Slideshare
  2. "Why Believe Anything?" - PPT | Slideshare
  3. "Why God?—part 1: A First Cause" - PPT | Slideshare
  4. "Why God?—part 2: An Intelligent Cause" - PPT | Slideshare
  5. "Why God?—part 3: A Moral Cause" - PPT | Slideshare
  6. "Why Scripture?—A Defense of the New Testament" - PPT | Slideshare
  7. "Why Jesus?—The Historical Jesus" - PPT | Slideshare
  8. "Why Jesus?—The Resurrection of Jesus" - PPT | Slideshare
  9. "Why Jesus?—The God-Man Jesus" - PPT | Slideshare
  10. "Why Christianity?—In An Evil World" - PPT | Slideshare
  11. "Why Christianity?—In A Pluralistic World" - PPT | Slideshare
  12. "Why Christianity?—In My World" - PPT | Slideshare
PPT = PowerPoint File
Slideshare = Online Slideshare Presentation

Enjoy.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Free: Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 is offering a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, released monthly. These cover 12 essential topics in apologetics. These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

The twelfth in the series explores Christianity for each person:
"Why Christianity?—In My World"
Download it here. Slideshare here.
Enjoy.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Apologetics Event Calendar

Want to find out what is happening in the world of apologetics? Ratio Christi's new Apologetics Event Calendar includes a listing of lectures, conferences, universities, churches, and more that are hosting events you may be interested in: Ratio Christi, RZIM, Reasonable Faith, CrossExamined & more. You can even search by location, date, speaker, organization, or view geographically.

Find out what's happening with the
Apologetics Event Calendar here.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Unbelievable? The Conference 2013 VIDEOS Online

On Sat, 25 May 2013, Premier Christian Radio presented an apologetics day conference in London. Guest speakers included: Alister McGrath, Amy Orr-Ewing, Fazale Rana, Peter S. Williams, and more. Now all the videos from that conference are available online, and can be found right here. Justin Brierley introduces the conference here. And don't forget to subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast. 
Topics include:
  • Can we trust the Biblical account of Jesus?
  • Was Jesus who he said he was?
  • How do we show the world a reasonable case for Christ?
  • How would C.S. Lewis respond to the new atheists?
  • Can we make apologetics more imaginative?
  • How do we answer the problem of pain?
  • Is science on the side of Christianity?
  • How should Christians respond to abortion?
  • How do I present the case for faith online?
Click here for Conference Videos.
Enjoy.

Friday, August 23, 2013

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

One of the best ways to improve your thinking is to study the common errors and pitfalls in reasoning. Learning about logical fallacies, or what makes an argument bad, is an essential element to becoming a more careful thinker. There are many resources for learning logic, and here's another great one:

An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
And it's free to read and absorb online.

Check it out and enjoy!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Free: Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 is offering a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, released monthly. These cover 12 essential topics in apologetics. These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

The seventh in the series looks at the claims of those who doubt Jesus’ life and presents a case against the idea that Jesus was just a copycat of other pagan gods:
"Why Jesus?—The Historical Jesus"
Download it here. Slideshare here.
Enjoy.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Biblical Training App Now Available

BiblicalTraining.org is one of the best online resources for great lecture series on theology, apologetics, and other discipleship resources. Now their app is available on the iTunes app store for iPhone/iPad. You can now access and listen to all the BiblicalTraining lectures on your mobile device. (If you don't have an Apple device, you can also use their mobile site.) For more about the app, go here.

Download the BiblicalTraining App here.

Enjoy.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Free: Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 is offering a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, released monthly. These cover 12 essential topics in apologetics. These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

The sixth in the series is
"Why Scripture?—A Defense of the New Testament"
Download it here. Slideshare here.
Enjoy.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Forum of Christian Leaders: Apologetics Resources

The Forum of Christian Leaders online provides critical resources for Christian Leaders wherever you are. This resource features leading speakers from around the world providing 2-3 minute answers to key questions, short 20 minute talks on important issues, longer workshops and in depth live webinars where you can interact. If you are familiar with the European Leadership Forum, you'll be familiar with many of the resources provided in this excellent resource. See a list of topics here.

Check out the Forum of Christian Leaders.
Enjoy.

Monday, April 01, 2013

Free: Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 is offering a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, released monthly. These cover 12 essential topics in apologetics. These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

The second in the series is "Why Believe Anything?"
Download it here. Slideshare link here.
Enjoy.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Featured Resource: Answers for Atheists

Today's featured resource is the website Answers for Atheists. The purpose of the site is to offer concise, 500-word responses to some of the common objections to Christianity. Categories include Jesus, hell, God, exclusivity, evil, evidence, and the Bible. A great place to get started when exploring or formulating your own answers.

Check out Answers for Atheists.
Enjoy.

Friday, March 01, 2013

Advanced Pro-Life Apologetics Course

Successful pro-life apologists pursue four essential tasks. First, they clarify the debate by focusing public attention on one key question: What is the unborn? Second, they establish a foundation for the debate, demonstrating to critics that metaphysical neutrality is impossible. Third, they answer objections persuasively. Fourth, they teach and equip. Below are a number of great resources (and extensive notes here). This content from Life Training Institute.

Videos:
Session #1: What is the Issue—The Nature of Moral Reasoning (52 Min.)
Session #2: What is the Unborn? (1:08)
Session #3: What Makes Humans Valuable? Part 1: The Substance View of Human Persons (52 min.)
Session #4: What Makes Humans Valuable? Part 2: The Religion Objection (15 Min.)
Session #5: Who Makes the Rules? Abortion: Law, Metaphysics, and Alleged Moral Neutrality (38 Min.)
Session #6: What is my Duty? The Bodily Autonomy Arguments of Thomson, Boonin, and McDonaugh (54 Min.)
Session #7: Catholic Social Justice Teaching and Other Objections (46 Min.)
Session #8: Equipping Yourself to Engage at Your Church (46 Min.)

Texts:
1. Gilbert Meilaender, Bioethics: A Primmer for Christians (Eerdmans, 2005)
2. Agnetta Sutton, Christian Bioethics: A Guide for the Perplexed (T&T Clark, 2008)
3. Scott Rae, Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics (Zondervan, 2009)
4. Scott Klusendorf, The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture (Crossway, 2009)

Suggested Reading:
1. Francis J. Beckwith, Dignity Never Been Photographed: Scientific Materialism, Enlightenment Liberalism, and Steven Pinker (Ethics in Medicine, Vol. 26:2, Summer 2010)
2. Francis J. Beckwith, The Human Being, a Person of Substance: A Response to Dean Stretton
3. Christopher Kaczor, The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice (Routledge, 2010)

Thursday, February 07, 2013

Featured Resource: Open Biola

Today's featured resource is a veritable treasure trove of audio and video talks and lectures: Open Biola. Biola's apologetics program is one of the best, and it's good to know that plenty of the lectures that take place at Biola can be found online for free at Open Biola. Speakers include the likes of Daniel WallaceCraig Hazen, Sean McDowell, John Mark Reynolds, Nabeel Qureshi,  Scott Klusendorf, Richard Swinburne, William Lane Craig, Alvin Plantinga, J.P. Moreland, and many, many more.

Browse the collection, or jump right to the apologetics category.
Enjoy.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Free: Essential Apologetics PowerPoint Series

In partnership with The PowerPoint Apologist, Apologetics 315 is offering a series of 12 Free PowerPoint presentations, released monthly. These cover 12 essential topics in apologetics. These are free to download, modify, and use for your own apologetics presentations. (However, please retain the final two slides featuring the PowerPoint Apologist and Apologetics 315 resources.)

The first presentation is "Why Apologetics?"
Download it here. Slideshare link here.
Enjoy.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Free Logic Primer eBook Download

Last week we featured the great resource, The Logic Classroom and mentioned the book by Elihu Carranza Logic Primer. Although you can purchase the paperback version online, the author has graciously offered this logic book as a free resource to Apologetics 315. Logic Primer is a 7-chapter book which will take you through a foundational study of logic.

Please fill out a quick form before downloading the PDF eBook.
Get the Logic Primer ebook by Elihu Carranza here.

Enjoy.

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