BTheol Christian Apologetics 3

Question 1

Which apologist wrote 'The Everlasting Man,' which C.S. Lewis credited with helping lead him toward Christianity?

Accepted Answer

G.K. Chesterton

Answer

G.K. Chesterton's 'The Everlasting Man' (1925) presented a compelling philosophical and historical case for Christianity that influenced C.S. Lewis's conversion.

Question 2

Fideism, as an approach to apologetics, holds that faith:

Accepted Answer

Is independent of and superior to rational argument

Answer

Fideism holds that religious belief is based on faith alone and is not subject to rational justification or critique, making reason irrelevant to faith.

Question 3

In 1 Peter 3:15, believers are instructed to give a defense with which attitude?

Accepted Answer

Gentleness and respect

Answer

1 Peter 3:15 instructs believers to be 'always prepared to make a defense' but to do so 'with gentleness and respect,' establishing the tone of apologetics.

Question 4

The Kalam Cosmological Argument, popularized by William Lane Craig, concludes that the universe had a beginning based on which two premises?

Accepted Answer

Everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist

Answer

The Kalam argument runs: (1) Whatever begins to exist has a cause; (2) The universe began to exist; therefore (3) the universe has a cause outside itself.

Question 5

Which early church apologist wrote 'Against Heresies,' defending orthodox Christianity against Gnostic movements?

Accepted Answer

Irenaeus of Lyons

Answer

Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 130–202 AD) wrote 'Against Heresies' to refute Gnostic teachings and defend the apostolic tradition and the Rule of Faith.

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BTheol Christian Apologetics 3