BTheol Christian Apologetics 1

Question 1

Which Greek word is the origin of the term 'apologetics'?

Accepted Answer

apologia

Answer

Apologetics derives from the Greek 'apologia,' meaning a defense or reasoned argument, as used in 1 Peter 3:15.

Question 2

Which approach to apologetics argues that Christian theism must be presupposed as the precondition for all knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Presuppositional apologetics

Answer

Presuppositional apologetics, associated with Cornelius Van Til, holds that the Christian worldview is the necessary foundation for rational thought.

Question 3

The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God primarily reasons from:

Accepted Answer

The existence of the universe to a First Cause

Answer

The Cosmological Argument infers a First Cause (God) from the fact that the universe exists and could not have caused itself.

Question 4

Which apologist is most closely associated with the Moral Argument for God's existence, arguing that objective moral values require a divine lawgiver?

Accepted Answer

C.S. Lewis

Answer

C.S. Lewis famously articulated the Moral Argument in 'Mere Christianity,' contending that universal moral law points to a Moral Lawgiver.

Question 5

The Ontological Argument for God's existence was first formulated by:

Accepted Answer

Anselm of Canterbury

Answer

Anselm of Canterbury formulated the Ontological Argument in his 'Proslogion,' defining God as 'that than which nothing greater can be conceived.'

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BTheol Christian Apologetics 1