Rev 2017 Apologetics Application Paper Instructions
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Choose a non-Christian worldview (see page 2 of these instructions for the worldviews you may choose from). Write a paper that evaluates the worldview using the method described in the Groothuis text, that defends Christianity, and that demonstrates a working knowledge of the assigned course readings and accomplishes the following goals:
1. Summarize the worldview by using the main categories of belief discussed in the assigned course reading (see Groothuis Chapter 4 for some of the main categories of belief: ultimate reality, source of authority, human beings, source of morality, etc.). This section of the paper must be approximately 600 words.
2. Use Groothuis’s criteria for evaluating worldviews (see Groothuis Chapter 3) in order to reveal the significant ways in which the selected worldview fails in providing a rational, livable, comprehensive system. This section of the paper must be words.
3. Evaluate Christianity by the same criteria. Show that Christianity is a better (both intellectually and existentially), more reasonable alternative to the worldview selected, and that Christianity is more likely to be true. By using the same evaluation criteria as given in the previous section, this will show that Christianity does not suffer from the same flaws as the worldview you evaluated. This section of the paper must be words.
4. Defend key aspects of the Christian worldview. The defense must take into consideration the beliefs and perspective of the worldview you have selected; and must demonstrate a good working knowledge of the standard arguments as presented in the course materials. This section must include significant discussion on at least 2 of the following subjects: the problem of evil, several arguments for the existence of God, defense of the resurrection of Jesus, defense of objective truth and/or moral values. This section of the paper must be words.
These four requirements will form the basis of the structure of your paper and must be treated as four separate sections in the body of the paper. In addition to these requirements, the paper must have a proper introduction, conclusion, and follow the structure of a standard academic essay.
The introduction must include a clear thesis statement—a main claim about the worldview that provides unity to the overall presentation. Including both the introduction and conclusion but not the title and bibliography pages, the total length of the paper must be 2800 – 3300 words (including the main text only, not footnotes, front matter, or the bibliography).
Paper For Above instruction
[The sample paper should follow the structure outlined in the assignment, presenting a comprehensive analysis and critique of the selected worldview (Secular Humanism), a detailed evaluation of Christianity based on the same criteria, and a robust defense of key Christian doctrines and arguments, particularly focusing on the problem of evil and the resurrection of Jesus. The paper must be approximately 3,000 words, well-cited with scholarly sources, and formatted according to Turabian style.]
References
- Craig, W. L. (2008). Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. Crossway.
- Groothuis, R. (2011). Christian Apologetics. Baker Academic.
- Luc Ferry. (2011). The New Ecologies: The Moral Framework for Environmentalism. University of Chicago Press.
- Swinburne, R. (2004). The Existence of God. Oxford University Press.
- Plantinga, A. (2011). Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism. Oxford University Press.
- Kvanvig, J. (2011). The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Truth. Cambridge University Press.
- Moreland, J. P. (2009). Christian Apologetics. Baker Academic.
- Hick, J. (2007). An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Divine. Yale University Press.
- Alvin Plantinga. (2013). The Nature of Necessity. Oxford University Press.
- Craig, W. L., & Sinclair, J. (2009). Contending for Truth: Scholarly and Popular Reflections on Christian Apologetics. Baker Academic.