APOL 500 Exam 1 WITH ANSWERS(NEW)

If ‘success’ in apologetics, as Beilby argues, is ‘faithfulness to Jesus Christ,’ which of the following is an example of apologetic success? The word apologia is often translated ‘defense.’ However, Christian apologetics is not restricted to responding to objections to the Christian faith. Apologetics also instructs, encourages, refutes, and contends. Beilby delineates what is meant by the term ‘Christian’ when discussing ‘Christian apologetics.’ Which of the following best fits his description of the proper sense in which apologetics is ‘Christian’? Large passages of the New Testament books - especially the Gospels - read as systematic texts of apologetics, with their primary goal being the presentation of rational arguments in support of the Christian faith. During the early Middle Ages, Thomas Aquinas () focused on which of the following? Beilby suggests that in response to the globalization and multiculturalization of Christianity, apologists As an influential figure in Christian thought in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which of the following is most like what John Locke said? In responding to those who were religiously indifferent, or who found the evidence for and against Christianity to be equal, Blaise Pascal () offered what in response? Throughout his analysis of the human condition and his statements about human hope, Groothuis seems to be advocating apologetics as Groothuis thinks that a compelling case can be made for Christianity, and that Christianity is pertinent to social and political issues. To what does Groothuis think the reflective person should aspire? According to Groothuis, which of the following might be the best reason to direct apologetics toward Christians? According to Groothuis’s analysis of Acts 17, which of the following is the primary reason that Paul’s interaction with the philosophers in Athens provides a proper example of good apologetics? According to Groothuis, Jesus was a philosopher and an apologist. The differences between apologists is sometimes based on fundamental differences in theological convictions. According to Beilby, there is no one approach that has enjoyed broad support from a majority of apologists. Which of the following best fits with what Beilby describes as the “evidentialist strategy”? According to Beilby, there is nearly universal agreement about what “postmodernism” is, and about whether it is a good thing. Which of the following statements best fits with the “objection from skepticism” against apologetics? Some object to apologetics because Christianity is a belief system that has been responsible for oppression and violence. : According to Beilby, what is the “Achilles’ heel” (