Mobile Ed: Apologetics Bundle (4 courses)

by K. Scott Oliphint; Jim Belcher; Logos Mobile Education; Carl F. Ellis Jr.

Publisher:

Lexham Press

, 2015–2022

Overview

Learn to approach questions from unbelievers and issues facing the modern church with confidence and sound biblical support. Examine the purpose and possibilities for defending the Christian faith in these four courses from today’s experts in apologetics.

Dr. K. Scott Oliphint—prominent apologetics professor and author—dives into Scripture to establish a theological foundation for covenantal apologetics. A resonant voice in modern ministry and author of Deep Church: A Third Way beyond Emerging and Traditional, Dr. Jim Belcher surveys postmodern culture and shows you how to connect meaningfully with unbelievers. Intercultural studies expert Dr. Carl Ellis discusses issues of urban apologetics alongside classical approaches. You'll gain a deeper understanding of contemporary culture to better share the gospel and equip those around you.

Product Details

• Title: Apologetics Bundle
• Instructors: K. Scott Oliphint, Jim Belcher, and Carl F. Ellis Jr.
• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
• Courses: 4
• Video Hours: 27

AP120 Introducing Covenantal Apologetics I: Foundations

• Instructor: K. Scott Oliphint
• Video hours: 10

Dr. K. Scott Oliphint begins with the basics—what is covenantal apologetics and why do it? What is the basis for defending the Bible’s truths? He provides examples from the Old and New Testaments, and uses the doctrines of Scripture, God, man, and salvation as a biblical warrant for apologetics. Throughout the course, Dr. Oliphint focuses on humanity’s covenant relationship with God in all things.

Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, is professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and the author of numerous articles and books, most recently Covenantal Apologetics. He is also coeditor of Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader and Revelation and Reason: New Essays in Reformed Apologetics.

AP121 Introducing Covenantal Apologetics II: Applications

• Instructor: K. Scott Oliphint
• Video hours: 5

In this follow-up to AP120, Dr. Oliphint turns to the applications of covenantal apologetics for today’s world. He begins with the elements of common grace and God’s mercy, describes the covenantal view of sin and human nature, and offers responses to the most common apologetics issue—the problem of evil. Dr. Oliphint provides ample biblical and theological support throughout.

Contents:

• Common Grace and Apologetics
• Worldview and Apologetics
• A Covenantal Apologetic
• The Application of Apologetics: The Problem of Evil

Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, is professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and the author of numerous articles and books, most recently Covenantal Apologetics. He is also coeditor of Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader and Revelation and Reason: New Essays in Reformed Apologetics.

AP211 Show and Tell: Apologetics in the Postmodern Context

• Instructor: Jim Belcher
• Video hours: 6

Dr. Jim Belcher’s course offers a necessary look at postmodern culture and how living in this time affects believers, unbelievers, preaching, apologetics, and the future church. He begins with the philosophical and social background to postmodernism, considers characteristics of postmodern people, and suggests the consequences for these individuals and the community. Finally, Dr. Belcher provides a solution for sharing Christianity in this context.

Contents:

• Philosophical Foundations: Medieval to Modern to Postmodern
• The Postmodern Context
• The Style of Our Apologetics
• Moral Believing Animals
• The Solution in a Postmodern Context

Dr. Jim Belcher is the president of Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California and former associate professor of practical theology at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is the founding and former lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Newport Beach, California, where he served from 2000–2010 and led a period of steady growth. He is the author of the award-winning book Deep Church.

AP221 Apologetics in an Urban Context

• Instructor: Carl F. Ellis Jr.
• Video hours: 6

In this course, Dr. Carl Ellis describes the assumptions and implications of urban apologetics. The urban environment is distinct and growing quickly, and a biblical apologetics approach that recognizes this is more necessary than ever. Unlike classical apologetics which stems from philosophy, urban apologetics also incorporates sociology, anthropology, and history (global and local). Dr. Ellis uses the African-American experience as a case study to clarify his points.

Contents:

• The Multifaceted Nature of Theology
• A Christian View of Knowledge
• The Practice of Apologetics
• The Challenge of Apologetics Today
• Worldviews of the West
• Shifting Paradigms in Social Outlook
• Development of the Theological Vacuum
• The Rise of Ghetto Nihilism
• Three Phases of Blackness
• The Roots of Ghetto Culture
• The Old Paradigm: Ideas, Assertions, and Rationales
• Toward a Restored Comprehensive Biblical Gospel
• Anatomy of a Valid Movement

Dr. Carl F. Ellis Jr. is the assistant professor of practical theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas, and the associate pastor for cultural apologetics at New City Fellowship. Dr. Ellis studied under Francis Schaeffer at L’Abri in Hermoz sur Ollon, Switzerland, completed his ThM at Westminster Theological Seminary, and holds a DPhil from Oxford Graduate School.