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Francis Schaeffer: An Introduction to his Apologetics

Course Outline

Week 1: The Task of Apologetics

• Why study Schaeffer's work?
• The crisis of truth in our day
• Approaching the big questions
• The what and why of apologetics
• Principles of effective evangelism
• Applying the gospel

Week 2: The Failure of Rationalism

• What is a family?
• Understanding culture
• The rise and fall of rationalism

Week 3: From Fragmentation to Postmodernism

• The age of fragmentation
• From fragmentation to postmodernism

Week 4: Why Biblical Truth Is Compelling in our Day

• Dynamics of postmodern culture
• Spiritual authenticity
• Necessity of biblical Christianity
• Epistemological necessity of God

Week 5: Christian Witness of Love and Compassion

• Moral necessity of God
• Understanding social ethics
• The final apologetic
• Legacy of the Schaeffers’ ministry