Apologetics Test UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Apologetics
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Apologetics
Apologetics Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Atheism - CORRECT ANSWER- the belief that there is no God
Agnosticism - CORRECT ANSWER- the belief that the existence of God is not knowable.
The word is derived from the negative 'a' combined with the Greek word 'gnosis' which
mea...
Apologetics Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Atheism - CORRECT ANSWER- the belief that there is no God
Agnosticism - CORRECT ANSWER- the belief that the existence of God is not knowable.
The word is derived from the negative 'a' combined with the Greek word 'gnosis' which
means knowledge. Hence, agnosticism is the belief that God cannot be known.
Deism - CORRECT ANSWER- the belief that there is a God, but that God is not involved in
the world. Deism denies any revelatory work of God in the world whether it be by miracles or
by scripture.
Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER- the study of seeking knowledge and wisdom in
understanding the nature of the universe, man, ethics, art, love, purpose, etc.
Apologist - CORRECT ANSWER- a name used for christian writers who defended the
church against anti christian writings or heresies through the use of reason and intellectual
defenses
Koinonia - CORRECT ANSWER- the greek word for fellowship; Christians are called to
build fellowship with one another so that they can be a sign of Christ to the world
Kerygma - CORRECT ANSWER- the Greek word for the proclamation of religious truths
about Jesus and Christ (that he is the way, the truth and the life)
Confessions - CORRECT ANSWER- written during St. Augustine of Hippo's first three years
of being bishop; wrote it to provide information about himself, but to also guide the reader
with a spirit of guilt and the praise of God
City of God - CORRECT ANSWER- written during the fall of the Roman empire to show
that Christianity was still going to flourish
, Origin of the word "Apologetics" - CORRECT ANSWER- Apologetics comes from the
Greek word apologia → "a written or verbal defense"
Early Apologists - CORRECT ANSWER- Used historical defenses and then later arguments
for God's existence...(Tertullian, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Aquinas)
Types of Apologetics - CORRECT ANSWER- -Classical
-Historical/Evidential
-Experiential/Existential
Classical Apologetics - CORRECT ANSWER- first establish the validity of theism (that God
exists) then proceed to specific Christian truths - stress on rational processes, historical
evidence, confirming miracles
-Aquinas, CS Lewis, Augustine, J Locke
Historical/Evidential Apologetics - CORRECT ANSWER- stresses historical evidence as the
basis for demonstrating the truth of Christianity
-Tertullian, Justin Martyr, G Habermas
Experiential/Existential Apologetics - CORRECT ANSWER- appeal primarily if not
exclusively to experience as evidence of the Christian faith
-Kierkegaard, Barth
Christian Apologetics - CORRECT ANSWER- -The discipline of rationally justifying one's
belief in Christianity through systematic discourse
-Christian apologetics sometimes enters into areas not directly addressed in the Bible but
always integrates the Christian worldview
When was St. Augustine of Hippo born? - CORRECT ANSWER- November 13, in the year
354
Who was St. Augustine the son of and where was he born? - CORRECT ANSWER- St.
Monica; Africa
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