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Historical Fideism

We now move to the historical Fideism of those who would subscribe to the title of Fidist. Søren Kierkegaard, Karl Barth, and Donald Bloesch are the main proponents of the apologetic method that is more to them than "just believe".

Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

01:38 - Søren Kierkegaard - The Father Of Essentialism

03:17 - Kierkegaard's Challenge To Discover Authentic Christian Faith

07:21 - 4 Types Of Apologetic Arguments Of A Fideism

07:47 - Argument 1 - No Human Author Argument

13:51 - Argument 2 - Argument Of The Incarnation

15:24 - Argument 3 - Argument From Offense

17:29 - Argument 4 - Argument Of The Book As A Whole

20:47 - Karl Barth - The Father Of Neo-Orthodoxy

24:54 - Barth's Christian Apologetics Summarized

28:17 - Donald Bloesch - The Father Of Faith Seeking Understanding

31:40 - Conclusion











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Rational Fideism

We open our discussion on the 4th apologetic method with not "just believe" but Rational Fideism. This is one where apologists emphasize faith and we go into what value that adds to the conversation. We also discuss three historical proto-Fideists Tertullian, Martin Luther, and Blaise Pascal.

Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

03:01 - Can Rational Fideism Be An Apologetic Method?

08:48 - The Historical Roots Of Fideism Apologetics

11:49 - Early Church Proponent Tertullian

15:57 - Not A Rejection Of Logic But Of Syncretism

17:10 - Martin Luther - Reason Falls Short Of Faith

22:20 - Blaise Pascal - More Than A Wager

27:09 - Pascal's Wager Is More Than Just

32:11 - Conclusion











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Pros & Cons Of Presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics

We conclude our section on the third apologetic method by looking at the pros & cons of presuppositionalism Reformed Apologetics. But here's the real question, are the negatives stated really negatives?

Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

02:24 - Strengths Of Reformed Apologetics

03:11 - Strength #1 - Linking Apologetics & Theology

08:20 - Strength #2 - Focuses On How We Know Things

16:07 - Strength #3 - Strong Rational Challenge To Unbelief

20:19 - Weaknesses Of Reformed Apologetics

20:47 - Clarification - Presuppositionalism Is NOT Just Believe Fideism

23:44 - Weakness #1 - Too Calvinistic

26:34 - Weakness #2 - Underestimates The Power Of Facts

30:11 - Weakness #3 - Too Restrictive Of Apologetics

32:25 - Summary

33:50 - Conclusion











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Summary Of Presuppositional Reformed Apologetics

We begin our wrap-up of this apologetic method with a summary of presuppositional Reformed Apologetics. We summarize the six meta-apologetics questions that build the method and then we look at the six apologetic questions all methods should have an answer for.

Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics

02:54 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Meta-Apologetics

03:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Knowing Christianity Is True

09:08 - Reformed Apologetics On Relationship Between Apologetics & Theology

10:32 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Apologetics Use Philosophy In Apologetics

14:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Should Science Be Used In Apologetics

16:05 - Reformed Apologetics On Can Christianity Be Supported On Historical Inquiry

18:39 - Reformed Apologetics On If Universal Belief Should Be Pointed To As Proof

22:14 - Summarizing Reformed Apologetics Apologetics Positions

22:48 - Reformed Apologetics On Why Believe The Bible

24:04 - Reformed Apologetics On Religious Pluralism

27:27 - Reformed Apologetics On How To Know God Exists

29:44 - Reformed Apologetics On Why There Is Evil

34:22 - Reformed Apologetics On The Trustworthiness Of The Bible

36:30 - Reformed Apologetics On Who Is Jesus

39:17 - Conclusion











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The Centrality Of Scripture For Life's Big Questions

With the final four apologetic questions for the presuppositional Reformed apologetic method we see these apologists keep going back to the centrality of Scripture for life's big questions. Is there a God? What about evil in the world? Are miracles possible? Who is this Jesus person in history? The Reformed apologetic method is going back to a limitless Source to limit its answers - which doesn't make everyone quite so happy.

Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

01:39 - God As Properly Basic Belief

03:47 - Criteria For Properly Basic Beliefs

07:10 - Defeaters For Basic Beliefs

08:56 - Clark & Van Til On Belief In God

13:16 - The Theological Problem Of Evil

23:01 - Miracles As A Revelation By God

30:20 - Jesus Is The Self-Attesting Christ Of Scripture

32:53 - Conclusion

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19:36 - What About Free Will? Interview











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