Ep. #131 – Types of Apologetics, the Resurrection, & Research Methods w/ Jimmy Akin
Summary
How do you structure your course on Catholic apologetics? What arguments do you include for God’s existence? How do you defend the Resurrection differently than others? What do you emphasize regarding Christ founding the Catholic Church? What else can listeners expect from the course? Jimmy Akin joins us to discuss his full-length course on Catholic apologetics.
Guest Bio
Jimmy Akin is an internationally known author and speaker. As the senior apologist at Catholic Answers, he has more than twenty-five years of experience defending and explaining the Faith. Jimmy is a convert to the Faith and has an extensive background in the Bible, theology, the Church Fathers, philosophy, canon law, and liturgy. Jimmy is a weekly guest on Catholic Answers Live, a regular contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a popular blogger and podcaster. He hosts the intriguing and popular podcast Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. His personal website is JimmyAkin.com. He’s also the author of several books, including the recent books, Teaching With Authority and The Bible is a Catholic Book.
Topics
- What have you been working on writing in 2020?
- How do you answer the slogan, “If you burned all of the religious and science books, only the science books would come back the same after 1,000 years”?
- How do you structure your full length course for the Catholic Answers School of Apologetics?
- What are the different kinds of apologetics?
- What do you discuss regarding Reformed Epistemology?
- How do you see the Ascension of Christ as relevant to defending the Resurrection?
- How do you approach defending the Catholic Church as the Church Christ founded?
- What else can listeners expect from the course?
Resources Mentioned
The Full Length Course on Apologetics by Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World (Podcast)
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