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Apologetics Test Questions and CORRECT Answers 2024/2025
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Apologetics TestAtheism - ANSthe belief that there is no God
Agnosticism - ANSthe 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 - ANSthe 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 - ANSthe study of seeking knowledge and wisdom in understanding the nature of
the universe, man, ethics, art, love, purpose, etc.
Apologist - ANSa name used for christian writers who defended the church against anti christian
writings or heresies through the use of reason and intellectual defenses
Koinonia - ANSthe 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 - ANSthe Greek word for the proclamation of religious truths about Jesus and Christ
(that he is the way, the truth and the life)
Confessions - ANSwritten 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 - ANSwritten during the fall of the Roman empire to show that Christianity was still
going to flourish
Origin of the word "Apologetics" - ANSApologetics comes from the Greek word apologia → "a
written or verbal defense"
Early Apologists - ANSUsed historical defenses and then later arguments for God's
existence...(Tertullian, Justin Martyr, Augustine, Aquinas)
Types of Apologetics - ANS-Classical
-Historical/Evidential
-Experiential/Existential
Classical Apologetics - ANSfirst 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 - ANSstresses historical evidence as the basis for
demonstrating the truth of Christianity
-Tertullian, Justin Martyr, G Habermas
Experiential/Existential Apologetics - ANSappeal primarily if not exclusively to experience as
evidence of the Christian faith
-Kierkegaard, Barth
Christian Apologetics - ANS-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? - ANSNovember 13, in the year 354
Who was St. Augustine the son of and where was he born? - ANSSt. Monica; Africa
What was St. Augustine also known as? - ANSthe "Patron of Brewers" because of his partying
ways
-He was raised as a Christian but still continued his sinful ways
What did St. Augustine discover after meeting with St. Ambrose? - ANShe finally discovered
that a life of Christianity was the correct path for him
-It took him awhile but one day he finally cried out to God
-"How long more, O Lord? Why doesn't this hour put an end to my sins?"
The fall of the Roman Empire - ANS-In the year 410, a Germanic tribe called Visigoths breached
the walls of the Rome
-The soldiers flooded into the city, burning and looting everything in their path
-The destruction continued for 3 days
-For the first time in nearly 1000 years, Rome was conquered
St. Augustine of Hippo's influences - ANS-He was influenced by his mother Monica because
they both shared a "vision of eternal wisdom."
-St. Augustine's son Adeodatus was said to be a "source of awe" for him. He told his son "you
are the only man of all men that I would wish to surpass me in all things."
-Another one of his influences is St Ambrose. When St Augustine met St. Ambrose he decided
to convert and St Ambrose was the one who baptised him.
-St Augustine was greatly influenced by stoicism, platonism, and neoplatonism.
St. Augustine of Hippo theology - ANS-Explained where exactly sin originated from
-Had an argument for a new concept of the Church
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