Apologetics Courses and Instructional Materials

Apologetics 101: Defending the Faith in the Marketplace of Ideas 

Brian Hearn. Downloadable as a free PowerPoint presentation. Brian is a wonderful communicator. An outstanding set of slides.

Approximately 12-hour course outline covering a variety of apologetic areas: 

What is apologetics, worldview, reasoning and persuasion?
Types of apologetics and when to use
Classical arguments for the existence of God
General revelation and reasoning compared to special revelation
Islamic worldview compared to Christian
Theodicy and the problem of evil
Historical argument for the Resurrection

Apologetics315. Apologetics315 has a decent inventory of links to available courses. Go to Apologetics315 and search on "apologetics course" and also on "Powerpoint".

Apologetics 315: The Ultimate Apologetics MP3 Audio Page.

"The goal of this page is to create the largest single page of quality apologetics Mp3s on the web. Some audios may be iTunes podcasts. Last updated: April 4, 2011." Lots of teaching materials.

BiblicalTraining.org. Free apologetics audio courses by Dr. Ronald Nash. The online presentation includes helpful text outlines. Also, the speaker is aware he is being "taped", and explains visual aids with that in mind.

Our Daily Bread Christian University

"A premier provider of free biblical online courses to students all around the world. Over 100 courses are available with no cost or obligation. " 

Free apologetics audio course. The lecture I listened to was a bit dry, but contained excellent material. Search on Legacy Lecture Series to find this and other courses.

This website lets you listen to a short sample of each course. To actually listen to the lecture(s), you have to register with the website. This is easy to do — provide a userID and password.

In addition to a full course on Apologetics there is also a full course in Urban Missiology.
https://christianuniversity.org/courses/urban-mission-and-ministry/
https://christianuniversity.org/courses/urban-missiology/
They also have two courses on “Ultimate Leadership”.
https://christianuniversity.org/courses/ultimate-leadership-i/
The Missions section has a full course on African Theology and Religions.
https://christianuniversity.org/courses/african-theology-and-religions/

Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry (CARM)

CARM online Schools of Theology, Apologetics, and Critical Thinking.
$75 for all three schools or $33 for one. Demos:  Theology School; Apologetics School; Critical Thinking School;

Covenant Theological Seminary: Apologetics & Outreach by Jerram Barrs.

"An analysis of the philosophical, religious, and scientific beliefs that shape culture, and how to communicate the gospel accordingly." Sign-up/sign-in required: "Take a minute to create your account and enjoy hundreds of free courses, sermons, lectures, and more"

First 12 lectures deal with postmodernism.

Westminster Theological Seminary: Apologetics 101 Dr. K. Scott Oliphint. iTunes. A presuppositional approach to apologetics.

Westminster Theological Seminary: Apologetics by Westminster Professors.

Review by Cain McCulloch. "Brilliant! My only gripe is the quality...but given the time period it's to be expected. Francis Schaeffer continues to be a blessing three decades after his passing."

R. C. Sproul. Defending Your Faith: An Overview of Classical Apologetics. DVD series. $70. Check Amazon. The first session may be viewed for free. This course is suitable for use at the seminary/college level.

"… Dr. Sproul surveys the history of apologetics and demonstrates that reason and science are your allies in defending the existence of God and the historical truth claims of Jesus Christ. He affirms four logical premises that are necessary for all reasonable discourse, and teaches you how to defend your faith in a faithless world. Furthermore, he points out that there are many levels on which to defend your faith, and shows how apologetics brings comfort and confidence to Christians of all ages. 

"This series is designed for individual study, senior high school classes, homeschoolers, small study groups, and adult Sunday school classes.

The Christ 101 Apologetics Program. Course Instructor: Scott M. Sullivan, Ph.D.

"A Complete Course On How To Defend Traditional “Old-School” Orthodox Christianity To The Modern Secular World. 

"Christ 101 is the first complete, full-blown, semester long, multimedia course specifically made to address the problem of using reason and evidence to establish the truth of Christianity. 

"This Thing Is Big. With over 3 years in production and containing contributions from 15 top scholars, Christ 101 is a massive program that consists of 28 lessons totaling up to nearly 14 hours of fun, engaging, and educational instruction.

Over a dozen contributing scholars including Peter Kreeft, Gary Habermas, Craig Evans. Costs about $75.