1.  The apologists of the Renaissance, Reformation and post-Reformation periods faced objections to Christian ideas that were often considerably different from earlier challenges to Christianity.  How did the apologists of modern period address these objections to Christian faith?  Which of them seems to you the most successful?  What challenges to faith proved the most difficult to answer?

 2.  John Locke insisted on what he called the “reasonableness of Christianity.”  To what extent do the works of modern Christian apologists show that Christianity is in fact a reasonable faith?  To what extent (and at what point) do they abandon reason?

 3.  Some literary works are valuable only within a limited historical context.  Others (like Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War) are “works for the ages.”  Of the modern apologetic works we read, which would seem most relevant to today’s readers? Which seem more of purely historic interest?  Which, if any, are “works for the ages”?

4.  Imagine a trial involving this REL 492 class in one way or another, with charges brought against someone or something connected to the court.  Present the case of either the prosecution or the defense (or perhaps both) would make at that trial.  Possible "trials" would include:

   a. A case for or against REL 492 itself.  Should the course be taught at all?
   b. A case for or against the way the course was taught and structured.
   c. A case for your own role in REL 492: reasons you should get an A (or shouldn't get an F).

5.  From the Matthew's Gospel to Josh McDowell's Evidence that Demands a Verdict, fulfilled prophecy has been a dominant theme in Christian apologetics.  Compare and contrast the ways in which some of the Christian apologists used fulfilled scripture as part of their argument for Christianity.

6.  From the time of the Mark's Gospel to Josh McDowell's Evidence that Demands a Verdict, alleged miracles have been a dominant theme in Christian apologetics.  Compare and contrast the ways in which some of the Christian apologists used miracles as part of their argument for Christianity.