Covenant Worldwide

Apologetics & Outreach

Course Description
An analysis of the philosophical, religious, and scientific beliefs and ideas that have shaped different cultures and are now reshaping our multicultural and pluralistic society. Differences in attitudes toward the value and purpose of life, sexual identity and roles, racial and cultural differences, God, good and evil, superstition, etc., are all discussed with the goal of learning how to better communicate the Gospel in our society.

Instructor: Professor Jerram Barrs

Course Contents
Course audio files are in MP3 format.
Study Guides are in PDF format.

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MP3 Lectures & Resource List (numbered items are the course lectures)	Lecture Transcript	Study Guide
Course Syllabus		PDF
1. Course Introduction	PDF HTML	PDF
2. Postmodernism & Style	PDF HTML	PDF
3. Postmodernism & Language	PDF HTML	PDF
4. Postmodernism & Epistemology	PDF HTML	PDF
5. Postmodernism & Authority	PDF HTML	PDF
6. Postmodernism & Morality	PDF HTML	PDF
7. Postmodernism & Truth	PDF HTML	PDF
8. Postmodernism & Community	PDF HTML	PDF
9. Postmodernism & Culture Wars	PDF HTML	PDF
10. Postmodernism & Friendship	PDF HTML	PDF
11. Postmodernism & Evangelism	PDF HTML	PDF
12. Postmodernism & Missions	PDF HTML	PDF
13. The Great Commission	PDF HTML	PDF
14. Missions & Reluctance	PDF HTML	PDF
15. Missions & Conversion	PDF HTML	PDF
16. Mission Barriers	PDF HTML	PDF
17. Missions & Identity	PDF HTML	PDF
18. Apologetics & Respect	PDF HTML	PDF
19. Apologetics & Building Bridges	PDF HTML	PDF
20. Apologetics & Understanding	PDF HTML	PDF
21. Apologetics & Communication	PDF HTML	PDF
22. Apologetics & Reason	PDF HTML	PDF
23. Apologetics & Challenge	PDF HTML	PDF
24. Deism	PDF HTML	PDF
25. Idolatry	PDF HTML	PDF
26. New Age Spirituality	PDF HTML	PDF
Appendix 21: Paul at Areopagus		PDF
Appendix 24: Deism Quotes		PDF
Appendix 26: New Age Quotes		PDF
Appendix A: Humanism & Existentialism		PDF
Appendix B: Humanism Quotes		PDF
Appendix C: Existentialism Quotes		PDF
Appendix D: Pathways for Gospel		PDF

Related Readings
All of the books specified as related reading for this course are listed below. Books may be ordered from a local Christian bookstore, through a mail order catalog, from the Covenant Seminary Online Store, or from the Covenant Seminary Bookstore on campus (call toll-free at 877-213-3353).

Introducing Postmodernism, 2nd ed., Richard Appignanesi
Evangelism in the Early Church, Michael Green
Chameleon Christianity, Dick Keyes
The Heart of Evangelism, Jerram Barrs
The Gospel and The New Spirituality, Charles Strohmer

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